Ships' Logs Collection

From Pernambuco to Philadelphia Dec [DECEMBER] 1854

Sunday Dec 10th 1854. At 9 a.m. got under way & proceaded [PROCEEDED] to sea. At 10 A.M. discharged the Pilot. Light airs from the East & pleasant. All sail set by the wind Ends sea account.

[11th?] Dec [DECEMBER] First part light winds from the East & pleasant Standing on the port tack. At six p.m. spoke ship Elizabeth of Bath from Chinca[?] Islands for Hampton Roads. Midle light airs & pleasant. Latter part fine winds from the E,S.E. & pleasant. Set Topmast Studding sail. Exchanged signals with an American Bark bound South.

Dec [DECEMBER] 12th All this day fine breezes & pleasant. All sail set. F Fish & Nautilus

[13th?] Dec DECEMBER]. This day fresh winds & pleasant weather. Std [STUDDING] sails set low [???] aloft. F Fish & Nautilus. smooth sea Stearing N.W.by N. Chance looks prosperous for a good passage.

[14th?] Dec [DECEMBER] all this day fresh breezes & pleasant all sail set going finely F fish & Nautilus

[15th?] Dec [DECEMBER] All this day fresh winds & pleasant. Stearing [STEERING] NW by W. Plenty of F fish some very large smooth sea

[16th?] Dec. [DECEMBER] All this day fresh winds & pleasant. All Std [STUDDING] sails set. F fish - no weed no Birds. smooth sea

[17th?] Dec [DECEMBER] All this day light breeze & pleasant. stearing [STEERING] SW by S.. few F fish no birds no weed smooth sea [V]erry [VERY] hot sun by day & dews by night.

[18th?] Dec [DECEMBER] First part light airs from the SE & pleasant. Middle & latter part light winds from the East & pleasant. [I] think I have [CROSSED?] the doldroms [DOLDRUMS]. Few F fish. Sea verry [VERY] smooth. fine pleasant weather. [A]ll Std [STUDDING] sails set on stabboard [STARBOARD] side.

A journal of a voyage kept on board the Ship Marcus of Fair Haven Edward Osborn Master

Thursday October 14 1847 This day with gentle breezes and pleasant weather. At daylight took our anchor and got underway and stood out. At 10 AM discharged our polet [PILOT] latter [LADDER]. Emploid [EMPLOYED] lashing the anchors and clearing up the deck. Choese [CHOSE] watches and boat crews.

Friday Octo [OCTOBER] 15 Me. S S With getle [GENTLE] breezes and pleasant weather steering S by E. All sail set. Employed in coiling lines and fitting boats. At 4 called all hands aft and choesed [CHOSED] watches. At 11 AM double reefed the topsails. Latter part more moderate. So ends. Latt [LATTITUDE] 39 ˓˓ 30

Saturday oct [OCTOBER] 16 With gentle breeses [BREEZES] and pleasant weather steering SSE all sail set. Employed in fitting boats and other duty. Middle part the same. Latter part strong breeses [BREEZES] steering by the wind.

Sunday oct [OCTOBER] 17 With strong winds from the ESE all sail set. Emploed [EMPLOYED] in ships duty. Stood mast heads. Middle part took in the light sails. Latt [LATTITUDE] 36˓˓26 Long [LONGITUDE] 67 ˓˓00

Monday 18 With strong breeses [BREEZES] frome the Eastard under double reef topsail steering ESE. Employed in ships duty. Latter part steering by the wind. Close reef the topsails. So ends the 24 hours. Latt [LATTIDUE] 35˓˓26

Tuesday Oct [OCTOBER] 19 With modrate [MODERATE] breeses [BREEZES] steerg [STEERING] by the wind to [AHEAD?] turned the reef out the topsail. Employ in ships duty. Brok [BROKE] out the after hold for [MEAT?] store. At 3 wore ship. At daylight pleasant and modrat [MODERATE]. At 10 AM saw some [???] [???] and [GOT?] [SOME?].

Remarks on board Ship Marcus F. [FAIR] Haven M.L.S.

