Log of the brig Clio, 1830

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This log created by Henry Clapp, Jr. documents an 1830 voyage of the Coffin School’s teaching ship, the brig Clio from Boston to Brazil. In addition to daily logs about the weather and general activities on the ship, are a description of the riggings, reports to Captain Alexander Pinkham, and this poem about the Coffin School written by Sarah Bunker.

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H K F Course Winds Remarks Thursday 28th 1830 1 1 S.B.W. North Commences light and baffling winds 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 2 The ship in sight showed French colony 6 2 4 7 2 4 8 2 4 9 2 4 10 2 4 The Brig showed English colony 11 2 4 12 2 variable At 4 P.M. lowered the Jolly Boat to 1 2 to exersize the boys in rowing 2 2 3 2 4 2 Thermometer steady at 86 5 2 6 2 7 " calm During the night winds from the 8 " Northward 9 3 10 3 11 " Calm Ends witgh baffling winds. 12 " Course South Dist [DISTANCE] 41 Dep. [STRUCK OUT] Diff. Lat [LATITUDE] 41 Diff long [LONGITUDE] 60 Lat [LATITUDE] D.R. [DEAAD RECKONING] 13=30 Lon [LONGITUDE] D.R. [DEAAD RECKONING] 13=30 Lat [LATITUDE] Obs. [OBSERVATION] 4=40

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Brig Clio fro Boston towards St. Catherines H K F Course Winds Remarks Friday Jqnuary 29 1830 1 Light variable winds with frequent calms though 2 out the 24 hours 3 4 5 6 Calm At 7 AM 3 sails in sight 7 8 9 2 South 10 2 11 3 12 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 variable 6 1 S.B.E. 7 1 8 1 9 2 10 2 11 3 12 3 Course S 16d E Dist 22 Diff Lat 21 Dep. 6 Diff. Lon 6 Lat DR 3d=7 Lon DR 10=17 Lat Obs 3=20

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H K F Course Winds Remarks January 30th 1830 1 3 South N.N.E. Commenses clear weather with light bree 2 3 zes 2 3 4 3 3 sails in sight 5 2 6 2 During the night heavy showers of rain 7 2 8 2 9 2 Caught a turtle. 10 2 11 2 12 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 1 Calm 10 11 3 Ends with baffling wids 12 2 Course S.B. E. Dist. 40 Dep. 8 Diff Lat. 39 Diff. Long. 8 Lat. D.R. 2=28 Lon. D.R. 19=09 Lat. Obs. 7=34

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Brig Clio fro Boston towards St. Catherines . S. A H K F Course Wind Remarks January 31 1830 1 2 S.B.W. Commences light and variable 2 2 winds with showers of rain. 3 2 4 2 5 Calm 6 W.N.W. 7 1 4 8 1 4 During the night light and variable 9 1 4 winds with showers of rain 10 1 4 11 1 4 12 1 4 1 3 S.B.W 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 variable 5 3 4 6 3 4 7 3 4 8 3 4 9 3 10 3 Ends with light winds and rain 11 3 12 3 Course. L. 36d [E H?] W Dist. [DISTANCE] 55 Dep. 9' Diff. Lat [LATITUDE] 44' Diff. Long. [LONGITUDE] 9 Lat. [LATITUDE] D.R. [DEAD RECKONING] 1=44 Lon. [LONGITUDE] D.R. [DEAD RECKONING] 19.

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Brig Clio from Boston towards St. Catherines S.A. H K F Course Winds Remarks February 1st 1830 1 3 S.B.W. North During the 24 hours baffling winds 3 3 intervals of calm 4 4 5 5 6 5 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 2 At 10A.M. caught a shark 11 2 12 2 1 2 3 4 5 Calm 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Ends with calm & pleasant weather

obs. Alt. 71=50=00 Course. South LenD. 16=16 Distance 35 72=06=16 Dep. 00' Dih 3=16 90=00=00 Diff.Lat. [LATITUDE] 35' App. Alt. 72=02=00 72=02=44 Diff. Long. [LONGITUDE] 00' Ref. 19 17=51=16 Lat [LATITUDE] D.R. [DEAD RECKONING] 7d=9' 72=02=41 12=08=024 Long. D.R. [DEAD RECKONING] 19.00' Par. 3 49=14 Lat. [LATITUDE] Obs. [OBSERVATION] =49' Fine Cent. Alt. 72=02=44

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