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Revised Sep 4 2021

Bond's Providence Logbook Dec 9, 1792

Remarks &c Sunday 9th December 1792

 1 pm: Fresh breezes and fair weather People employed washing and mending their Clothes.

 4 pm: Hazey weather saw a whale.

 6 pm: Worked the Pumps as usual – in larboard Main Top & Top Gallant steering sails

 8 pm: Fresh gale with dark cloudy weather – A heavy Dew falling. Burnt a false fire and shortened sail for the Assistant.

10 pm: Burnt another false fire which was again answered by the Assistant.

 1 am: Set Steering sails; The Assistant being in her station.

 4 am: Fresh gales and cloudy; shortened sail for the Brig.

 5 am: Dark cloudy weather

 6 am: Set the head steering sails – Saw a few brown Sheerwaters and some brown birds of the Gull species

 8 am: Fresh breezes and fair; Served the usual Breakfast. Cleaned below and aired with Fires. Mustered the ships company in Divisions

12 noon: Moderate breezes and fair weather with haze; Assistant in company
   Latitude Observed 26°·07′ South


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