25 – Weather still fine – Went to Town, din’d at Mrs. Wests
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, October 25, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
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October 25th
First part commences fresh gales and squally. At 2 PM saw a Schooner bearing NW, steering to the Westward.Middle part more moderate with a heavy sea.
Latter part moderate and clear & cold. At 8 AM sent down the old Fore Topsail yard. At 10 got a new one aloft and set the sail.
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.