31 – My Corps was Inspected this morning with the 3rd Brigade & afterwards drill’d Din’d at S. Steretts ~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, August 31, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
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August 31st
The first part of these 24 hours commences with moderate Breezes and pleasant weather. Going under easy sail.Middle part calm. Took in all sail.
Latter part same. Watch employed repairing sails Rigging [?]
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.