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Revised Aug 29 2021

Bond's Providence Logbook Sep 18, 1791

Remarks &c Sunday 18th September 1791

 1 pm: Light airs and cloudy with several hard claps of Thunder

 4 pm: Rainy weather

 5 pm: In 1st reef Top Sails

 7 pm: Brodies stoves kept in during the Afternoon in the cockpits – the Galley fire in all night

 2 am: A fine breeze and fair weather made sail.

 4 am: Breeze increasing

 5 am: Out all reefs and set Studding sails.

 8 am: The Decks cleaned and the stoves lighted in the cockpits – Collected 6 Puncheons of rain water this forenoon – Thunder in ye NW. Dark unsettled weather with very heavy rain – People catching water from ye Awnings.

11 am: Made and shortened sail occasionally.

12 noon: At Noon a breeze from the West. Fore Top Mast and Top Gallant Studding sails set – Assistant in company.
   No Observation


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