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Bound on a whaleing voyage 1847

Thursday the 29th of July 1847
Lat 41.53
Long 50.45
These 24 hours commences with light brezes from South East at 2PM we passed a Steam Ship steering to the Westward a brig in sight steering to the Eastward set English Colors at 6AM a Ship in sight steering on the wind to the Eastward the watch imployed in lashing up the spar spares.

Friday the 30th of July 1847
Lat 42.50
Long 49.30
[Drawing of whale with the word "sunk" in center]
These 24 hours commences with light brezes from South East three sails in sight at 6 PM saw black fish and chased and fastened to one and sunk it at 10AM foggy the watch imployed in jobs about the rigging.

Saturday the 31st of July 1847
Lat 42.53
Long 48.50
These 24 hours commences with Calms and light winds from South East attended with fog the most of the time saw severel [gramposes] and porpoise and some black fish the watch imployed in ships Duty.

10 Days out.