on July 29th
The first part of these 24 hours commences with fresh Breezes from the Westward and Foggy weather. at 8 PM finished the Mainsail and set him, Took in sail. At 8 AM set the studdingsails. At 11 AM saw a large Island of Ice, immediately took in the Studdingsails, as it grew foggy. People employed in duty about the Rigging. No observations this day.

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

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