September 2
The first part of these 24 hours commences with light airs & clear weather. The watch employed at repairing sails, at 7 PM Jibbed away, head. as p. log…

Middle part light Breezes and moderate.

Latter part, the same as before. At 6 AM saw a sail on our weather Beam, made sail in chase & cleared ship for action.

From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.