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Day in the Life

May 7, 1841

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May 07, 1841 ~ Friday

7^th Wind S. W. head wind it is still vary foggy we
are in Lattitude 542 Long 55 making 3 hours 28 min
from making 945 miles still to sail to
810 geographical miles. A vary hard storm
arose in the evening from the S. W. the sails were
taken in the Heavens gatherd blackness, the sea rolled
into mountains, & the Captain looked wild, in the
midst of this their was a fight between the cook &
the Irish, which was stoped by the first mate

who interfered we had the roughest night at
sea which we have seen since we have been on
the voyage the spars & other things were afloat on
the main deck