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Revised 2010-12-01

Bond's Providence Logbook Oct 26, 1792

Remarks &c Friday 26th October 1792

 1 pm: Fresh gales and cloudy weather

 2 pm: Saw several Tropic birds.

 4 pm: Unbent the best and bent the old Jib. – Hauled in the lower steering sail – Worked ye Pumps

 6 pm: A steady strong breeze and fine weather

 9 pm: Squally with light showers of rain

12 mid: Fresh gale and fine weather

 2 am: In Fore Top Mast Steering sail.

 4 am: In Top Gallant sails – Fair weather – Saw Tropic birds.

 6 am: Down Top Gallant Yards and bent the old sails – Sat ye Fore Top Mast steering sail

 8 am: Served the usual Breakfast ne Washed the Decks below and destroyed vast numbers of cockroaches by sluicing the Beams &c. Aired with Fires. – Served Sour Krout, and Portable Soup in the Pease for Dinner. Up Top Gallant Yards – Unbent the 2nd best and bent the old Foresail – Broached a Puncheon of Spruce Beer for the ships company in lieu of Grog.

12 noon: A fresh gale and fair weather Assistant in company.
   Latitude Observed 16°·13′ South


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