Whaling Log of the Ship Franklin, 1847-1850

659 Whale oil stowed in the hole No of Galls in each cask

[1st column] 200 278 195 300 199 300 109 58 268 126 300 300 172 229 300 300 224 3858 122 bls 15 gls

270 220 290 105 160 170 160 280 190 105 195 2145

254 250 190 115 52 265 50 265 185 210 265 210 265 2679 gls 68bls 8gls

[2nd column] 260 195 265 300 225 220 220 160 270 245 194 95 100 160 85 95bls 2 1/2 gls 2995

1848 Dec 5 190 165 270 215 170 110 150 185 260 185 105 250 2355

1848 Dec 11th

75 215 80 150 105 270 220 170 103 85 230 220 1925 602bls 1 1/2 gls

June 1849

296 287 265 180 186 266 134 157 179 204 295 204 138 2791 88bls 19gls

[3rd column] 1849 June 18

171 205 215 260 270 300 280 280 275 268 260 200 145 220 185 180 185 170 275 270 180 5014gls 159 bls 6 1/2 gls

285 270 255 212 250 110 210 205 208 102 202 104 162 243 210 162 108 107 184 80 165 187 140 4136 June 24th 13bls 9 1/2 gls

July 93 93 250 180 90 85 105 210 290 250 220 205 180 190 150 150 92 290 5123 99bls 3 1/2gls

[4th column] July 5th 254 210 212 215 205 106 215 185 55 185 50 47 50 73 50 2105 66bls 26gls

July 6th 53 145 202 48 215 103 50 131 215 50 48 190 205 54 170 250 210 93 93 217 2752 87bls 11 1/2 gls

July 7th 180 110 95 185 180 45 103 162 46 285 210 270 210 2081 66 bls 2gls

July 8th 110 95 105 50 170 260 50 177 79 290 115 108 152 292 83 67bls 28gls

[5th column] July 13th 260 260 215 215 250 215 295 280 215 212 205 214 2846 90bls 11gls

July 14th 220 152 155 210 105 135 211 1188 37bls 22 1/2gls

July 17th 180 85 111 275 160 155 80 46 214 185 295 47 51 210 101 107 110 50 245 48 105 95 47 53

July 20th 82 90 270 84 185 150 205 105 51 180 210 205 190 212 50 6324

[6th column] July 210 182 177 132 295 300 215 180 180 90 273 210 268 210 82 60 50 180 170 180 298 45 167 46 50 216 168 147 55 42 4939 156bls 25gls

August 295 206 292 258 212 259 295 167 145 188 159 169 270 180 167 165 125 172 250 285 192 300 263 157 253 183 223 145 97 152 172 173 6555 208bls 3gls

[7th column] August 30 290 165 210 180 205 210 215 255 102 1763 56bls

August 295 160 80 182 165 245 93 104 266 265 104 50 103 60 49 105 81 108 90 105 100 107 77 95 107 62 210 108 92 80 115 3853 122bls 10gls

240 220 210 150 250 190 222 108 108 100 150 210 210 200 100 47 100 48 260 115 250 3590 114 bls August

[8th column] 7 7 7 1 6 July 1 6 6 8

August 270 300 181 110 59 250 102 95 215 92 275 270 270 284 110 92 49 41 300 100 78 170 170 78 102 240 185 110 32 170 195 300 195 92 5578 177 bls 2 1/2 gls

65 210 164 74 180 60 190 225 191 60 80 78 180 170 267 58 260 145 105 260 300 3525 111bls 29 1/2 gls

[9th column] Sept 212 113 90 53 49 300 90 80 246 172 210 95 190 191 245 180 75 235 180 104 197 180 3487 110bls 22gls

85 48 51 75 92 48 108 80 52 78 50 46 94 45 28 171 195 95 46 91 28 116 48 158 168 95 79 297 95 48 150 95 210 85 200 83 240 230 99 190 78 147 4504 163bls

sperm oil sent home unsold on the voyage and that is retained on board August 25th 1847 sent home from the western Islands 68bls

August 28th 1849

No. gls in each cask where there is a cross against the cask it stands for heart oil and a strait line for 10.

90-x 180-x 145-x 180-x 200-10 172-10 182-10 190-10 1339gls April 18th 1849 185-x 180-x 170-x 200-1 110-1 170-1 1015gls

Whale oil stowed in betwen decks 6 brakes Sept 1849 182 180 185 225 187 192 220 230 227 165 223 270 196 200 155 220 99 3376 107bls 6 1/2 gls

oct 279 242 270 230 260 185 180 240 208 170 162 265 197 109 106 3098 38bls 8gls

oct 90 80 82 82 82 88 82 75 60 95 85 86 46 270 230 250 238 188 175 185 206 207 61 78 3201 101bls 19 1/2 gls

264 192 280 205 262 255 250 187 235 230 245 240 2845 90bls 10gls

Bark Franklin of [Sag] Harbor bound on a Whaleing voyag in the Atlantic Indian and pacific Oceans wereas I Mercator Cooper is Commander.

July 22nd 1847 Lat 40.10 Long 69.03 We took our anchor at 2 o'clock OM from Sag Harbor at 3 let go the anchor in gardners bay at half past 3 […] came on board and took our anchor and proced to sea with a fine breze from South West at half past & we passed Montok from which I took my [Departive] with a Crew all in good health at 6 [pm] the watch imployed in ships Duty saw several Ships steering on the wind to the Westward.

Friday the 23rd of July 1847 C North Lat 40.08 Long 65.50 These 24 hours commences with pleasant brezes from West South West the watch imployed in fiting the boats and coiling the lines and other jobs about the Ship severel sails in sight through the 24 hours.

Saturday the 24th of July Lat 40.18 Long 64.00 3 Days out These 24 hours Commences with pleasant breze from W S West Middle and Latter part light [baflin] winds and calms and some rain a brig in sight steering to the East.

Bark Franklin of Sagharbor

Sunday the 25th of July 1847 Lat 34.37 Long 62.14 These 24 hours Commenced with light baflin winds and calms and rainy at times at 8 AM a bark in sight.

Monday the 26th of July 1847 Lat 39.55 Long 60.20 These 24 hours commences with moderate brezes from the Westward and rainy through the night at 8am Clear and pleasant and a fine breze from South West the watch imployed in braking out the fore hatch and stowing it up snug.

Tuesday the 27th of July 1847 Lat 40.20 Long 57.05 These 24 hours commences with fresh brezes from South West middle part rainy and squally latter part Clear and pleasant the watch imployed in braking out the steerage hatch and Coopering the bread.

Wednesday the 28th of July 1847 Lat 40.52 Long 53.49 These 24 hours commences with moderate breze from South South West and then to South and to South East imployed in stowing up the steerage latter part pleasant.

7 days out.

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.