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turtle supe for dinner to day but I have green
corn. I think we have a good cook but we have
a miserable stuard you cant lurn him eney thing
and he is two durty to live, John says h
shall get another when he gets to the Island
and I hope he will or I shall starve for I
have ate my peck allready
Sat 5 wind still a head and very light
Sun 6 compleat calm, men begin to get over their
sea sick nes but rather sick of thare burth
we have two forward who cant speak a word
of English, also our cooper is a Jurman and
cant speak a word of English and it is
very hard work to make him understand,
Mon 7 calm all day last night the boats
ware all lowared to practice the crues
George has much the best crue George
F cried to go in the boat two, to day
saw a large school of black fish loared
and chased five hours but did not
succeed in taking one
Tues 8 another day calm but to night thare is
a light breaze and it is fair, yesterday
and to day I have not ben very well
I am very nurvas I have not had a
good nights sleep since I left home. I
drempt of Sarah and George E and