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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