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Day in the Life

May 19, 1841

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May 19, 1841 ~ Wednesday

19^th I went on deck at 4 o-clock in the morning to seee
them go through we had head wind & had to beat thro
ugh which made it dangerous towe passed through the
hook, run into a fishing smack came near sinking her
with all on board we had a view of the horse shoe and
all the light houses as we passed along we saw 50
fishing smack waiting for bait we raised our flag
on the top of the mainmast having head wind we could
not run in we got within 4 miles of the quarentene grou
nd & cast anchor at 11 o-clock. A steem boat
came along side & took the papers containing

the latest news. The Editor Paid $45 dollars
for the steem boat to bring him down to the ship
to get the news we have been 29 days from Liver-
pool to our casting Anchor this morning, we raised
our Anchor in the afternoon & went in with the
tide on to the quarentene ground & again droped
our anchor the physician came on board searched
the passengers & found them well, But we shall
be quarrenteened untill tomorrow now is the time
we need much patience & long suffering in bearing
one with another in taking out our baggage going
through the Custom House & getting settled in
New York. the Captain went on shore at night