February 21, 1846 ~ Saturday

Feb 21^st We had quite A comfortable still
night last night wind has changed to
the south west And we have a smooth
sea we took ship at 6 oclock this morning
on the Nothern which enables us to run
nearly our course for the hard N western
gales has blown us south of the gulf stream
nearly opposite the Bermuda Island but
we are now again running towards N York
about 10 not an hour. My stomach is
much out of order constant risings of
the stomach causes me to spit so much
that it is vary injurious to my health
wind turned against us again in the
afternoon it again blew a gale in the evening
& nearly all sail was taken in And
we had another rough night we
gain but little if any on our journey
we are sumthing as at the beginning
tosting about against head winds
without making head way

February 22, 1846 ~ Sunday

22nd Sunday A child about 10 years
of Age A Daughter of of Mr
Brown died on board last night And
it is expected the corps will be
buried in the sea this Afternoon
the sea is rough this morning
we have A Northerly wind we
cannot run within several points
of our course

At half past 11 oclok the corps was put
in a wooden box similar to A coffin
boared with holes to fill with water

February 21, 1846 ~ Saturday

Feb 21st We had quite A comfortable still night last night wind has changed to the South West And we have a smooth sea we tack ship at 6 oclock this morning on the Northern which enables us to run nearly our course for the hard N western gales has blown us south of the gulf stream nearly opposite the Bermuda Island but we are now again running towards N York about 10 not an hour. My stomach is much out of order constant risings of the stomach causes me to spit so much that it is vary injurious to my health wind turned against us again in the afternoon it again blew a gale in the evening & nearly all sail was taken in And we had an other rough night we gain but little if any on our journey we are sumthing as at the beginning testing about against head winds without making head way

February 22, 1846 ~ Sunday

22nd [FIGURE] Sunday A child about 10 years of Age A Daughter of of Mr Brown died on board last night And it is expected the corps will be buried in the sea this Afternoon the sea is rough this morning we have A Northerly wind we cannot run within several points of our course

At half past 11 oclok the corps was put in a wooden box similar to A coffin boared with holes to fill with water