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Revised Aug 26 2021

Providence Logbook Jan 1, 1792

Remarks Sunday 1st January 1792 [Towards Van] Diemans Land

 1 pm: Fair Weather Exercised Small Arms

 2 pm: Employed Caulking Quarter Deck

 4 pm: Cloudy. Some Oceanic Birds, Bonetos and Albecores – Flying Fish.

10 pm: Wind freshening. In 1st. Reefs

 1 am: Thick Cloudy Weather

 2 am: Squally and some Rain.

 6 am: Thick Rain

 8 am: Fresh Gales and Fair Weather – Cleaned below. —

 9 am: In 2nd Reefs and Handed Mizen Top Sail to enable the Assistant to keep way with us. —

10 am: Performed Divine Service

12 noon: Ditto Weather Assistant in Company

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