January 25, 1846 ~ Sunday

25 Sunday we have still head wind
And Are beating in the channel Elder
Stratton was sick last night. I Am
sick today but it works downward

January 26, 1846 ~ Monday

26^th At is stormy today, beating against
A strong head wind in the Irish chan-
nel do not gain any ownly hold our
own besides in danger orof being
wreked on shore we are all sea sick
in our state room. Mr Hastings is
A Gentleman And A peaceable man
Mr Cox his bedfellow was of A different
stamp He left our room & took up his
quarters with another man As he founnd
no gamblers or blacklegs oin our room
we were glad to get reid of him as
he was A quarrelson man

we had A terrible night gale of wind run
under Almost bare poles dangerous business
this I pray the Lord to give us a change
of wind soon

January 27, 1846 ~ Tuesday

27^th Still head wind we gain but
little I Am still vary sick it is distresing
to be confined as we are beating in a
narrow channel dangerous coast
head wind, And all sea sick we spent
A gloomy night

January 25, 1846 ~ Sunday

25 Sunday we have still & head wind And Are beating in the Channel Elder Stratton was sick last night, I Am sick today but it works downward

January 26, 1846 ~ Monday

26th At is stormy today, beating against A strong head wind in the Irish Channel do not gain any ownly hold our own besides in danger of being wreked on shore we are all sea sick in our state room. Mr Hastings is A Gentleman And A peaceable man Mr Cox his bedfellow was of A different Stamp He left our room & took up his quarters with another man As he found no gamblers or blacklegs in our room we were glad to get rid of him as he was A quarrelson man

we had A terrible night gale of wind run under Almost bare poles dangerous business this I pray the Lord to give us a change of wind soon

January 27, 1846 ~ Tuesday

27th Still head wind we gain but little I Am still vary sick it is distresing to be confined as we are beating in a narrow channel dangerous coast head wind, And all sea sick we spent A gloomy night