Whaling Log of the Ship Franklin, 1847-1850

Tuesday the 12th of Oct 1847 Lat 2.39 Long 22.54 These 24 hours Commences with moderate breze from South South East the watch imployed in ships Duty

Wednesday the 13th of Oct Lat 4.32 Long 23.28 These 24 hours Commences with fresh breze from South East by South at 4AM. Took in the fly jib and topgallant steering sail at 10 the watch imployed in mending the topgallant steering sail and other jobs about the ship

Thursday the 14th of Oct Lat 6.49 Long 24.56 These 24 hours Commences with fresh brezes from South East by South the watch imployed in ships Duty

Friday the 15th of Oct Lat 8.55 Long 26.10 These 24 hours Commences with fresh brezes from South East the watch imployed in mending the flyjib

Saturday the 16th of Oct Lat 11.10 Long 27.50 These 24 hours Commences with fresh brezes from South East the watch imployed in mending the spanker latter part some squally

86 Days out

Sunday the 17th of Oct 1847 Lat 14.10 Long 29.40 These 24 hours Commences with fresh brezes from South East and East South East middle and latter part squally

Monday the 18th of Oct Lat 16.27 Long 31.45 These 24 hours Commences with fresh brezes from South East and Eands with the same

Tuesday the 19th of Oct Lat 18.41 Long 33.50 These 24 hours Commences with fresh brezes from East South East and South East and Ends with the same

Wednesday the 20th of Oct Lat 20.37 Long 35.01 These 24 hours Commences with fresh brezes from South East by East latter part light brezes [riged] in the jib and fly jib booms to fish

Thursday the 21th of Oct Lat 21.30 Long 35.45 These 24 hours Commences with baflin winds and rainy through the night latter part light winds from N West sent out the jib boom

91 Days out

Friday the 22th of Oct 1847 Lat 21.58 Long 36.29 These 24 hours Commences with moderate breze from South West at 8 PM fresh breze from S S East took in the fore topgallant sail and wore ship to the South Westward at 10 AM bent the jib saw a brug steering North.

Saturday the 23th of Oct Lat 23.20 Long 37.52 These 24 hours Commences with fresh brezes from S East middle and latter part light brezes from East and North East the watch imployed in seting up the mizen riging on its own parts

Sunday the 24th of Oct Lat 24.35 Long 38.41 These 24 hours Commences with light brezes from N East at 6 AM saw several hump backs

Monday the 25th of Oct Lat 26.49 Long 40.25 These 24 hours Commences with pleasant breze from North East and North North East at 9 AM bent a fore topsail

Tuesday the 26th of Oct Lat 28.9 Long 41.19 These 24 hours Commences with pleasant breze from North East at 8 AM the watch imployed in overhauling the Cutting blocks straps

96 Days out

Wednesday the 27th of Oct 1847 Lat 29.33 Long 42.40 These 24 hours Commences with moderate brezes and Ends with the same

Thursday the 28th of Oct Lat 31.26 Long 43.30 These 24 hours Commences with fresh brezes and some squally

Friday the 29th of Oct 1847 Lat 32.37 Long 44.00 These 24 hours Commences with moderate breze the watch imployed in ships Duty

Saturday the 30th of Oct Lat 34.19 Long 44.49 Lunar 44.11 These 24 hours Commences with thick and some rain from the Northward

Sunday the 31th of Oct Lat 35.38 Long 42.31 These 24 hours Commences with fresh brezes and some stormy

Monday the 1th of Nov 1847 Lat 36.10 Long 42.08 Lunar 41.25 [Drawing in margin of whale with the letter W on its side, the letter S above its tail fin, and the word "cow" underneath] These 24 hours Commences with light brezes from the North at 4 PM saw a right whale and fastened to it and killed it and took it along side of the ship and got ready for Cuting

112 Days out

Tuesday the 2th of Nov 1847 Lat 36.43 Long 42.40 These 24 hours Commences with fresh brezes all hands imployed in Cutting in the whale at 6 PM took in sail

Wednesday the 3th of Nov Lat 37.30 Long 42.10 These 24 hours Commences with fresh brezes latter part rainy and a gale from North at 11 the wind Lifted to West and moderate

Thursday the 4th of Nov 1847 Lat 38.00 Long 41.10 These 24 hours Commences with with pleasant weather on bent the main topsail and bent a new on in its place

Friday the 5th of Nov 1847 Lat 37.10 Long 40.34 These 24 hours Commences with light brezes from S W saw a bark steering to the Northward imployed in trying out the blubber

Saturday the 6th of Nov Lat 36.45 Long 40.11 These 24 hours Commences with light brezes from South East latter part fresh brezes from East North East finished trying out the whale

107 Days out