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Revised Jun 29 2021

Bounty Logbook Oct 19, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Sunday 19th. October 1788 Observations
124NWBNWBS"Fair Wr. and Cloudy. Calm all the latter part Rain in the Middle.
224
33John Mills & Wm. Brown refusing to dance this evening. I ordered their Grog to be Stopt with a promise of further punishment on a Second Refusal. I have always directed the Evenings from 5 to 8 oClock to be spent in dancing, & that every Man should be Obliged to dance as I considered it conducive to their Health.
423""74½
523NWWSW
632
73
832NNWWest73¼
914Wm. Brown complaining of some Rheumatic Complaints which he has had these three Weeks past, the Doctor insists upon it that it is Scurvy. But I can discover no Symptoms to lead me to be apprehensive of it.
1016
112
124NWWSW73½
13
22 The decoction of Essence of Malt is continued to be Issued to all who complain of the Rheumatism and I have Ordered the Doctor to issue it himself.
3"}NW to NE
Calm
4"73
5"  
6"North
7"
8"74Mustered all hands & saw them clean and I think I never saw a more healthy set of Men and so decent looking in my life. At 20h..18′ Latd. 24°..15′ S
Longd. T: K = 221..25 E
9"
10"Head round
Performed Divine Service.
11"  
121NW77¼Light Airs. Albecores & Bonettoes, saw a Tropic Bird.
38Meridian. Altd.
OdotCenter
75°..53′
26233
26271
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K. 
N14°W4424°..13′..30″So24°..13′So217°..58′E221°..23′E222°..17′Et

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