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Ship Ann Maria from Valparaiso towards San Francisco - Commanded by L. F. Doty Esq [[6 Columned Table]] | Hours | K - | H.S. | Courses | Winds | Monday Decr. 20 1850 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | | N.W. | N.N.E. | | | 2 | 3 | | | | Begins moderate | | 3 | 3 | 1 | Various | | & Foggy - | | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | 4 | | | | At 8 P.M. in Fore and | | 8 | 3 | | | | Mn Top Gall sails - | | 9 | 3 | | | | | | 10 | 3 | | | | | | 11 | 3 | | | | | | 12 | 3 | | | | Morning pleasant set the | | 1 | 3 | | | | same - | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | 3 | | | | Ends thick and Cloudy | | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 8. | 3 | | | | | | 9 | 3 | | | | No observation of | | 10 | 3 | | | | the sun this day - | | 11 | 3 | | | | | | 12 | 3 | | | | Lat by [[sun]] R. 28.44 N | - 44 Days out - [[6 Columned Table]] | Hours - | K | H.S. | Courses | Winds | Tuesday December 30 1850 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | | N.N.W. | N.E. | Commences as moderate breeze - | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | 3 | | | | Through the night the | | 9 | 3 | | | | same - | | 10 | 3 | | | | | | 11 | 3 | | | | | | 12 | 3 | | | | At 8 A.M. Spoke the ship | | 1 | 3 | | | | Pioneer of Baltimore 4 | | 2 | 3 | | | | days gng from San Fran- | | 3 | 3 | | | | cisco - for China - | | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | 3 | | | | - Ends moderate - | | 8 | 3 | | | | | | 9 | 3 | | | | | | 10 | 3 | | E. by S. | N.E. by N. | Lat by Obs. 27.52 N | | 11 | 3 | | | | | | 12 | 3 | | | | - 45 Days out - |
Transcription Notes:
Top "Gall" sails - is the square-rigged sail or sails immediately above the topsail or topsails. It is also known as a gallant or garrant sail.
9/4 - all done -formatted tables per SI instructions, please read how to transcribe these tables - 6 columns, not 9, don't count column unless header and/or row entry
line 11 at bottom of first page "D.R." = dead reckoning
3rd column "H.S." = hours sailed