terminated in a gale in the evening from
the West & North west
~ Tuesday
17th We had a stormy disagreeable day A
number of us was feeble especially Sister Clark was sinking had kept but little on her
stomach since she had been on board we united
in Prayer in her behalf all lade hands upon
her & rebuked her complaint & she began to
amend from that hour.
~ Wednesday
18th A stormy day wind shifted a number
of times had some snow
~ Thursday
19th had west wind stood before it & traveld
fast. All of us are righting up & getting better
~ Friday
20th Still stormy fair westerly winds sail well
~ Saturday
21st Saturday A fair strong westerly wind
with some rain. Some are a little sea sick
~ Sunday
221 [22]nd Sunday cloudy we have had but little
sun since we set sail. A calm during a part
of the day, in the evening the wind arose to
a gale which blew strong most of the night
~ Monday
23rd Fair wind & weather I was sick &
vomited I had more sickness during this
voyage than ever before crossing the Ocean
~ Tuesday
24th Fair light breez sail 7 not we are 3 hours
40 muinutes from N Y 360 miles from Cape Clear
700 miles from Liverpool
25th
terminated in a gale in the evening from
the West & North west
~ Tuesday
17th We had a stormy disagreeable day A
number of us was feeble especially sister
Clark was sinking had kept but little on her
stomach since she had been on board we united
in Prayer in her behalf all lade hands upon
her & rebuked her complaint & she began to
amend from that hour.
~ Wednesday
18th A stormy day wind shifted a number
of times had some snow
~ Thursday
19th had west wind stood before it & traveld
fast. All of us are righting up & getting better
~ Friday
20th Still stormy fair westerly winds sail well
~ Saturday
21st Saturday A fair strong westerly wind
with some rain. Some are a little sea sick
~ Sunday
21 22d Sunday cloudy we have had but little
sun since we set sail. A calm during a part
of the day, in the evening the wind arose to
a gale which blew strong most of the night
~ Monday
23d Fair wind & weather I was sick &
vomited I had more sickness during this
voyage than ever before crossing the Ocean
~ Tuesday
24th Fair light breez sail 7 not we are 3 hours
40 minutes from NY 360 miles from Cape Clear
700 miles from Liverpool
"Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)," December 16, 1844 - December 24, 1844, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 30, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Qrl