22 – Cloudy disagreeable day, Wind S.E. – Went to Town, din’d at Mrs. Wests & return’d Home in the evening –
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, September 19, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
Daily Archives: September 19, 2014
Sept. 19th
The first part of these 24 hours commences with fresh breezes. Nothing in sight, at 8 PM squally, with light rains.Middle part same, took in & made sail as occasion required.
Latter part moderate and clear. Nothing in sight.
Long. By Looner 25..00
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.