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Mond 30 to day fare part cloudy latter part very
pleasant saw a school of black fish lowared
and Mr Buts got one and Mr Lulavan
one in cuting them in one man fel
over board but he could swim and they
lowared and got him but I was very much
frightened his name was James Mc
Quade he hales from Middleborrow

Dec Tues 1 to day is the first day of sumer hear and
the firs day of winter at home it has
ben quite cool and [rainey?] and the wind
blowes very hard and we a rowling
and a pitching very bad

Wens 2 we have almost a calm to day and
very warm I had a very distress time
last night John was up with me until
12 Oclock but I feel better this afternoon
than I have in some time

Thurs 3 to day a very light breaze and very warm
and pleasant

Frid 4 very unpleasant raining and blowing
a gale raised a sail this forenoon but
did not get very clost to her took her
to be a merchant man

Sat 5 [stil?] it blows thare has one sail past to day your