Wednesday october 20 With light breeses [BREEZES] and pleasant weather steering by the to the SE. All sails set. Employed in ships duty and brok [BROKE] the fore hold. Latter part eploye [EMPLOYED] in fitting some of the riggin [RIGGING]. All sail set. So ends 24 hours. Latt [LATITUDE] 35˓˓00 Long [LONGITUDE] 65˓˓30

Thursday oct [OCTOBER] 21 With modrate [MODERATE] breeses [BREEZES] and pleasant weather. Wind from the NE. All sail set. Employed in ships duty. Steering E by S. At 3 PM sent out the flying jib boom. Saw a brig steering to the N. Middle part strong breeses [BREEZES]. At 9 single reef the fore & misen [MIZZEN] topsail. Latter close reef the topsails and furled the misen [MIZZEN] topsail. Steerin [STEERING] E by S. Latt [LATITUDE] 34˓˓35 Long [LONGITUDE] 62˓˓30

Friday oct [OCTOBER] 22 With strong breeses [BREEZES] from the NE. Steering E by S under close reef fore & main topsails. Employed in ships duty. Middle part as a [BREEZE?] bloing [BLOWING] hard from the ENE. Latter part more modrate [MODERATE]. At daylight losed [LOOSENED] the misen [MIZZEN] topsail and turned one reef out the fore and main. So ends. Latt [LATITUDE] 30˓˓30 Long [LONGITUDE] 60˓˓47

M.L.S. Saturday oct [OCTOBER] 23 With strong winds frome [FROM] the the E.N.E. Steering E by S under double reef topsails. Employed in ships duty. Middle part modrate [MODERATE]. Made sail. Latter part pleasant. Employed in fitting riggin [RIGGING]. Saw nothing of any note. So ends. Latt [LATTITUDE] 34"00 Long [LONGITUDE] 55 45

Sunday oct [OCTOBER] 24 With modrate [MODERATE] breeses [BREEZES] frome [FROM] the N.E. Steering E by S. All sails set. Employed in setting up the back stays and other riggin [RIGGING]. Middle part fine weather. At 2 P.M. the wind halled [HAULED] to the N. Squard [SQUARED] the yards. Set the topmstud [TOPMAST STUDDING SAIL]. Latt [LATTITUDE] 33˓˓55 Long [LONGITUDE] 58˓˓00

Remarks on board Ship Marcus of F. [FAIR] Haven

Monday Octo [OCTOBER] 25 Nantucket With gentle breeses [BREEZES] from the NE steering E by S. All sail set. Employed in ships duty. Middle part strong breeses [BREEZES] and light rain. Wind halled [HAULED] to the Easter [EASTWARD]. Braced the yards. Steered by the wind. At 7 AM tacked ship to the W. Employed in fitting ship. Steer by the wind to the NE. So ends the 24 hours. Latt [LATITUDE] 33" 43 Long [LONGITUDE] 55 30

Tuesday oct [OCTOBER] 26 With strong breeses [BREEZES] frome [FROM] the SSW all sail set. Employed in fitting ship. Started water. Middle the same. At day light steering E by S. Saw a ship to windward steering to the Eastuard [EASTWARD]. Latter part employed in braking [BREAKING] out in the after hatch between decks after riggin [RIGGING]. So ends 24 hours. Latt [LATTITUDE] 34"45 Long [LONGITUDE] 53"24

Wednesday ot [OCTOBER] 27 With a good breese [BREEZE] from the SW steering to E by S. All sail set. Employed braking [BREAKING] out. At 2 AM saw a wrack. Found it to be the side of a ship. Good deal of iron about it. Middle part the same as above. Pleasant weather. At day light set the fore topmast studsail [STUDDING SAIL] and main topgt [TOPGALLANT]. Employed in ships duty. Latt [LATTITUDE] 34"44 Long [LONGITUDE] 49"40

Thursday oct [OCTOBER] 28 With pleasant breeses [BREEZES] from the WSW steering E.S.E. All sail set. Employed in breakin [BREAKING] out the main hatchway. At 2 saw spouts. Luff too and lay an hour. Saw no more. Saw whit [WHITE] water 4 miles of [OFF]. Saw no more [SOWED?] of the main hatchway. Latter gentle breeses [BREEZES]. Steering ESE with studing [STUDDING] sails. Latt [LATTITUDE] 35"42 Long [LONGITUDE] 48..34

Friday oct [OCTOBER] 29 With gentle breeses [BREEZES] frome [FROM] the SW all sail set. Steering ESE. Employed in ships duty fitting riggis [RIGGINGS] and other small jobs. Fine pleasant weather. Last part employe [EMPLOYED] in braiding out the [???] and fitting the riggin [RIGGING]. Sent up the main royal yard. Latt [LATTITUDE] 34"40 Long [LONGITUDE] 45"30

Ship Marcus of Fair Haven.

