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Revised Aug 26 2021

Providence Logbook Mar 9, 1792

Remarks Friday 9th March 1792 Towards Otaheite

 1 pm: Fresh Breezes and fair Weather. Employed as Yesterday

 4 pm: Some Showers. Rock Weed seen & Albetrosses

 6 pm: Let Water into the Ship and Worked the pumps as usual. Spoke the Assistant & sent some fresh Meat to them. —

 9 pm: Fair Weather.

 4 am: Light Winds and fine Weather.

 8 am: Served thick Portable Soup Gruel for Breakfast, Sweet Wort at 10 OClock – Krout as usual, & Bore Cole in the Pease for Dinner. —

10 am: Got all Cloaths up to Air. Cleaned below. Aired with Fires. People Employed Washing and mending their Linnen—

12 noon: Very fine Summer Day. Broached a puncheon of good Spruce Beer
   Assistant in Company

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