Whaling Log of the Ship Franklin, 1847-1850

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Lat 60.08 Tuesday The 28th of Dec. 1867 These 24 hours commences with fresh brezes from N West latter part light brezes from N East saw two ships to the leward

Lat 39.25 Wednesday the 29th of Dec These 24 hours commences with light pleasant brezes from North East a sail in sight

Lat 40.00 34.32 Cr 34.16 Lun Thursday the 30th of Dec These 24 hours commences with pleasant brezes from the East was on the watch imployed in ships duty

Lat br 41.15 36.49 Cr 36. 54 Lu Friday the 31st of Dec These 24 hours commences with pleasant brezes from the East latter part fresh brezes and Clouday

Lat br 42.00 Lays 39.09 163 days out Saturday the 1st of Jan 1848 These 24 hours commences with fresh brezes from North East and rainy at 9 AM spoke the ship Corinthian of New London State master bound to desolation. Spoke ship Florida of New Bedford Gray master with 600 sperm 1000 whales 16 months out

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Lat 42,, 31 Long 42,, 29

Sunday the 2nd of Jan 1848 These 24 hours commences with foggy and rainy at 8. The fresh gale from West [illegible] part fresh brezes Sot all sail.

Cut live with the spade Lat 45" 35 Long 49"49

Friday the 7th of Jan 1848. These 24 hours commences with fresh brezes and some squally. Saw a large number of whale and chased a great many. They were very wild. We fastened to one and darted the spade through its flukes and the spade cut off the line. Saw the Julius Cezear of New London get two. They have now 11 whale.

Lat 45" 10 Long 50" 08

Saturday the 8th of Jan. These 24 hours commences with fresh brezes from West North West and then North N. West. Saw severel whales and chased them several times. Saw 4 ships.

Lat 45" 35 Long 49" 57

Sunday the 9th of Jan. These 24 hours commences with fresh brezes from North. Saw severel whales and chased them. One ship in sight.

Lat 45"32 Long 49"50 172 days out

Monday the 10th of Jan. These 24 hours commences with moderate brezes. Saw severel whale and chased a number of them. Struck one and killed it and cut it in. [Broke the bay.?] Berth of Greenport. [Weeks?] master 28 months out with 2100 bls of oil.

Tuesday the 11 of Jan 1848 These 24 hours commences with what weather saw several whale and chased them they were very wild two sails in sight the watch [?] in [?] Wednesday the 12th of Jan These 24 hours commences with moderate [?] saw severel whale and chased them latter part finished laying Thursday and 13th of Jan These 24 hours commences with fresh frezes saw severel whale and cased themsaw the ship Juluis Ceacar Chasing whale Friday and 14th of Jan 1848 These 24 hours commences with thick rainy weather batter past foggy at times and no rain the wind frezes in to a [?] gale all hands inployed in braking out in the main hole on the starbard side aft and stowed down [?[ of oil saw severel whale Saturday the 15th of Jan 1848 These 24 hours commencedwith fresh frezes middle [?] moderate breze batten part light brezez and a peanut saw whale and chased them

Lat 45,, 14 Long 49,, 40 Sunday the 16th of Jan These 24 hours commences with pleasant breze saw whale and fastened to one and killed it and put it in the latter part foggy

Lat 45,, 20 Long 50,, 02 Monday the 17th of Jan These 24 hours commences with thick weather at 8 am the bark Delta lapsed us at 10 Am we lapsed the Julius Caesar a bating a whale // fresh gale and rainy at times at 12 look inside

Lat 45,, 10 Long 49,, 40 Tuesday the 18th of Jan These 24 hours commences with thick rainy weather finished trying

Stowed down 85 off in the main hide on the lab side a ft

Lat 45, 02 Lang 49,, 27 Wednesday the 18th of Jan These 24 hours commences with thick rainy weather latter first the coined backer to the soreth West and off all hands employed in growing down oil in the main hole on the larbaid side aft spoke the bark leander of mistic with 2 whale and Julius Caesar with 900 bls latter fiars fresh breeze Thursday the 20 commences with fresh breze and thick weather