Log Book of the Ship Daniel Webster, 1833-1834, 1837-1838

Ship Daniel Webster of Sag Harbour [HARBOR]

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Friday Feb [FEBRUARY] 7th 1834 The first part of thes[E] 24 hours we have light winds and pleasant weather from the SE. Steering ENE on the wind. Midd [MIDDLE] the same. Latter part a light from the South. At 12 AM tacked ship heading SW by W on the wind. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 3°=37 South Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 111°-38 W

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Saturday Feb [FEBRUARY 8 The first part of these 24 hours we have light winds from the South. Steering SW by W on the wind. Middle part light winds. Caried [CARRIED] all sail. Latter part the wind breeze up from the ESE. Steering South. Hands imployed [EMPLOYED] in various jobs. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 4°=14 South Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 112°-25 West

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Sunday Febuary [FEBRUARY] 9th 18 The first part of thes[E] 24 hours we light winds and pleasant. Steering S 1/2 W. At 12 PM tacked ship to the ENE. Latter part tacked to the Southard [SOUTHWARD] and Eastard [EASTWARD]. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 4°=53 Sou [SOUTH] Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 113°=07 W

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Monday Febuary [FEBRUARY] 10th 1834 Through thes[E] 24 hours we have light winds and pleasant. Middle part steering ENE. Latter part steering NW. Hands imployed [EMPLOYED] in braking [BREAKING] out in the stearing [STEERING?] hole [HOLD] after molases [MOLASSES]. Latitude 6°=08 Long [LONGITUDE] 113°=37 West

Bound on a Whaleing [WHALING] voyage in the Pacif [PACIFIC]

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Tuesday Feb. [FEBRUARY] 11th 1834 These 24 hours begins with fine and pleasant weather. Wind SE. Steering NW. Middle part pleasant. At 1/2 past 6 PM took in light sails as yousial [USUAL]. Latter part maid [MADE] all sail again. Steering NW. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 4°=49 Sou [SOUTH] Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 115°=26

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Wednesday Feb, [FEBRUARY] 12 The first part of these 24 hours we have light winds and pleasant from the SE. Steering NW. Middle part maid [MADE] all sail. Latter part fine and pleasant. Imployed [EMPLOYED] in seting [SETTING] up the headstays and cold [COAL?] taring [TARRING] the chains. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 3°=21 South Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 117°-16 W

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Thursday Feb. [FEBRUARY] 15 The first part of these 24 hours we have light winds from the ESE. Steering NW. At 7 PM took in light sails and halled [HAULED] her up NE. On the W saw a number of[?] finbacks. At 12 PM wore to the South and Westard [WESTWARD]. Latter part maid [MADE] all sail again. Steering NW. Nothing more worth of remark. At 2 PM got a luner [LUNAR] obs vation [OBSERVATION]. Maid [MADE] the longitude by Luner [LUNAR] 118°=43 Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 118°=45 Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 2°=50 South

Ship Daniel Webster of Sag Harbour [HARBOR]

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Friday Febuary [FEBRUARY] 14th 183[4] The first part pleasant gales and clea [CLEAR] weather. Steering NW with squear [SQUARE] yards. Middle part thick. Had a squall of rain. Latter part thick hazy weather. Steering NW. At 2 PM got a luner [LUNAR] obs vation [OBSERVATION]. Maid [MADE] the Longitude 118°= 50 1/2. Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 120° 5 Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 2°=20. L [LONGITUDE] 120°=07 West

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Saturday Feb [FEBRUARY] 15th The first part of these 24 hours we have thick and hazy with a light wind from the ENE. Steering NW. Middle the same. Latter part spok [SPOKE] ship Luminary of Warren with 200 barrels, 14 months out. At 2 PM got a luner [LUNAR] obs vation [OBSERVATION]. Maid [MADE] the Longitude by luner [LUNAR] 121°= 23. Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 121°=40 W Latitude by obs. v. [OBSERVATION] 2.58 South

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Sunday Feb. [FEBRUARY] 16th 1834 The first part of these 24 hours we have light winds and hazy from the ENE. Steering steering NW by N. Middle part thick and hazy. Latter part clear. At 2 PM got a luner [LUNAR] obs vation [OBSERVATION]. Maid [MADE] the Longitude by Luner [LUNAR] 123°=08 W. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 19 miels [MILES] South. Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 128°=27 East of [???]

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Monday Febuary [FEBRUARY] 17th 183[4] The first part of these 24 hours light wind from the ENE and hazy. Steering WSW in company with the Luminary of Warren. Middle and latter par[S] the same. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 40 miels [MILES] South. Longitude by Cro [CHRONOMETER] 123°=18

Crusing [CRUISING] on the Pacific on a Whaleing [WHALING] voyage

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Tuesday Febuary [FEBRUARY] 18th 183[4] The first part of these 24 hours we have the wind from the [???] very ligh[T]. Steering WSW and middle part fine and pleast [PLEASANT]. Latter part the same. At 9 PM raised a shole [SHOAL] of Sperm whales. Loward [LOWERED] and chaist [CHASED] but without success. The whales was going fast to the Northard [NORTHWARD] and Eastard [EASTWARD]. Nothing nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs [OBSERVATION] 45 miles South Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 127°=00 West

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Remarks on bord [BOARD] Wensday [WEDNESDAY] Feb. [FEBRUARY] 19th The first part of thes[E] 24 hours we have a fresh wind from the ENE. Steer W. Middle part thick and smokey [SMOKY]. Steering North. At 10 AM raised a shoal of whales. Loward [LOWERED] and chaist [CHASED] them. They were going to the Nard [NORTHWARD] and Eastard [EASTWARD]. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude. Longitude.

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Thursday 20th The first part of these 24 hours we have thick and hazy with a fresh breeze from the NE. Steering N. Stood back way on the wind through the night. Middle part we have thick and hazy. Latter part much the same. Broke out in the main hoal [HOLD] after water. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs [OBSERVATION] 22 miels [MILES] South Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 128°=39 West

Ship Daniel Webster of Sag Harbour [HARBOR]

The first part of these 24 hours we have the weather thick and hazy with a fresh wind from the NE. Steering to the Northard [NORTHWARD]. At 6 PM tok [TOOK] in top gallant sails and reeft [REEFED] topsails. Had a shour [SHOWER] of rain. Middle part thick and hazy. Latter part shook out the reefs and set top gallant sails. Hands imployed [EMPLOYED] in seting [SETTING] up the fore stay and the fore riging [RIGGING]. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 00°=02 North Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 129°=20

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Saturday Feb. [FEBRUARY] 22th [22ND] This day commences with light winds from E by N with thick and hazy weather. Steering N by E 1/2 E. Middle part spoke ship Beaver of Newbedford [NEW BEDFORD] with 150 barels [BARRELS] of oil, 8 months out. Latter part spok [SPOKE] ship Timoleion [TIMOLEON] of Newbedford [NEW BEDFORD] with 11 hundred barels [BARRELS], 21 months out. Had a gam. Stood each way through the night. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs [OBSERVATION] 32°=00 M[?] North Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 130°=05

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Sunday Feb [FEBRUARY] 23th [23RD] This 24 hours we have light wind from the E. Steering North. Middle part the same. Latter part in company with the Beaver and Timoleon of New Bedford, gaming hard all day. Gave them some cold [???]. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs [OBSERVATION] 6 miels [MILES] South Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 130°=57