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Journal of Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Kemble, Thursday June 10, 1773

Wind S. B. E. in Top G. S. fresh Breeze and thick unsettled Weather. S. R. T. S. in stay sails. Wind South, D. R. T. S. in Jibb. and Mizn. T. S. Strong breeze and thick Weather, large head sea rising. Strong Gales with thick and Rain, high sea going, Ship a good deal of water, hard Rain, Thunder and Lightning from the West. Wind S. W. flattering with high sea and much Rain, ship labouring a good deal, at Meridian, almost Calm, thick Weather and Rain. Distance 134. No Observation Lat. 39.26. Long. 70.1.

SOURCE: New York Historical Society, Publisher, Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year 1883: The Kemble Papers, Vol. 1 1773-1789, p. 2

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