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Revised Sep 17 2021

Flinders's Providence Logbook Dec 29, 1792

Remarks ♄ [Saturday] From St Helena to St Vincents

 1 pm: Fresh Breezes & Cloudy

 2 pm: Sailmakers repairing the Foresail

 4 pm: Ditto Weather People washing their Cloathes

 5 pm: Pumps worked as usual.

 8 pm: Ditto Weather

12 mid: Ditto Weather Assistant ahead

 4 am: Ditto Weather Made all possible Sail – the Assistant still ahead

 6 am: Morning Watch scrubbing their Hammocks – Saw a Man of War Bird

 8 am: Cloudy Weather with light drizling rain at Times at Times [sic]

10 am: Washed and cleaned the Gun, Orlop and Cockpit Decks – Fires in the Cockpit Stoves

11 am: People employed upon occasional Duty
Fresh Beef served to the Ships Company

12 noon: At Noon – Moderate Trade & Cloudy Weather
Assistant in Company abreast


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