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Revised Aug 26 2021

Providence Logbook Mar 30, 1792

Remarks Friday 30th March 1792 Towards Otaheite

 1 pm: Fair & pleasant Weather and the Sea very Smooth

 2 pm: Exercised Boats Crews at Small Arms

 4 pm: Cloudy Weather

 6 pm: Let Fresh Water into the hold and Worked the Pumps to ventilate the Ship. In 1st. Reefs —

 2 am: Much Dew

 6 am: Out Reefs. Some Porpoises seen –

 8 am: Very Cloudy but pleasant Weather. Thick Portable Soup Gruel for Breakfast. Krout & Sweet Wort, Bore Cole & Portable Soup in the Pease for dinner

10 am: Employed Washing Cloaths —

12 noon: Ditto Weather. Only a few Sheerwaters seen.—
  Very Smooth Water.–
   Assistant in Company

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