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1880 Ship Horatio N. Bedford C Grant
Satday [SATURDAY] 30 Oct [OCTOBER] Commences with strong breeze from the NW
Steering NNE under short sail So End
Lat [LATITUDE] 37.45 S Long [LONGITUDE] 167.09 W Barometer 30.0

Sunday 31 Commences with light breezes from the
WSW Steering on both tacks & looking
sharp for whale So Ends anton no worse
Lat [LATITUDE] 37.10 S Long [LONGITUDE] 167.10 W Barometer 30.50

Mondy [MONDAY] 1 Nov [NOVEMBER] Commences with moderate breeze from
SE sterring South under all sail at
Employed repairing old sail So Ends
Lat [LATITUDE] 37.24 S Long [LONGITUDE] 167.24 W

Tuesdy [TUESDAY] 2 Commences with moderate breezes from the
SE steering South under all sail at 4 pm
saw right whale 2 mile to the South at 4.15
pm down boat and took an [ONE] along at 11 pm
[ILLUSTRATION OF RRIGHT WHALE]
at 5 am comm. [COMMENCED] cutting at 11 a
Finised [FINISHED] Cutting and seen ship
To the South So Ends
Lat [LATITUDE] 37.17 S Long [LONGITUDE] 167.17 W Barometer 30.46