29th June
First part of these 24 hours clear weather and pleasant Breezes at 5 PM called all hands to quarters to Exercise.

At 8 PM closed reefed the Fore Topsail

Middle part cloudy with light rains. At 4 AM moderate and clear. Set the reefs out of the Fore Topsail. At 9 AM set the Fore and Main Top gallan sails. People employed at ships duty.

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

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