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Revised Jun 30 2021

Bounty Logbook May 26, 1789

HKFCoursesWindsRems: Tuesday 26th May 1789 : In the Bountys Launch.
15 WBSSSEFair Wr. with a Fresh Gale and Squally with Rain at times.
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55""Caught a Booby by hand, several flying about us almost lighting on our heads. I directed it to be killed for Supper when the blood was given to three of the most distressed for food. The body entrails beak & legs I divided into 18 peices and with a Small allowance of bread we made a chearfull supper.
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244Moon changed this morning.
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54Very fine Wr. which has encreased my peoples Spirits. Caught another Booby. Served 1/24 lb of Bread and a Jill of water for breakfast.
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74"SE
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94Tropic Gulls, Boobies Noddies and many peices of Trees passing some covered with Barnacles.
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1244""Fine Wr. Served 1/24 lb Bread and divided the Bird as in the Evening into 18 parcels.
112Meridn. Altd.
OdotCenter
55°..8′
2150
2262
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R. 
S85W11213°..41′S13°..37′S148°..07′ Et.

Journal

In the Evening we saw several Boobies, and flying so near to us that we caught one of them by hand. This Bird is as large as a good duck it has got its name from Seamen for Suffering itself to be caught on the masts and yards of Ships. They are generally in the neighbourhood of Land. I directed it to be killed for Supper and the blood was given to three of the most distressed for want of food. The body Entrails Beak and feet I divided into 18 shares and with an allowance of Bread which I made a merit of granting we made a good Supper.

In the morning we caught another Booby so that Providence seems to be releiving our wants in a very extraordinary manner. Towards noon we passed a great many peices of the branches of Trees, some of which appeared to have been a long time in the water. I got a good observation for the Latitude. Every person being overjoyed at the addition to our Dinner which I distributed as I had done in the Evening, giving the Blood to those who were the most in want of food. To make our Bread a little Savory we frequently dip it in Salt water, but for my part I always break it into Small peices and eat it in my allowance of water in a Cocoa nutt Shell with a Spoon taking care never to take but a peice at a time so that I am as long at dinner as at a more plentifull meal.


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