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Day in the Life

Jul 13, 1849

Journal Entry

July 13, 1849 ~ Friday

13th No wind we are all getting about discouraged we have now been
5 days confined in this Harbor I caught 2 skates the first
I ever saw. we beat out of the Harbor 3 times during the
night wind would die away & we would flote back again
into the Harbor so in the morning we found our selves in
the same place we started from. The Capt was discouraged
& went to bed. A light breeze arose & we labored hard & got
out we then got a breeze from the south west & left the
Harbor for good whare we had been confined for a week
we had a good run through the day & entered Macbias port
at 10 oclok at night 60 mils.

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Machias, Washington County, Maine
Mosquito Harbor, Hancock County, Maine

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I should feel more like fasting & praying on the 4th of July than making a display of Celebration untill the Latter Day saints and all people could have the privilege of worshiping God according to the dictates of their own conscience
~ Wilford Woodruff

Jul 13, 1849