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From Montivedo [MONTEVIDEO] to Boston 1861
Oct [OCTOBER] 1861

4th Oct [OCTOBER] All this day light breezes SE. & pleasant.
Westerly current 14 miles.
38 Days Out.

5th Oct [OCTOBER] 1861. All this day light breezes SE. & pleasant.
18 miles SW current. Verry [VERY] warm & sultry.
39 Days Out.

6th Oct [OCTOBER] All this day fine breezes E by S. & pleasant.
Light current to the West.
The best run for a long time.
I hope this is the trade wind. 40 Days Out.

7th Oct [OCTOBER] All this day morderate [MODERATE] breezes & pleasant.
West current of 18 miles
41 Days Out.

8th Oct [OCTOBER] All this day morderate [MODERATE] East Trade wind & pleasant.
Latter part large quanties [QUANTITIES] of fresh weed.
42 Days Out

9th Oct [OCTOBER] All this day fine breezes ENE & pleasant.
Scattering weed. Light set to the west.
43 Days Out.

10th Oct [OCTOBER] All this day morderate [MODERATE] breezes ENE. Ends NE.
Pleasant weather. Barometer up. I fear the trades are don [DONE].
44 Days Out.

11th Oct [OCTOBER] All this day morderate [MODERATE] breezes NE & NE by N. Light squalls.
36 miles westerly current. [THIS ENTRY UNDERLINED]
45 Days Out.

12th Oct [OCTOBER] All this day light airs & calms.
Westerly current 18 miles. Verry [VERY] warm.
I fear a calm spell. 46 Days Out.