9th- Warm, went to Town, din’d at Mr. S. Steretts ~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, September 8, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
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Sept. 8th
These 24 hours commences with light breezes and moderate Weather. Several sail in sight. At 7 PM spoke a Swedish Brig from Stockholm, bound to Alacant. Cargo Straw and hemp, at 9 AM spoke a Russian Galliot from St. Petersburg, bound to Maderia, cargo, wheat. A Brig in sight made all sail in chase. Longitude by Looner 9.57.30 [?]
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.