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Revised Jun 29 2021

Bounty Logbook Oct 14, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Tuesday 14th. October 1788 Observations
14"NWBWNBE"Fresh Breezes and Cloudy Wr.
244"""In 1st. Reefs.
34
43NWBNNEBN66¾
537NWBWNBE At 5h..15′ Latd 28°..05′ So
Longd. T K = 222..30 Et
Acquila West of ☽ nearest
Limbs reduced to the same time
Obsd at 8h..30′
By Ramsdens B 223°..19′..33″ E
Troughtons  H 223..32..25
Ramsdens   C 223..33..13 
 Mean   223..28..24 E
TK: less than Obsd. = 58..24 
632"""Saw two Birds like what are generally called Sand Larks.
74NW½WNNE
845NWBWNBE67¾Fair Wr. and tolerably free of Clouds untill 9 Which enabled me to get a set of Observs. West of the ☽ but none to the Eastd.
946WNWNo
104
1136
1236WBNNBW68Tkd.
132EBNNBEA Good look out is always kept from the Mast Head but nothing like land could be seen.
233ENENo
333However I was not mistaken as to the Birds as they came repeatedly within 20 Yds of me.
43367¾
533Having now three Men Complaining of Rheumatism, and fearing it may be Symptoms of a Scorbutic Complaint, I Ordered their Salt Provisions to be Stopt & flour given in lieu, and served each ⅔ of a pint of the decoction of Essence of Malt.
635
734 At 19h..44′ Latd. 27°..47′ So
Longd. T: K = 222°..24′..52″ E
835EBNNBE68¼
91
2
6
WNW
No
104Fair Wr. and Cloudy. Exercised Small Arms & fired as Yesterday.
1146NWBW½WSaw a Tropic Bird, and some Fish.
1242""69Under all Sails by the Wind.
92Meridian. Altd.
OdotCenter
70°..34′
25939
26021
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K. 
No49°W5127°..42′So27°..45′So219°..10′E222°..14′E223°..08′Et

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