Log Book of the Ship Daniel Webster, 1833-1834, 1837-1838

Ship Daniel Webster of Sag Harbour [HARBOR] bound

Remark on board Monday April 28th, 1834 The first part of thes[E] 24 hours we have strong breezes from the NE. Steering West with all sail set. So ends. Latt [LATITUDE] obs [OBSERVATION] 20°=22 Longitude by Luner [LUNAR] 177°=15

Remarks on board Tuesday April 29th The first part of thes[E] 24 hours we have light winds and pleasent [PLEASANT] weather from the East. Steering W with all sail set. Middle and latter the wind shift to the ENE. Steering WNW. Nothing more worth of remark. Latt [LATITUDE] obs [OBSERVATION] 22°=10 Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronom [CHRONOMETER] 179°=24 Hear [HERE] I through [THROW] away a day on the account of crosing [CROSSING] the Meridian.

Remarks on board Wednesday May 1th [1ST] 1834 The first part of thes[E] 24 hours we have fresh gales from ENE. Steering NW by N with all sail set. 2 ships in sight. Middle and latter part[S] engaged in mending an old boat. Nothing more worth of remark. Latt [LATITUDE] obs [OBSERVATION] 23°=31 Long [LONGITUDE] 178°=00 & 171 Chronom [CHRONOMETER] 178°=12

Remarks on board Friday May 2th [2ND], 1834 The first part of thes[E] 24 moderate breezes. Steering NW. Middle part fine weath [WEATHER]. Latter part fine weather. Engaged at knoting [KNOTTING] yarns. Nothing more worth of remark. Latt [LATITUDE] 24°=56 Long [LONGIYUDE] by Luner [LUNAR] 176°=42 E Ch [CHRONOMETER] 176°=??

Remarks on board Saturday May 3th [3RD], 1834 The first part of thes[E] 24 light from the NE. Steering NW. Engaged at seting [SETTING] up the riging [RIGGING] & mending boats. The weather fine. No fish in sight. No sines [SIGNS] of any. Nothing more worth of remark. Lattitude [LATITUDE] by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 26°=19 Longitude by Chronometor [CHRONOMETER] 175°=36 East

from Jappan [JAPAN] on a Whailing [WHALING] Voyage Philetus Pi [PIERSON]

Remark on bord [BOARD] Sunday May 4th, 1836 The first part of thes[E] 24 hours fresh wind from the NNE. Steering NW. Middle part fine weather. Latter part engaged at knoting [KNOTTING] yarns. Nothing more worth of remark. Lattitude [LATITUDE] obs [OBSERVATION] 27°=17 Long [LONGITUDE] 174°=20 E

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Monday May 5th, 18 [1834] The first part of thes[E] 24 hours moderate winds from the NE. Steering NW 1/2 W under double reef top sails. Set up the mizen [MIZZEN] stay & flogged Robert Brown sevarely [SEVERELY] for dissobaing [DISOBEYING] orders & fighting with the men and refuising [REFUSING] to do duty. Nothing more. Latt [LATITUDE ] obs [OBSERVATION] 28°=40 N Long [LONGITUDE] by Cro [CHRONOMETER] 172°=45, 4 M [MILES?]

Remarks on board Tuesday May 6th The first part of thes[E] 24 hours we have fresh winds from the ENE. Steering NW by W with single reeft [REEFED] top sails. Middle part cloudy & cool. Latter part much the same. Nothing more worth of remark. Latt [LATITUDE] obs [OBSERVATION] 29°=40 Long [LONGITUDE] 171°=00 East

Remarks on board Wednesday May 7th The first part of thes[E] 24 hours light winds from the E. Steering by the[...] to NNE. Tok [TOOK] in top gallant sails and top sails and hove the ship too [TO]. Nothing more worth of remark. Latt [LATITUDE] obs [OBSERVATION] 30°=25 Long [LONGITUDE] 171°=45 East

Remarks on board Thursday May 8th The first part of thes[E] 24 hours fine weather with a light E. Steering WSW with all sail. Nothing more worth of remark. Lat [LATITUDE] obs [OBSERVATION] 30-30 Long [LONGITUDE] 171-31 E

Ship Daniel Webster of Sag Harbour [HARBOR]

Remarks on board Thursday May 9th The first part of thes[E] 24 hours we have a light wind from the East. Steering by the wind to the NE. Middle part calm. Latter part much the same. Imployed [EMPLOYED] in painting a boat. Nothing more worth of remark. Latt [LATITUDE] obs [OBSERVATION] 30°=09 Longi [LONGITUDE] by Cronometor [CHRONOMETER] 170 59

