find a doubt with any one in the
Neighborhood onf the correctness of this
statement. He pressed her hand several
times & recieved A light pressure in return
the family had tried to keep it from
being know abroad as much as possible
her fingers nails have come off 3 times
during the eight years but are at the
present time are perfect many of the
first Physicians in Bath have visited
her some have spent three or four adays
at a time with her they have desired
to have her removed to the Hospital but
her parents will not Admit of it
In the afternoon we had a calm with
quite moderate weather untill 6 oclok
when A heavy squall suddingly struck
us with 3 ^top^ gallant sails set evry exherti
on was made by the whole crew to get
the sail in as spedily as possible the
gale increased for about one hour
when it blew a Hurrycane but they
saved all their sail but one gib
which tore to atoms & blew away
it was considerd the heaviest wind
we have had on the voyage it imme-
diately raised A high sea sea & we
had an exceding rough night pitching
tumbling rooling & rocking untill I
was sore tumbling in bed And trying
to hold myself in It turned vary
cold so that A person would be chilled
through in a few moments on deck
find a doubt with any one in the
Neighborhood of the correctness of this
statement. He pressed her hand several
times & recieved A light pressure in return
the family had tried to keep it from
being know abroad as much as possible
her fingers nails have come off 3 times
during the eight years but are at the
present time are perfect many of the
first Physicians in Bath have visited
her some have spent three or four days
at a time with her they have desired
to have her removed to the Hospital but
her parents will not Admit of it
In the afternoon we had a calm with
quite moderate weather untill 6 oclok
when a heavy squall suddingly struck
us with 3 top gallant sails set evry exherti
on was made by the whole crew to get
the sail in as spedily as possible the
gale increased for about one hour
when it blew a Hurrycane but they
saved all their sail but one gib
which tore to atoms & blew away
it was considered the heaviest wind
we have had on the voyage it immediately raised a high sea & we
had an exeeding rough night pitching
tumbling rooling & Rocking untill I
was sore tumbling in bed and trying
to hold myself in It turned vary
cold so that a person would be chilled
through in a few moments on deck
"Journal (January 1, 1845 – December 31, 1846)," February 16, 1846, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 12, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/zpxr