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1844
Bound Towerds the Western Islands

Monday June 25 at 11 A M wayed ancore from
Newbedford with the wind s w blowing fre
sh at 11 ½ AM singel reift the topsails

Tuesday June the 26 commences with brisk winds
from the s w at 6 P M Dischargd the pilot at 9
P M gayhead lite bereing N E midel and lat
ter part brisk brezes from s w by w saw a
Number of fishing vessels and one finback all
Hands employed fitting botes and setting up
Bowsprit srouds and foretopgallent backstayes
[marginalia: Gay Head written above the word June]

Wednesday June the 27 commences with moderete
brezes from the s w at 2 P M turnd the reefs
out of the main topsail all hands employed
Fitting botes midel and latter part lite win
ds from the s sw course s e by s the watch
Employed fitting botes and brakeing out
After ores past a numbere of vessels stee
reing too the northward so ends

Lat 39-43 Longitude 68-11

Friday June 28^th commences with strong gales
And fare steereing se by s at 1 PM singel
reeft the topsails saw nothing midel and lat
ter part light winds and pleasant weather
Employed clereing up the spars and lashin
g them at 6 A M turned the reefs out and
Set the maintopgellent sail saw nothing
Lat 38-42

Saturday June 29^th commences with brisk
winds and fare course e s e at 6 ½ PM doubel
reeft the topsails employed in ships Dooty
Midel and latter part strong winds and fine
Course e s e at 10 A M saw a scool of
blackfish and lowered too botes without suc
ces the watch employed in ships dooty
Now observation
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NOTES:

Line 4: wayed anchor: a bad spelling of weighed anchor- to raise the anchor up and get underway.
Transcriber's note

Line 42: a blackfish , also called a pilot whale usually about 20' in length and travel in schools.
Ref.: Ocean and Marine Dictionary, David F. Tver, Cornell Maritime Press,1979, pg.34, "Blackfish".

At the end of each daily entry an initial(s) is written that is most likely the initials of the author, possibly
the author's initials AH for Abner Howland 3rd mate?