10th – Continues warm ~ Went to Town, din’d at Mrs. Wests
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, September 9, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
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Sept. 9th
The first part of these 24 hours commences with moderate Breezes and pleasant weather. At 1 PM boarded a Prussian Brig from Dantzig bound to Oporto. Cargo Staves.
Middle part light Breezes and moderate weather.
Latter Part same; watch Employed at sundry Jobs.
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.