Sept. 30th
First part of these 24 hours commences with light air and squally. Watch employed repairing sails and rigging.Middle part moderate Breezes and cloudy Weather.
Latter part fresh Breezes from the SW. All sail set to the best advantage. Watch employed at ships’ duty.
Brought up (Ed.: Lunar Symbol [longitude]) 36..18 W.
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.
Sept. 29th
These 24 hours commences with fresh gales, and squally. The watch employed in fitting the Fore Rigging. At 4 PM wove ship head. as p. Log—at 5 PM made sail.Middle part light breezes and clear.
Latter part light winds and cloudy. Nothing in sight. Watch employed at ships’ duty.
(Ed.: Lunar Symbol [longitude]) 34..26 W.
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.
Sept. 28th
These 24 hours commences with fresh Breezes and cloudy Weather. At 1 PM saw a Schooner Standing to the Eastward. At 2:40 min. tacked ship, and made all sail in chase. At 4 PM came on so foggy lost sight of the Sch. At 8 gave up the chase.Middle part very thick fog and light winds.
Latter part fresh Breezes from the SW, at 11 carried away two of Fore through in the wake of the Catharpins. Looner Brought up 33..51 West.
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.
30 – Cloudy morning but fine day – Anne Peters rode with me to Town in the Gig & remain’d there ~ Din’d at Mrs. Wests
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, September 27, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
Sept. 27th
These 24 hours commences with moderate Breezes and a heavy swell. Nothing in sight.Middle part light air and Calm.
Latter part fresh Breezes from the SSW. Nothing in sight at 11 came on a thick, misty rain. Variable weather.
Brought up 32..02 W
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.
29 – Very fine day – Went to Town, din’d at Mrs. Wests – Miss Sterett walk’d out and staid all Night –
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, September 26, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
Sept. 26th
The first part of these 24 hours commences, heavy Gales, and a tremendous sea, still laying too. At 7 PM more moderate, made more sail.Middle part, fresh Gales, and squally. With a heavy sea.
Latter part more moderate. Made sail accordingly; still continuing, cloudy and a heavy swell.
Looner Brought up 30..7
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.
28 – Fine day & warm Wind S – Went to Town, & at 12 O’Clock rode to Epsom with Mr. Allen to Dinner, return’d in the evening –
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, September 25, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.