No person can form any idea of the
Awfully grandure & dismal appearance of
such a scene without the sight it is in
the midst of such scenes that I wonder
And marvel that men enough can be
found in the world to carry on the com-
merce of the Nations of the earth by sea
that can be hired to follow such a trade
pass through such exposures & suffer such
privations for the paltry sum of $10 or
$15 per month. we however through the
goodness of God And the strenght of a str[o]ng
oak ship passed through the scene withot
damage the dwind died away during the
night & the gale ceased & we were all preser
ved

February 14, 1846 ~ Saturday

14^th It is exceding cold we have A fair
wind run 10 nots an hour the wind again
arose to a gale in the night And we had a
dredful rough night we rocked and
pitched so bad it made us sick we
could not sleep & hardly keep in bed

February 15, 1846 ~ Sunday

15^th Sunday the cold is increasing & getting
into our cabins I have now been with
my feet wet boots daily soaked with
water 23 days without deing near any
fire And we are now dailly obliged to
go to bed to warm our feet this is
the coldest day we have had we
had a still night And we got a good nights
rest

No person can form any idea of the Awfully grandure & dismal appearance of such a scene without the sight it is in the midst of such seenes that I wonder And marvel that men enough can be found in the world to carry on the commerce of the Nations of the earth by sea that can be hired to follow such a trade pass through such exposures & suffer such privations for the paltry sum of $10 or $15 per month. we however through the goodness of God And the strenght of a strong oak ship passed through the scene withot damage the wind died away during the night & the gale ceased & we were all preser ved

February 14, 1846 ~ Saturday

14th It is exceding cold we have A fair wind run 10 nots an hour the wind again arose to a gale in the night And we had a dredful rough night we rocked and pitched so bad it made us sick we could not sleep & hardly keep in bed

February 15, 1846 ~ Sunday

15th Sunday the cold is increasing & gettg into our cabins I have now been with my feet wet boots daily soaked with water 23 days without deing near any fire And we are now dailly obliged to go to bed to warm our feet this is the coldest day we have had we had a still night And we got a good nights rest