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Revised May 21 2021

Bounty Logbook Remarks, Jan. 24, 1788

Wednesday, Jan. 23, 1788

1:00 pm Near Trade & fair Weather but very hazy.

4:00 pm Very Cloudy Weather with distant Thunder

8:00 pm Wind Variable with Thunder & Lightning. In Small Sails

10:00 pm Wind heading with Squalls of Rain. Lowered the Topsails down, spread the Awnings and prepared to catch water. But as the Rain was of no continuance only caught half a Barrell. At 10 made Sail. Light Air & Cloudy.

Thursday, Jan. 24, 1788

2:00 am Set the Steering Sails

6:00 am Set Top Gallant Steering Sails.

8:00 am Light Breezes & Cloudy with much haze.

9:00 am Up all Chests Bedding & wet Cloaths & washed & Cleaned below.

10:00 am Many Flying Fish seen

12:00 pm Fair Weather but much Haze

Remarks at Noon: Thermometer in the Air 79°

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