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Bound East
Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Thursday June 23th 1853

All this day light fine breeses from the West
and clear weathear saw one sail bound S. &c
Lat Brig stering E by N under all sail &c
Lat by Ob 32° 22 North Long by Cro 59 26½ West
so ends this day

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Friday June 24th 1853
All theas 24 hours fine breeses from the West and
clear weathear brig stering E by N under all sail &c
so ends this fine day
[Marginalia]
Breach
[A triangular shaped sketch]

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Saturday June 25th 1853
All theas 24 hours strong breeses from the West at sunset took
in sail at day light raist spirm Whales at 10 AM loard
LB WB wast boat struk and lost the line whales going W by N
At 12 miridean struck and at 3 PM came on board
so ends this unlucky long day

[Marginalia]
Large Whales
[Drawing of a whale with a harpoon and loose line attached]
[James horatio K.?]

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Sunday June 26th 1853
All this day modrate breeses and clear weathear
wind from the WNW brig working to the wind
ard under all sail Lat 32° 20' Long by Cro 57' 31 West
so ends this day

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Monday June 27th 1853
All this day fine breeses and clear weathear
Started 170 gallons Water molasses &c and 2 coiles towlines
Lat 32° 46 North so ends this long day

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Teusday June 28th 1853
All this day plesant breeses and clear weathear
Lat 32° 24' North so ends this long fine day

[Marginalia]
29th
Cro Rate
5' 50"
losing 2' pr day
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Remarks On Board Brig Leonidas Wedensday June 29th 1853
All this day plesant breeses and clear weathear
brig on different tacks started flour Sugar coffee
Apples &c saw one sail Lat 32° 52 Nort Long 57° 19' West
so ends this day

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Thursday June 30th 1853
The first part fine breese the middle and last part
strong breeses from the West at 9½ AM loard for Bl
ack fish with out suckcess Lat 32° 40 N so ends this day

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Friday July 1th 1853
The first part strong breeses and clear the middle
part rainy last part calm and clear Lat 32° 27 North
so ends this day
[Marginalia]
{A small rough sketch of a brig or schooner]
Artic
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Remarks On board brig Leonidas Saturdy July 2th 1853
All this day fine breeses and clear saw A No of sail
at 8 AM gamd with the Schoone Antircit 30 Spirm
Lat by Ob 32° 13 North so ends this fine day
[encircled in righthand corner in different ink & handwriting] 115
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NOTES:
Line 28: There is no such name on the sailing list that could have raised this whale
The only name that vaguely resembles this, Horatio Dawes, jumped ship in Australia in 1851