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Cruising about the Chathams Islands 61
1880
Friday 24 Commences with strong winds from the
South Steering ESE under short sail at
at 7 pm squally weather latter part made sail
Saw a sail So Ends
Lat [LATITUDE] 42. 30 S Long [LONGITUDE] 175.08 W Barometer 29.90

Satdy [SATURDAY] 25 Commences with moderate breez [BREEZE] from
the South Steering SW under topsail & curses [?]
at 5 pm wore ship to the E.S.E at 7 pm shortend
sail for the night latter light breezes & calm
and my dere [DEAR] frinds [FRIENDS] I wish you all a
Merry Christmas & Menny of them & alarge
Sp [SPERM] Whale for us at 1 pm killed hog 150lbs
So Ends with light breezes
Lat [LATITUDE] 43. 44 S Long [LONGITUDE] 175.25 W
Barometer 29.50 [IN MARGIN] [I????] NIARH?]

Sundy[SUNDAY] 26 Commences with light breeze from East
Steering SW at 11 calm bromrtr [BAROMETER] falling
att 11 am light brez [BREEZE] from North So Ends
Lat [LATITUDE] 42.40 S Long [LONGITUDE] 175.15W
Barometer 29.50

Mndy [MONDAY] 27 Commences with moderate breezes from
NW at 7 pm strong breezs [BREEZES] and cloudy weather
at 11 pm strong gales from WNW with thunder
and lightig [LIGHTENING] at 4 am wind SW & clear ship
hove too under storm stay sail So Ends
Lat [LATITUDE] 42.18 S Long [LONGITUDE] 174.48 W
Barometer 29.30