Kathleen (Bark) of New Bedford, 1857-1858, KWM_493

Mon 18 to day quite pleasant with strong winds John and I have washed and since then I have cut and made a pare of knee britches for the band

Tues 19 to day strong winds and cloudy I have ben makeing to day a pare of man of war pants for the band They are bound the forles and top with black and stiched with black white and read

Wens 20 this day strong winds but quite pleasant I have ben makeing another pare of man of war pants raised two sail but did not get very clost to them

Thur 21 this day very pleasant with strong winds raised a sail this morning early it proved to be an English schooner exchanged signals with her and past on

Frid 22 this morning at day light raised the land it was cape [hun?] stocked ship and stood of agane with the wing blowing a gale past a large ship this afternoon stand the same way we ware

Sat 23 this day has ben cloudy and strong winds

Sund 24 this day very pleasant

Mon 25 three sail in sight

31 Tues 26 This day quite pleasant the three sail in sight prooved to be the Lap Wing Eagle and Permealia all of New Bedford the Lap Wing was boiling a spirm whale the Permealia was also cuting in a large spurm whale the Permealia wants but one whale more to fill John and George went on bord the Permealia and Capt Cogshall sent me a lot of peanuts, Capt Shocknelle of the Eagle came on bord of us and spent the afternoon and evening

Wens 27 This day was pleasent with strong winds we have three sail in right all three are gammin together one is the Lap Wing the other two we cant tel

Thurs 28 quite pleasant five ships in sight Capt Stuard of the cliper ship Swallow Swallow has spent the afternoon and evening with us he is bound into port with us in a fiew days he has given G F a munkey but we have not got it on bord yet

Frid 29 to day strong winds thick squarley and some rain we have five ships in sight the Iowa and Oriole of Fair

32 Haven have boath spoken us to day Capt Mickel of the [-] O came on bord and spent the after noon he is bound in to Vas to morrow he says he will let Mrs Harison know that I am hear and have her down to the citey when I get in she has ben on shore boarding one year but expects the ship in in a fiew days and she will go the next cruse, she boards about five mile from the citey thare is a lot of ships hear all bound in in the corse of next weak

Sat 30 This day strong winds I have finished to day that largest wosted patern I have worked it on hair clorth for the back of a large chare the one with seven roses

Sunday 31 I expected yesterday at noon to be in Vass this morning in time to go to chirch but the wind breazed up and blew a gale so John thought he would wate it still blowes a gale but we are bound in now the land is in sight and we expect to be in tomorrow sometime, the Ship Swallow of NB Capt Stuart is in comperny with

33 us bound in two, Capt Stuard is brother to the Capt Stuard that you have hurd uncle Cranston speak of John told our stuard this morning he should discharge him hear and ship another in his place he is two durty

Feb 1858 Mond 1 well we are almost in to the ancorag at Vass but it is almost calm we have not come more than fifteen miles to day and John says we shant get up in time to go on shore to night, the ship Swalow is along side so near we can talk to them, and thare is another ship behind us but I dont know who he is, I suppose you are shivering over the fire to day. while we are rosting it is so hot we can scarcely breath in the shade, so I dont know what we shall do on shore, John wants me to stay hear while he makes a cruse and see if I am not better but I cant make up my minde to yet

Tues 2 well at last I am at Vass and it is nothing very alarming eather I wish I could give you a correct description of

34 Feb 10 Tusd it is nothing but sand with a fiew huts called hoses, we came on shore last tuesday and wensday we went to see Mrs Haresan she is very well and has a fine boy, but I will not wright much now for I am going to write by mail and you will get that first with all the perticulars but as Capt Cook expects to leave for home soon I thought I would send this with him if you should see him he can tel you how I am geting along I am as well as useal George D and George F are very well John has ben quite unwell for several days but I think he is better to day, I expect now to see Capt Cook agane before he sailes but I will give this to him now for fear I may not, I have almost as much attension as the the Preasident could have from the ladies and gentlemen and ladies to pleas give my love to all my friends if I eney but I begin to think I have none, I expected to find letters for me hear but I did not thare was letters for the ship but none for me, I have not hurd from