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Revised Jun 29 2021

Bounty Logbook Oct 20, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Monday 20th. October 1788 Observations
12"NWNEBN"Fair Wr. and Light Breezes. Many Fish about and some Tropic Birds.
214
314
4275½Ship pumped and Fresh Water put in as mentioned on the 18th At 4h..58′ Latd. 24°..07′ So
Longd. T:K = 221..15 E
Varian same time
A Compass 4°..58′ E
 Do. Turned 5..19
B Compass 5..04
 Do. Turned 6..02 
 Mean  5..19 E
523
623NWBWNNE
72"NW
81274¾Cloudy.
93
104The Doctors Intoxication has given me much trouble these last five days having been obliged to be attentive with much anxiety to the complaints of four Men who complain of the Rheumatism, with some difficulty I got a Sick list from him to day with only Jno[*] McIntosh in it under a Rheumatic complaint, the others he now seems to think nothing of but complyed with my wish to issue the decoction of Malt.
1134NEBN
12374
133
233
35NE
467ENE74
565Rain.
664
764EBN At 19h..25 Latd. 23°..25′..30″ S
Longd. T:K = 220..24  00 E
8773Fresh Trade and Rain. Got the Guns up and mounted them.
97NW½W
107Served Barley and Sugar for breakfast as before, and ordered Portable Soup for dinner for those Men who have the Rheumatism.
117
127673¾Strong Trade and Cloudy Wr. Fore Topmt Steering Sail and all Sails set.
103Meridian. Altd.
OdotCenter
77°..25′
26271
26374
 LatitudeLongitude 
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K.Bligh signature
N42°W9523°..03′So22°..56′So216°..48′Et219°..59′Et220°..53′Et
 

[† This page is signed by Wm Bligh as this is the last page of the first book.]

[* His name was actually Thomas.]



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