Friday, July 31, 2026

Journal of Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Kemble, Thursday June 24, 1773

Wind West, Light Air of Wind along with thick Foggy Weather, small Rain and smooth Sea. Wind W. S. W. Still thick Weather smooth Sea and very light Air of Wind. Saw a sail head standing to the Eastward about 4 Leagues. At Meridian almost Calm. Distance 76. Lat. observed 47. Long. 34.29.

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. 5

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