Dec. 1st, 1868
IT IS SUNDAY AND A VERY PLEASANT DAY. I HAVE READ TWO STORY BOOKS.
THIS IS MY JOURNAL. GOOD BYE FOR TO DAY
TUESDAY 14
TO DAY PAPA IS MAKING A MARK TO SHOW THE MEN WHERE THE WHALES ARER.
GOOD BYE FOR TO DAY
SATURDAY 5th
PAPA SPOKE THE
SHIP ANNAWAN. CAPT. RUSSEL CAME ON BOARD OF THE ROMAN.
GOOD BYE FOR TO DAY
MONDAY 7th
THEY HAVE TAKEN FOUR SPERM
WHALES. IT IS NICE FUN TO SEE THEM.
GOOD BYE FOR TO DAY
WEDNESDAY 9th
THE MEN ARE BOILING
THE BLUBBER THAT MAKES THE OIL.
GOOD BYE FOR TO DAY
SATURDAY 12th
WE HAD A TEMPEST
LAST NIGHT AND A SQUALL THIS MORNING. PAPA SPOKE THE SHIP CHNTICLEER.
AND REPORTED OUR OIL. WE HAVE 60 BARRELS OF
SPERM OIL. GOOD BY FOR TO DAY
SUNDAY 13th
IT IS QUITE ROUGH TO DAY THERE IS A SHIP
IN SIGHT. WE HAVE PUT ON OUR FLANNELS GOOD BY FOR TO DAY
MONDAY 14
IT IS A CALM DAY AND VERY PLEASANT. MAMA IS MAKING A PATCH
WORK. GOOD BY FOR TO DAY
TUESDAY 15
THERE IS NO WIND TO DAY. THE MEN ARE STOWING
THE OIL DOWN WE HAVE 4 DUCKS ON BOARD OF OUR SHIP. GOOD BY FOR
TO DAY
FRIDAY 18
THE WIND BLOWS VERY HARD. WE HAD DUCKS FOR DINNER. I STUDY MY LESSONS
EVERY DAY. MAMA HAS GIVEN ME SOME WORSTED AND
I AM MAKING A TOILET CUSHION. GOOD BY FOR TO DAY
JANUARY 1869
MONDAY 4th
WE PAST BY CAPE
HORN TO DAY. IT IS A LARGE BLACK ROCK. SOME OF THE ROCKS LOOK
LIKE A STEEPLE OF A CHURCH. GOOD BY FOR TODAY.
WEDNESDAY 6
THE MEN CAUGHT A GONEY AND
WE HAD IT ON DECK. GOOD BY FOR TO DAY.
MONDAY 11
WE HAVE HAD A GALE TWO
DAYS. IT IS NOW MODERATE. WE HAD CORN BEANS FOR DINNER. I AM GETTING
ALONG WITH MY LESSONS NICELY. GOOD BY FOR TO DAY.
FRIDAY 15
WE HAVE BEEN IN SIGHT OF TRES MONTES. IT IS A LARGE MOUNTAIN. THE GONNEYS HAVE
BEEN FLYING AROUND THE SHIP. GOOD BY FOR TO DAY.
SATURDAY 16
PRESCOTT IS ON THE FLOOR LOOKING AT THE PICTURES. gooD BY FOR TO
DAY.
SUNDAY 17
PAPA SPOKE THE SHIP MORNIN STAR CAPT ALLEN CAMe ON BORD OF THe SHIP
ROMAN. GOOD BY FOR TODAY UNCLE
NATHEN CAME ON BOARD OF US AT ONE OCLOCK. GOOD BY FOR TO DAY.
MONDAY 18
UNCLE NATHEN CAME ON BORD AND SPENT THE FORENOON. HE
GAVE US SOME SWEET POTATOES AND SOME LIMEJUICE AND SOME COCONUTS.
AND A FEW PUMPKINS. GOOD BY FOR TO DAY.
TUESDAY 19
PAPA OPENED ONE OF THE COCONUTS IT IS SOFT INSIDE. PRESCOTT LOVES
THEM. THARE IS A FLY ON MY FINGER. HE HAS FLEW OF NOW. Good By For
to day.
MONDAY 25
THIS AFTERNOON PAPA AND MAMA WENT ASHORE OF JUAN
FERNANDEZ. SHE BROUGHT ME A BASKET OF FLOWERS. GOOD BYE FOR TO
DAY.
February 1st 1869
MONDAY 1
IT IS A CALM DAY AND VERY PLEASANT. PAPA HAS MADE TWO BOAT SAILS.
GOOD BY FOR TO DAY. P S I HAVE MADE EIGHT BABIES.
WEDNESDAY 3
IT RAINED A LITTLE THIS MONING. PAPA IS NAILING BOARDS ON THE DECK. PRESCOTT
HAS GOT SOME NAILS AND POUNDING THEM IN A BOARD. GOOD BY FOR TO DAY.
