23 – Rain’d hard last Night, Wind N.E. & Cloudy all this day, very cool ~ Went to Town, din’d at Mrs. Wests, Sally Bowly came over & staid all night.
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, September 20, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
Daily Archives: September 20, 2014
Sept. 20th
These 24 hours commences with fresh breeze, nothing in sight. At 7 PM squally.Middle part light winds, clear weather.
Long By Lunar 25..27
Latter part moderate Breezes and a heavy sea, nothing in sight.
Hands Employed at Sundry jobs.
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.