Revised Jun 7 2021
Saturday, Feb. 23, 1788
1:00 pm Fresh Breezes and fair open Cloudy Weather. Unbent the Driver and bent a Mizen
4:00 pm Looking Squally and unsettled. In 1st Reefs.
5:00 pm Employed an half hour at the Pumps as usual. Squally & Rain.
7:00 pm [Winds: Calm] & Rain
Sunday, Feb. 24, 1788
12:00 am These last 4 hours continual Small Rain
4:00 am Squally and Rain
6:00 am [Winds: Calm] and Hard Rain filled nearly a Ton of Water
9:00 am Light Airs up all wet Cloaths and every thing from below & washed & dryed Ship. Caught a Shark.
12:00 pm Fair Weather and Cloudy Swell from the Northward.
Remarks at Noon: Thermometer in Air 79½°