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Revised Aug 25 2021

Providence Logbook Nov 5, 1791

Remarks Saturday 5th November 1791

 1 pm: Moderate and fair Weather. Scrubbed all the peoples Bags & examined their Cloaths. —

 4 pm: Albetrosses & Pintada Birds & one of the Officers informed me he saw a Cape Hen —

 8 pm: Fresh Breezes and fair Weather with some light Squalls

10 pm: Fires all Night to Air Ship

 5 am: Drizling Rain – Albetrosses Mother Careys Chicken, Pintada Birds and several large Whales seen —

 7 am: Parallel of Cape Town — altered course.

 8 am: Fair Weather. Up all Chests & Bags and Washed & Cleaned every part of the Ship.
Dried afterwards with Fires —
Unshiped the Windlass, & Caulked under & about it. —

12 noon: Fair Weather and Haze Assistant in Company All Sails Set —
Served the last puncheons of Spruce Beer to the people —

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