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Ship "Ann Maria" from New York towards [[9 columned table]] | Hours | K | HK | Courses | Winds | [[?]] | | | Remarks Saturday June 22nd| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 1 | 2 | | E.S.E | S.W.| [[?]] | | | Commences with light airs and hazy weather | | 2 2 | 2 | | | | [[?]] | | | | | 3 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 4 4 | 2 | | | | | | | Got the anchors on the bow | | 5 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 6 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 7 7 | 2 | | | | | | | At 11 P.M. Tacked to the East ward | | 8 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 9 9 | 2 | | | | | <-Two days out-> [[note 1]] | | | | 10 10 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 11 11 | 3 | | S.S.E | Bafling | | | | Through the night moderate | | 12 | 3 | | W | | | | | | | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | Morning gentle breeses and foggy | | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 8 | 4| | | | | | | | | 9 | 4| | | | | | | Ends with a fine breese & thick weather | | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 12 | 4 | | | | | | | Latitude by Obs. 39.55 N. | Valparaiso - Commanded by Levi F. Doty — [[9 columned table]] | Hours | K | H.K. | Courses | Winds | | | | Remarks Sunday June 23d 1850 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 1 | 4 | | S.S.W. | S.E. | 17d | | | Commences with fine breese and thick weather | | 2 2 | 4 | | | | 107 | | | | | 3 3 | 4 | | | 123 | | | | | | 4 4 | 4 | | | | 107 | | | | | 5 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 6 6 | 3 | | | | | | | At 9 A.M. Tacked to the East ward | | 7 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 8 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 9 9 | 3 | | E.N.E | | | <-Three days out-> [[note 2]] | | | | 10 10 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 11 11 | 3 | | | | | | | Midnight fresh breese and cloudy | | 12 12 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 1 [[strikethrough]]13[[/strikethrough]]1 | 5 | | E by N. | S.E. by S. | | | | | | 2 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 3 3 | 6 | | | | | | | At 10 A.M. Set Fore top mast & Main Topgale studsails | | 4 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 5 | 6 | 1 | East | S.S.E. | | | | | | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | 7 | 6 | 1 | E. by S. | South | | | | Ends with a strong breese and rainy | | 8 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | 9 | 7| | | | | | | | | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 11 | 8 | | | S.W. | | | | No Obs this day | | 12 | 8 | | | | | | | |
Transcription Notes:
[[note 1: "<-Two days out->" - written sideways - column 7 - starting at the first "9" through to the second "9" - is telling you this chart page is the 2nd day.]]
[[note 2: "<-Three days out->" - column 7, second page, noting this is the third day of travel, encompasses all twenty-four hours.]]
-From Merriam-Webster, a 'baffling wind' is: 'a light wind that frequently shifts from one point to another'
"K" - knots
[[?]] - is this a scientific symbol? -
-"studsail" or called "stunsail" - is an extra sail on a square rigged vessel for use in light winds.