Journal of Nicholas Cresswell, Wednesday, August 3, 1774

Squally weather and a heavy rolling Sea. Begin to be Seasick.

SOURCE: Nicholas Cresswell, The Journal of Nicholas Cresswell 1774—1777, p. 31

Journal of Nicholas Cresswell, Friday, August 5, 1774

Yesterday at M. begun to blow very hard from the N.W. Before 2 P.M. it hauled round Easterly to the S.W., when we were obliged to lay her to under her close reefed F. S. At 10 P.M. to furl the F.S. and scud under bare pole. At 12 P.M. broke the Tiller and gave up all for lost. Expecting the Vessel to sink before we could rig another. About 2 A.M. got a new Tiller, the weather begun to moderate, but our Vessel made a great deal of water. At 8 A.M. set the F.S. and Jibb still blowing very hard and a monstrous Sea. At 6. P.M. set the Mainsail more moderate, but a very great Sea. Very sick these two days.

SOURCE: Nicholas Cresswell, The Journal of Nicholas Cresswell 1774—1777, p. 31

Journal of Nicholas Cresswell, Friday, July 22, 1774

Slept very well last night. I believe the Flux has entirely left me. Fell down with the tide to Stumpneck Point. The Captn. went ashore and bought us some Stock. Much fatigued with the motion of the Vessel, scarce able to stand. 

SOURCE: Nicholas Cresswell, The Journal of Nicholas Cresswell 1774—1777, p. 29

Journal of Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker, July 3, 1774

B. Trapnell taken unwell with a sick stomach and fever; Dr Parke attends him. He continued ye same till ye morning of ye 9th, without our being apprehensive of the danger he was in, or Dr Parke, tho' Benny had desired him to call in Dr Kearsley—who did not see him till ye 9th, when he was much changed for the worse. His fever had changed to billious; he departed this life about 4 o'clock, ye morning of ye 10th—First day—and was so much changed by 9 o'clock, that ye Doctors advised by all means to bury him that day, which was accordingly done, between 7 and 8 o'clock in ye evening.

Benny was in his 27th or 28th year—much lamented by all of us. 

SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 39

Diary of Dr. Ezra Green, Sunday, November 2, 1777

A very fine morning and a favorable wind, all well on board—except some few who are a little Seasick.

SOURCE: Dr. Ezra Green, Diary of Ezra Green, M.D., Surgeon on Board the Continental Ship “Ranger,” Under John Paul Jones, from November 1, 1777 to September 27, 1778,  p. 17