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76 Ship Horatio C Grant Master Cruising For
1881
Mondy [MONDAY] 28 Feb [FEBRUARY]
Commences with strong breeze from North
at 1 pm wore ship to the East an [AND] commenced
Cutting at 10 pm got the head of [OFF] & body in
Strong wind with rain at 2 am wind W
& fine weather at 6 am commenced cutting the head
at 11 am finished cutting So Ends
Lat [LATITUDE] 32.30 S Long [LONGITUDE] 178.44 W
Barometer 29.90

Tuesdy [TUESDAY] 1 March [IN THE MARGIN] 2 pm Beef
Commens [COMMENCES] with strong breezs [BREEZES] from the
WNW heading up NNE under short sail at
1 pm Commencd [COMMENCED] boling [BOILING] at 4 pm finish
Cutting up [????] at 6 am wore ship to the
SSE wind SW all Employed boling [BOILING] So End
Lat [LATITUDE] 32.20 S Long [LONGITUDE] 178.18 W
Barometer 30.00

Tuesday [?WEDNESDAY] 2 Commens [COMMENCES] with strong breezes from SSE
Steerig [STEERING] WNW under short sail all Employ[EMPLOYED]
Boling [BOILING] So Ens [ENDS] Lat [LATITUDE] 32.09 S Long [LONGITUDE] 178.01 W
Barometer 30.00

Wednsdy [WEDNESDAY] [[THURSDAY?]] 3
Commens [COMMENCES] with moderate breezes from the
SSE Steearing [STEERING] WSW under short sail at 4
Pm finish boling [BOILING] 105 bls [BARRELS] Latter part
Emplozd [EMPLOYED] Cleaning up So End
Lat [LATITUDE] 32.17 S Long [LONGITUDE] 178.45 W
Barometer 30.10

Thursdy [THURSDAY] [[FRIDAY?]] 3?4
Commens [COMMENCES] with moderate breezes from the
South Steearing [STEERING] SW under all sail Employ
Stowing down oil starbord sid [SIDE] fore hold
So Ens [ENDS] Lat [LATITUDE] 32.15 S Long [LONGITUDE] 178.49 W
Barometer 30.15

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