Monkfish, Nurshfish, sunfish, swordfish
Thrasher, Cat, Scuppog, Tootog, Eye fish, Cunner,
Ling, Eels, also Lobsters, Clams, Scollop Mussels
Wincles, and porposes & seal &c &c
Thus I have a brief account of Vinal Haven
It was quite dark when we landed upon the
shore shore at 2 oclock on the morning of the 20 of
August ^without a farthing in money^. We made our way over the rocks & beaches
the best we could untillw untill we found a home
we landed without a farthing in money we rap[p]ed
at the door a woman put her head out of the
window and asked who was there & what we wanted I
told her we were two strangers and wanted a bed
to lie down untill morning, she let us in ang gave
us a bed and we slept untill quite late in
the morning it being sunday when we arose and
took breakfast it was nearly noon I asked
her what she charged us for our entertainment
She said we were welcome, I then asked her if
there was any religion or Minister or Church on the
Island she informed me there was a Baptist Minister
by the name of Newton who had a congregation and

Monkfish, Nurshfish, sunfish, swordfish Thrasher, Cat, Scuppog, Tootog, Eye fish, Cunner, Ling, Eels, also Lobsters, Clams, Scollop Mussels Wincles, and porposes & seal &c &c Thus I have a brief account of Vinal Haven It was quite dark when we landed upon the shore at 2 oclock on the morning of the 20 of August without a farthing in money. We made our way over the rocks & beaches the best we could untill we found a home we rapped at the door a woman put her head out of the window and asked who was there & what we wanted I told her we were two strangers and wanted a bed to lie down untill morning, she let us in ang gave us a bed and we slept untill quite late in the morning it being sunday when we arose and took breakfast it was nearly noon I asked her what she charged us for our entertainment She said we were welcome, I then asked her if there was any religion or Minister or Church on the Island she informed me there was a Baptist Minister by the name of Newton who had a congregation and