Remarks on board Friday May 10th The first part of thes[E] 24 hours we have a light are [AIR] from the South. Steering WSW by the wind. Middle part calm. Latter part a light are [AIR] from the South. Steering SW by the wind. Nothing more worth of remark. Latti [LATITUDE] obs [OBSERVATION] 29°=42 Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronom [CHRONOMETER] 170°=06

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Saturday May 11th The first part of thes[E] 24 hours we have a light wind. Middle part calm. Latter part a light are [AIR] from the SSW. Steering W by S by the wind. Hands imployed [EMPLOYED] in picking oakum. Nothing more worth of remark. Lattitude [LATITUDE] obs [OBSERVATION] 29°=33 Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronometor [CHRONOMETER] 169°=36

Remarks on board Monday May 12th The first part of thes[E] 24 hours we have light winds and calm. Middle part calm. Latter part we have a light wind from the North. Steering South. Lattitude [LATITUDE] obs [OBSERVATION] 28°=16 Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronom [CHRONOMETER] 170°=10 E

Remarks on board Tuesday May 13th, 1834 The first part of thes[E] 24 hours a light wind from the North. Steering South. Middle part thick and and foggy. Latter part more clear. Maid [MADE] all sail. Steering South East. Lat [LATITUDE] 27°=14

Bound for Jappan [JAPAN] on a Whailing [WHALING] Voy [VOYAGE]

Remarks on board Wensday[WEDNESDAY] May 14th The first part of thes[E] 24 hours we have a strong breeze from the NE by N. Steering SE with all sail. Middle part the same. At 7 PM took in sail as yousall [USUAL]. Latter part maid [MADE] all sail. Steering SE. Nothing more worth of remark. Latt [LATITUDE] obs [OBSERVATION] 27°=14 Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronometor [CHRONOMETER] 170°=17

Remarks on bord [BOARD] [Wednesday CROSSED OUT] Thursday May 15th The first part of thes[E] 24 hours we have light winds. Saw a shoal of Blackfish. Louard [LOWERED] and chaist [CHASED] and struck one and took him in on deck and cut him up. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude 27°=16 Long [LONGITUDE] 174°=26 E

Remarks on board Friday May 16th Therough [THROUGH] thes[E] 24 hours we have pleasant weather. Steering to the North and and East and middle part wore ship to the Westard [WESTWARD]. No whales in sight. Nothing more worth of remark. Latt [LATITUDE] obs [OBSERVATION] 27°=40 Long [LONGITUDE] by Cron [CHRONOMETER] 169°=38

Remarks on board Saturday May 17th Throughout thes[E] 24 hours we have light breezes from the West with thick and hazy weather. Saw a number of finbacks but no Sperm whales. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs [OBSERVATION] 28°=00 Longitude

[A SKETCH OF A TOOTHED WHALE APPEARS IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE PAGE]

Ship Daniel Webster of Sag Harbour [HARBOR]

Remarks on board Sunday May 18th Through thes[E] 24 hours we have a modrate [MODERATE] breeze and hazy weather. A steering by the wind WNW. Saw nothing. The prosspect [PROSPECT] very dull[?] for a voyag[E]. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude obs [OBSERVATION] 28°=07 North Longitude by Cronom [CHRONOMETER] 166°=55 East

[TEXT IN THE LEFT MARGIN: Ship Dogtrick[?]]

Remarks on board Monday May 19th Throughout thes[E] 24 hours we have a modrate [MODERATE] breeze and hazy weather. A steering by the wind too [TO] the Northard [NORTHWARD]. Saw a number of finbacks. Nothing more worth of remark. Lattitude [LATITUDE] obs [OBSERVATION] 29°=05 Longitude by Cronometor [CHRONOMETER] 166°=40 North [EAST]

Remarks on board Tuesday May 20th The first part of thes[E] 24 hours we have a modrate [MODERATE] breze [BREEZE] and pleasant. Latter part modrate [MODERATE] breezes and hazy weather. No whales. Latitude obs [OBSERVATION] 29°=53 North Longitude by Cronometor [CHRONOMETER] 166°=27 East

Remarks on board Wednesday May 21 The first part of thes[E] 24 we have a moderate breze [BREEZE] and hazy weather. At 6 PM saw whales. At 7 PM got up with them. Chaist [CHASED] but could not get hold. The [THERE] was [A] killer among them. It beaing [BEING] night we dinot [DID NOT] chais [CHASE] them far. Saw nothing more in [???] of the day. Latitude obs [OBSERVATION] 30°=48 North Long [LONGITUDE] Cronometor [CHRONOMETER] 165°=55 East or 194.0? West

[A SKETCH OF A TOOTHED WHALE APPEARS IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER WITH TEXT: Saw whales a great number]