Saturday october 30..1841 With gentle breeses [BREEZES] and pleasant weather wind frome [FROM] W.S.W. steering E. by S. All sail set. Employed in fitting riggin [RIGGING]. At sunset saw blackfish. Lowerd [LOWERED] the boats and chased. Did not get any. Came on board. Calm weathe [WEATHER]. Middle part light breeses [BREEZES] from the S.W steering SSE. All sail set. Employed in ships duty. So ends the 24. Latt [LATTITUDE] 23"45 Long [LONGITUDE] 44"21

M.LS Sunday octo [OCTOBER] 31 With gentle breeses [BREEZES] frome [FROM] the S.W. all sail set and pleasant weather. Steering S.E. Employed in ships duty. At 7 AM saw 2 brig steering to the S. First part light squalls of rain. Latter part strong breeses [BREEZES]. Took in the light sails and singled reef the topsails. Saw a Bark to windward steering to the SW Latt [LATTIDUE] 33,33 Long [LONGITUDE] 42˓˓ 02

Monday Nov [NOVEMBER] 1 With strong breese [BREEZE] frome [FROM] the Eastard [EASTWARD] and cloudy weather steering S..E. under sigled [SINGLE] reef topsails. Midd [MIDDLE] doubble [DOUBLE] reef the topsails. Light squalls. Latter part employed in ships duty making up spun yarn. Latt [LATTITUDE] 32˓˓01 Long [LONGITUDE]

Tuesday nov [NOVEMBER] 2 With modrate [MODERATE] breeses [BREEZES] and pleasant steering to the SE. Made sail. Employed in ships duty. Saw porpoise. Middle part light breeses [BREEZES] from the Eastard [EASTWARD]. Steering by the wind to the S.E. Employed in fitting riggin [RIGGING]. So end. Latt [LATTITUDE] 29˓˓36 Long [LONGITUDE]

Wednesday Nov [NOVEMBER] 3 With light winds and pleasant weather steering by the wind to the S.E. All sail set. Employed on ships duty. At 2 saw a Bark steering to the NW. Middle calm. At sunset lowered the boats for practic [PRACTICE]. Employed fitting riggin [RIGGING]. Latter wind from the north. Latt [LATTITUDE] 29, 03 Long [LONGITUDE]

Bound Towards the Pacific Ocean

Thursday Nov [NOVEMBER] 4 1847 [???] With light winds and pleasant weather steering to the S.E. All sail set. Employed in fitting riggin [RIGGING] and making spunyarn. Middle and latter part calm. So end. Latt [LATTITUDE] 29˓˓05 Long [LONGITUDE] 35˓˓08

Friday Nov [NOVEMBER] 5 With light winds and pleasant weather steering by the wind to the S.E. All sail set. Employed in fitting riggin [RIGGING]. At 2 saw a brig steering to the Eastard [EASTWARD]. At 4 sent up one of the cutting penants [PENNANTS]. Middle part calm. Latter part the same as above. So ends 24 hours. Latt [LATTITUDE] 28˓˓30 Long [LONGITUDE]

Saturday Nov [NOVEMBER] 6 With calm and pleasant weather employed in ships duty. All sail set. Saw a fin back. Middle part light breeses [BREEZES] steering by the wind to the SE. Employed in fitting riggin [RIGGING]. At 4 loward [LOWERED] the boats for practic [PRACTICE]. So ends the 24 hours. Latt [LATTITUDE] 28"20

Sunday Nov [NOVEMBER] 7 M.L.S. With light winds and pleasant weather all sails set. Steering to the Eastward by the wind. Saw 2 sails. Middle and latter part calm. So ends 24 hours. Latt [LATTITUDE] 28˓˓00 Long [LONGITUDE]

Monday Nov [NOVEMBER] 8 With light winds and pleasant weather steering by the wind to the Eastward. All sail set. Employed in ships duty fitting riggin [RIGGING]. Saw porpoises. Caught 3. Latter part same as above. So ends 24 hours. Latt [LATTITUDE] 28..20 Long [LONGITUDE]

Tuesday Nov [NOVEMBER] 9 With light breeses [BREEZES] and pleasant weather steering by the wind to the Eastard [EASTWARD]. All sail set. Employed in ships duty fitting the riggin [RIGGING]. Saw a number of sails. Sent up the other cutting penants [PENNANTS]. Latter part as above. So ends the 24 hours. Latt [LATTITUDE] 28˓˓12