THURSDAY 4
MAMA IS MAKING A TOILET
CUSHION. IT IS MADE OF RED AND GREEN WOSTED. PAPA
HAS MADE PRESCOTT A HAT OUT OF MY SHAKER. WE HAVE FAIR
WIND NOW. WE HAD GREEN PEAS FOR DINNER. GOOD BY FOR TO DAY.
FRIDAY 5.th
IT IS A PLEASANT DAY AND A FAIR
WIND. PAPA SAW DIAMOND FISH FROM THE MAST
HEAD. PRESCOTT IS OUT ON DECK. GOOD BY FOR TO DAY.
SATAURDAY 6th
IT IS A WARM DAY. I SHALL FINISH MY THIRD READER THIS AFTERNOON.
PAPA IS MAKING A JIB. PRESCOTT
GOS TO BED EVRY MONING AT TEN OCLOCK. GOOD BY FOR TO DAY.
SUNDAY 7th
PAPA SAW A MARING
SPIKE BIRD. IT HAS ONE FEATHER FOR A TAIL. GOOD BY FOR TO DAY.
ALLIE IS FIFTEEN.
MONDAY 8
IT IS A WARM DAY AND VERY PLESANT. MR WILBUR STRUCT A FISH THSS FORENOON.
THE FISH IS ALBACORE. GOOD
BY FOR TO DAY.
TUESDAY 9
IT IS A PLEASANT DAY PAPA SAW SOME WHALES FROM THE MAST
HEAD GOOD BY FOR TO DAY.
WEDNESDAY 10
PAPA HAS GOT TWO WHALES. PAPA SAID THAT THE MEN WOULD BOIL OUT THE
BLUBER. THERE WAS A BIRD FLEW ON BOARD OF THE SHIP ROMAN. GOOD BY
FOR TO DAY.
THURSDAY 11
THE MEN HAVE FINISHED JUST BOILING
THE OIL. IT IS A VERY WARM DAY. I HAVE COMMENCED MY GEOGRAPHY.
I LIKE IT MUCH. WE HAD GREEN PEAS FOR DINNER GOOD BY FOR TO DAY.
FRIDAY 12
THEY HAVE TAKEN FORTY TEETH OUT
OF THE LARGEST SPERM WHALE. THE DECK IS VERY CLEAN AND WHITE. GOOD
BY FOR TO DAY.
SATAURDAY 13
I HAVE FINISHED MY LESNONS THIS AFTERNOON. IT IS A PLEASANT DAY.
I HOPE I SHALL MAKE THE REST OF MY JOURNAL LOOK BETTER THAN THIS.
I AM ALMOST ASHAMED OF IT. GOOD BYE FOR TO DAY.
SUNDAY 14
IT IS VERY PLEASANT. PRESCOTT IS OUT ON DECK. PRESCOTT IS LOOKING
AT THE PICTURES. WE HAVE 4 CHICKEN
ON BOARD OF OUR SHIP. WE HAVE SIX PIGS ON BOARD. PAPA IS UP
TO THE MAST HEAD. MR DOUGHERTY IS HANGING
OUT HIS CLOTHES. GOOD BY FOR TO DAY.
MONDAY 15
PRESCOTT IS OUT ON DECK. PAPA IS MAKING A SAIL STUARD HAS
GIVEN ME SIX WINE GLASSES. GOOD BY FOR TO DAY.
TUESDAY 16
THE MEN HAVE KILLED ONE OF THE PIGS. WE
HAVE FIVE NOW. IT IS A FAIR WIND. PRESCOTT IS OUT ON DECK. GOOD BY
FOR TO DAY.
WEDNESDAY 17th
IT IS A VERY PLEASANT DAY I HAVE HAD MY LESSONS PERFECT. GOOD BY
TO DAY.
THURSDAY 18
I HAVE JUST FINISHED A STORY BOOK CALLED LITTLE
PRUDY. PAPA SAW SOME GRAMPUSES. GOOD
BY FOR TO DAY.
FRIDAY 19
I HAVE HAD MY LESONS PERFECT. I AM DOING SUMS IN DVISSON. I THINK
IT IS NICE. MAMA IS MAKING SOME NEW WAISTS. PAPA
IS GETTING A LATITUDE. THE
MEN HAVE BEEN GETTING OUT WATTER. PESCOTT IS OUT ON DECK. GOOD BY
FOR to DAY.
SATURDAY 20th
I HAVE HAD MY LESSONS PERFECT TWO DAY. PRESCOTT SAYS HE WANTS BEAUTY
AND THE BEAST. GOOD BY FOR TO DAY. MAMA SAYS COME UP ON DECK.
