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Revised Jun 29 2021

Bounty Logbook Oct 11, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Saturday 11th. October 1788 Observations
134NBWWBN"Light Breezes and Rainy Wr.
24"NNWWSW
342NWBNSSE
442""59¼Committed the Body of Jas. Valentine to the deep with all the decency in our Power.
552
65
76
864""59About 80 or 100 leags. to the Eastd. of us lie some Islds. said to be discovered by the Spaniards in 1773, but those Accounts being so uncertain I do not think myself at liberty to go out of my Way to look for them.
96
1062
1166"SE
1263"59
15
25
356
453""59Set Steering Sails on both Sides.
556
656
762
866"ESE60⅓Fair Wr. Served Portable Soup as usual. Sweet Wort at 11 oClock. Cleaned below. Exercised Small Arms. Sailmakers repairing Sails. At 20h.. 1′ Latd. 32°.. 8′ So
Longd. T:K = 226:43 E
97
1066
1164SE
126""60½Fair Wr. Swell from the Southd No Birds. Top Gt. Steering Sails and all Sails set. Being now upon Captn. Cooks Track of 1773 I steered more to the Westwd. Islds. said to be discovered by the Spaniards about 80 leags. East of us.
136Meridian. Altd.
OdotCenter
65°..21′30″
25522
25658
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K. 
NNW½W13831°..47′So31°..49′So.223°..41′Et226°..30′Et226°..47′E

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