Remarks on board Ship Marcus F. [FAIR] Haven

Wednesday Nov 10 1847 With light breeses [BREEZES] and pleasant weather steering by the wind to the Eastward. All sail set. Employed in ships duty fitting the riggin [RIGGING]. Saw 2 ships and 3 brigs. Middle tacked ship to the S. Saw blackfish. Loward [LOWERED] the boats. Did not get any. Latter the same as above. Latt [LATTITUDE] 28˓˓35 Long [LONGITUDE] 31˓˓17 W

Thursday Nov [NOVEMBER] 11 With strong breeses [BREEZES] from the E.SE steering by the wind. Employed in ships duty. All sail set. Midd [MIDDLE] saw 2 sails. Latter more wind. Took in the light sails. Employed as a bove [ABOVE]. So ends 24 hours. Latt [LATTITUDE] 28˓˓53 Long [LONGITUDE] [29˓˓32 CROSSED OUT] 31˓˓00

Friday 12 Nov [NOVEMBER] With strong breeses [BREEZES] frome [FROM] the S.E and pleasen [PLEASANT] weather steerin [STEERING] by the wind to the S. All sail set. Saw at [A] ship to windward. Employe [EMPLOYED] in ships duty making spunyarn. Middle and latter the same as above. So ends 24 hours. Latter [LATTITUDE] 27˓˓36 Long [LONGITUDE] 20"35

Saturday 13 Nov [NOVEMBER] With strong breeses [BREEZES] from the SE. All sail set. Steering by the wind to the S. At 2 AM took in the light sails and double reef the topsails. Employ [EMPLOYED] ships duty making spunyarn. Middle part turned the reefs out and set the light sails. So ends. Latt [LATTITUDE] 25'36 Long [LONGITUDE] 29..35

Sunday Nov [NOVEMBER] 14 With strong breeses [BREEZES] and modrate [MODERATE] weather steering by the wind to the S under topsails. Employed in ships duty. Saw blackfish at 10 AM. Loward [LOWERED] the boats but did not get any. Latter the same. Latter [LATTIDUE] 25"30 Long [LONGITUDE] 28..41

Monday Nov [NOVEMBER] 15 With strong breeses [BREEZES] and pleasant weather steering by the wind to the S. Saw 3 sails. At 2 spoke the Brig Cryers of Marsells bound to Martinequ [MARTINIQUE]. Saw Bark. Latter the same. Latt [LATTITUDE] 21˓˓19

Remarks on board Ship Marcus Fair Haven

Tuesday Nov [NOVEMBER] 16 With strong breeses [BREEZES] and pleasant weather steering by the wind to the S.E. All sail set. Employed in mending the flying jib and ships ships duty. Middle and latter part the same as above. So ends 24 hours. Latt [LATTITUDE] 19˓˓33 Long [LONGITUDE] 27 " 42

Wednesday Nov [NOVEMBER] 17 With strong breeses [BREEZES] and pleasant weather steering by the wind to the SE. All sail set. Employed in ships duty. At sunset bent the flying jib. Latter the same. At daylight carred [CARRIED] away the flyjib boom. Sent it in. Emplod [EMPLOYED] in spliceing [SPLICING] it. Wind from Easter [EASTWARD]. Latt [LATTITUDE] 17 " 56 Long [LONGITUDE] 26 " 51

Thursday Nov [NOVEMBER] 18 With light winds and pleasant weather steering to the SE. All sail set. Employed in ships duty. Sent out the flyjib boom and set the riggin [RIGGING] up. Middle part light breeses [BREEZES]. Employed seting [SETTING] up the riggin [RIGGING]. Latter the same as above. Nothing in sight. So ends 24 hours. Latt [LATTITUDE] 16 " 24 Long [LONGITUDE] 25 " 21

Friday Nov [NOVEMBER] 19 With light winds and pleasant weather steering for the Cape De vereds [CAPE DE VERDE]. All sail set. Employed in seting [SETTING] up the riggin [RIGGING]. Middle part a fine breeses [BREEZES] from the Eastard [EASTWARD]. Latter set the foretopmast studing [STUDDING] and maintop galent [GALLANT]. So ends. Steering S by E.

Saturday Nov [NOVEMBER] 20 With gentle breeses [BREEZES] and pleasant weather steering to the S.E. All sail set. Employed in fitting the riggin [RIGGING]. At 2 PM saw the Island of Bravo [BRAVA]. Steered in for the land. At daylight went on shore to trade. At sunset came of [OFF] with some hogs fowl and frute [FRUIT]. Laying of [OFF] and on. So ends 24 hours.

