Saturday, September 19, 2026

Journal of Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Kemble, Thursday July 1, 1773

Wind South. Fresh breeze cloudy unsettled Weather Swell from S. W. in Royals Sprit sail F. S. T. G. Stay Sail &c. In driver, in middle stay sail &c. T. G. Sails, strong breeze and thick weather with Rain. Set Royals and Steering sails below and aloft Wind S. W. at Meridian small wind inclining to a calm with thick foggy Weather. Distance 150. Lat. 48.53. Long. 15.59.

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. 7

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