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Revised Aug 28 2021

Providence Logbook Jul 18, 1793

Remarks Thursday 18th July 1793 Towards England

 1 pm: Fresh Gale and fine Weather

 5 pm: Exercised Great Guns and Small Arms

 6 pm: Let fresh Water into the Ship and Worked the Pumps.

 9 pm: Heavy Dew and fine Night

12 mid: The Assistant being up with us Set Studding Sails & out Reefs.

 7 am: Served thick Portable Soup Gruel as usual

 8 am: Very fine Weather. Roused the Larboard Cables up and cleaned under them. Sailmakers Employed mending Sails.

10 am: Saw a Turtle. Read the Articles of War & punished George Thompson (a supernumery) with 2 Dozen lashes for disobeydiance of orders & insolence. Committed him to Irons for further punishment for striking Mr. Impey Mate of the Ship

12 noon: Very fine Weather. Assistant in Company, the other Ships 2 or 3 Miles a Stern


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