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Ship Marcus bound to the Pacific

Sunday Nove [NOVEMBER] 21 1847 With gentle breeses [BREEZES] and pleasant weather laying off and on at Island of Bravo [BRAVA]. At 5 PM the boats came of [OFF] with some things. Some of the men had been drinking. One of them brought of [OFF] some rum. The mate trying to get it away he clenched the mate. We then stoped [STOPPED] them and sent them forward. At 9 in the evening one of them came on deck and drew his knife and siad [SAID] he would kill some of them. He struck at some of the men with his knife and cut their close [CLOTHES] in a number of places. We then got him down and put him in irons and lashed him to the spars aft. At daylight the boat went ashore. So ends.

Monday Nove [NOVEMBER] 22 With gentle breeses [BREEZES] and pleasant weather laying off and on at the Island. One man in irons. At 2 PM the Captain come off put the man in the riggin [RIGGING] and floged [FLOGGED] him. Give him dozen. We then put him on the boat and carred [CARRIED] him ashore and left him. His name was Agustus Weleth. At sunset our boat come off with some frute [FRUIT]. We then made sail and kept her off to the SW in company with the Roman of New Bedford. Latter part the same. Steering to SW. Got some hogs & foul. So ends.

Tuesday Nov [NOVEMBER] 23 With gentle breeses [BREEZES] and pleasant weather steering S. All sail set. In company with the Roman. Employed in ships duty Brok [BROKE] out the after hold for slops. Latter fittin [FITTING] ship. At 3 PM spok [SPOKE] The R [ROMAN]. The Captin [CAPTAIN] went on board and stop to supper. At 9 came on board. So ends the 24 hours. Log [LONGITUDE] 24..30

Wednesday Nov [NOVEMBER] 24 With light winds and pleasant weather steering to the S. All sails set. Employed in ships duty fitting riggin [RIGGING]. The R [ROMAN] in company. Saw black fish.. Caught a [PORPOISE?]. At 2 PM spok [SPOKE] the Roman. The captai [CAPTAIN] come on board and stoped [STOPPED] to supper. At 9 went on board. Latter part the same. Steering S by E. So ends the 24 hours.

Ocean. E. Osborn Master, L. Tripp Agent

Thursday Nove [NOVEMBER] 25 With light winds and pleasant weather steering to the S.E. All sail set. Wind frome [FROM] the NE. The Roman in sight. Employed in fitting riggin [RIGGING]. Saw saw porpoises caught. Put out the Bow Boat. So ends. Latt [LATTITUDE] 7 .. 20 Long [LONGITUDE] 22 .. 24

Friday Nov [NOVEMBER] 26 With light winds and pleasant weather steering to the SW. All sail set. Employed in ships duty. Brok [BROKE] out the main hatchway for oars. The Ship R [ROMAN] in sight. Middle calm. Latter the same. So ends 24 hours. Latt [LATTITUDE] 7 .. 00 Long [LONGITUDE] 22 .. 10

Saturday Nov [NOVEMBER] 27 With light and calm weather steering to the SW. All sail set. Employed in fitting riggin [RIGGING]. Saw 2 sails. At 4 lowerd [LOWERED] the boats for practic [PRACTICE]. Saw [PORPOISES?]. Latter the same as above. Employed in ships duty. So ends. Latt [LATTITUDE] 7 .. 00 Long [LONGITUDE] 22 .. 00

M.L.S. Sunday Nov [NOVEMBER] 28 With light winds and pleasant weather steering to the S.W. Employed in ships duty. Middle part calm. Lowred [LOWERED] the boats for practic [PRACTICE]. One boat went on board the Bark Borden of Rotterdam from Batave bound to R [ROMAN?]. Latter light breeses [BREEZES]. So ends 24 hour. Latt [LATTITUDE] 6 .. 26 Long [LONGITUDE] 21 .. 50

Monday Nov [NOVEMBER] 29 With light breeses [BREEZES] and pleasant weather steering by the wind to the S.W. All sail set. Employ in ships duty. Saw 2 sails. Middle calm. Latter part wind from the N. Steering S by W [???]. So ends. Latt [LATTITUDE] No lattitude Long [LONGITUDE] Rainy

Tuesday Nov [NOVEMBER] 30 With light winds and pleasant weather steering by the wind to the S. W. All sail set. Saw black fish. Loward [LOWERED] but did not get any. Midall [MIDDLE] and latter light squalls and pleanty [PLENTY] of rain. So ends the 24 hours. Rainy No latitude [LATTITUDE]