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A Whaleing [WHALING] Voyage P Pearsons [PIERSON] Master

Remarks on board Thursday Jen [JANUARY] 16th 1834
The first part of these 24 hours we have
fresh winds from the SE. Steering N by E,
all sail set. Engaged at sundrd [SUNDRIED] jobs. At
5 PM spok [SPOKE] the Clinton. Got sum [SOME] old canvass [CANVAS].
At night shorted [SHORTENED] sail as usual. Latter
part strong breezes. Steering NE 1/2 N all sail.
Clinton in company. Nothing more worth of remark.
Lattitude [LATITUDE] by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 4°-45 South
Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 103°=48, at 10

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Friday Jen. [JANUARY] 17th 1834 The first part of these 24 hours we we have strong breze [BREEZE] from the SE. Steering NE with all sail. Middle and latter the same. Hands imployed [EMPLOYED] in lashing a spar over the [???]. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 3°-31 South Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER], 102°=18 West

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Saturday Jen [JANUARY] 18th The first part of these 24 hours we have a fresh wind from the SE. Steering NW, all sail. Middle and latter much the same. Nothing more worth of remark. Lat [LATITUDE] by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 1°-41 South Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER]

Remarks on board Saturday Jen [JANUARY] 19th 18 These 24 hours commences with fresh winds and good weath [WEATHER]. Steering NNW. Saw a dang[?] Sperm whale. Came very nar [NEAR] geting [GETTING] hold. Middle and Latter the same. Lattitude [LATITUDE] by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 1°-37 Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 104° 4