24 – Fine day – Went to Town, din’ed at Mrs. Wests –
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, October 24, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
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October 24th
First part fresh Breezes and squally. At 4 PM set the Foresail with three reefs in it at 7 PM heavy gales and a heavy sea.Middle part heavy gales and rainy weather.
Latter part more moderate. At 8 AM made sail head. as p. Log. Nothing in sight.
No observations this day.
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.