18 – Went to Town – My company was Muster’d & inspected this smorning at 7 O’Clock -Breakfasted at Mrs. Wests, din’d at Mrs. Campbells
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, October 18, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
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October 18th
This 24 hours commences moderate winds and hazy weather. Nothing in sight.Middle part fresh Breezes & rains. At 10 AM strong gales, with rain sent down Top Gallen yard & took in the Fore Topsail—Latter part same. Nothing in sight.
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.