Wednesday the 29 Day January [1777] this morning Pleasanter Weather than had bin Sometime before and all moste Cahne and at 8 am We Went to Work to mend our Boldsprit Whaire We had Sprung it and at 4 Pm We See a Larege turkle and We throod out the Barge and Catcht him — and at 6 Pm We finished our Boaldsprit and Clearde up the Decks and Set our ma.in Sail and fore Sail and Jibb and Stood Coarse SB E Pleasant Weather all this 24 howers
Thursday the 30 Day of January this morning Showerry and a Lite Brease of Wind and at 8 am See a Large Scool of Whailes a bout three miles of [f] and at 11am Cleard up our Course SE So Ends these 24 howers —
Friday the 31 Day of January this morning Clear and our Coarse SE and in the after noon Squally and Reignny So Ends these 24 howers
1. John Palmer's Journal, MHA.