Saturday the 15 Day of March [1777] at 6 a m Got under Way and Stood Cource Sand at 5 Pm made a Sail a Way a head and We kept Site of hur all Night for We thought it Not Best to Speek Hur till morning
Sunday the 16 Day of March a Lite brease and Very Pleasant and at Sunrise We Spoake With this Sail and Shee Was a Schooner from Halifax Bound to Domineco Laden With fish and Lumber and We fetchtd the Capt and maite all hands Except one on Board of us and mr King and mr fostor and three of. out hands Went on Board and took the Ch[arge] of hur and at 12 a Clock We Both Got under Way Stood Cource WNW With a Smart Brease With the Wind at East and all hands in Good Spearits We in Company With the Schooner all this Afternoon till Night ー Took hur in the Latd By Observation 16 . .4 Daye Out 54 So Ends these 24 bowers
1. John Palmer's Journal, MHA.