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80 Ship Horatio New Bedford c Grant Master
1881
March 18 Fridy [FRIDAY]
Commenes [COMMENCES] with moderate breezes
From SE Steearind [STEERING] NW & SW saw a sail
to the North So Ends
Lat [LATITUDE] 30.23 S Long [LONGITUDE] 179.50 E

Satdy [SATURDAY] 19
Commens [COMMENCES] with moderate brez [BREEZE] from
SE Steearing [STEERING] SSW under all sail at 3 pm saw
Sp [SPERM] whale 4 mils [MILES] at 4 pm down 4 boats &
Gv [GAVE] Chase at 6 pm [LABIN?] boat went along
side of a large whale but did not get fast &&
at 8 pm took up the boats latter part Calm
Saw a small schooner Steearing [STEERING] to the West
[ILLUSTRATION OF A WHALE FLUKE]
So Ends Lat [LATITUDE] 30.20 S Long [LONGITUDE] 179.47 E
Barometer 30 30

Sundy [SUNDAY 20
Commences with light breezs [BREEZES] from SW Steer [STEERING]
SSE under all sail at 6 pm shortend
sail for the night at 6 am made sail
the [MATE?] in trubell [TROUBLE?] &&& [ABENT?/ABOUT?] mastting [?] at
So Ends Baromtr [BAROMETER] 30 20
Lat [LATITUDE] 30.52 S Long [LONGITUDE] 179.44 W
[ILLUSTRATION OF TWO MASTED SHIP UNDER SAIL]

Mondy [MONDAY] 21 Commenes [COMMENCES] with moderate breezes
From the SSW Steearing [STEERING] at 6 pm saw
ship to the SW by W and shortend sail for the
night at 5 am wore ship to the East and
made sail & hop [HOPE] to see whale before night
Employed rubbing down the riggin [RIGGING] So End
Lat [LATITUDE] 31.06 S Long [LONGITUDE] 179.50 W
Barometer 30 30