SUNDAY 21th
1 MAMA IS READING A BOOK.
2 PRESCOTT IS SWINGING.
3 PRESCOTT IS SITTING IN
4 THE CHAIR. IT IS VERY
5 PLEASANT. I HAVE A GREEN
6 PENCEL. AND SOME PAPER.
7 AND A LITTLE KINFE.
8 PRESCOTT IS OUT ON DECK.
GOOD BY FOR TODAY.
TUESDAY 9th
WE HAV 95 BARRELS OF SPERM OIL. IT IS A PLEASANT DAY. THERE IS A
SHIP IN SIGHT. WE ARE MOST TO HONOLULU. PRESCOTT IS OUT ON DECK.
I HAVE A LITTLE GLASH. GOOD BY FOR TODAY.
THURSDAY 13
I HAVE BEEN READING A BOOK. I HAVE BEEN OUT ON DECK. I HAVE A LITTLE
DOG. GOOD BY FOR TODAY.
FRIDAY 41
I HAVE BEEN OUT ON DECK. PRESCOTT HAS HIS ROPE. I AM OUT ON DECK.
WE HAVE 4 BARRELS OF OIL. PAPA IS MAKING A BOAT SAIL. HE IS GOING
TO HAVE A BOAT. GOOD BY FOR TO DAY.
Honolulu sept, 1870
Monday 26
it has blown real hard for two days. Prescott cut his foot last night it bleed.
I am in Honolulu.
it is a real pretty place. Mama is making a dress for me. papa is up
north where it is cold. he will come back pretty soon. I have two kittens
here and one aboard the ship. good by for today.
Bark Roman
February 10th 1871
FRIDAY 10th
IT IS QUIT ROUGH TODAY. BUT Is A FAIR WIND. WE HAVE 135 BARRELS
OF OIL, 60 OF HUMPBACK. AND 75 OF SPERM. WE
HAD TOO BIRDS. THERE IS ONE NOW, ONE DIED. THERE NAMES WERE DICK
AND LULU. DICK DIED. LULU IS GOING TO. PRESCOTT HAS A LITTLE DOG.
ITS NAME IS TONY. WE HAVE NOT SEEN A SHIP SINCE WE HAVE LEFT Honolulu.
PRESCOTT IS PLAYING WITH PAPA. I AM IN The forth REDER, and the fith
RIGHTING book. GOOD BY for to day.
Saturday 11th
Lulu died last night. It is quight quite smooth to day. It does not blow
very hard to day. I am eight years old, and Prescott is four. Prescott
has just goon down below. It is most dinner time, and I am very
hungry we are to have fresh Mutton for
our dinner. Papa put up a hammock for
Prescott and me. Mama is going to make a sack for herself. Papa
is fixing the sink. good
by for to day.
Sunday 12th
it is Sunday. it rained last night. Papa made a trap and caught 5
mice. and Mama has some hens that have laid 37 eags. Prescott is
out on deck. Prescott says that he bein out on deck and has only
been talking to cook. and
has been fixing his flag. it is not very pleasant today. the man
at the mast-head first
siad he saw a whale, I hope we shale get him. it is most dinner
time. we have had dinner. we had mutton for
it
good by for today
Monday 13th
it has rained all the morning and is very unpleasant. Papa has been
fixing the sink and
it runs real nice. we have had dinner. we had corn for dinner and
we had baked potatoes for supper. the sun was out this afternoon.
it has been calm all this afternnoon, but rinny. good by for too
day.
Tuesday 14th
Mama has 44 eggs. we saw a ship her name was the lizzyrosy Papa spoke
her. it is quite pleaseant today and smooth. we saw black-fish this
morn-ing and Papa lowered
the boats. they did not catch any we lowered the boats this
afternoon but have not caught any yet but i hope we shal. good
by for today.
Wednesday Feb 15th 1871
it is quite pleasant to day. we had sammon for breakfast. it is quite
cool today. we saw a ship today it was the Emmile Morgan Mrs Dexter
came on board and had a game Papa
has just goon on board to get some papers. he is coming back pretty
soon. I will write some more. good by for today.
Thursday 16th
it is quite pleasant today. the hens have laid 50 eggs. Papa came
home last night and broght lots of papers and books. Mrs Dexter
sent Prescott and I some candy. Papa has a trap and has caught
6 mice. we caught one last night. the first one we caught was quite
a large one. it is quite smooth today. Prescott is up on deck playing.
I am going up now to swing. Papa is fixing the watercloset.
Prescott is eating eggs. he loves them. so do I. we had [piecoe?] for dinner
we are going aboard of the ship Emily- Morgan to see some dogs. I
think I shal have a good time I went on board the Emile Morgan and
had a nice time. Mrs Dexter gave me some cards to play with. and
a bottle of hair oil. and she gave me a little dog but we forgot
him. good by for today
Friday 17th. 1871
it is quite pleasand to day. it is quite rough today. Papa is making
a book-case. we had biskuit for supper. I cant think of much to
write. I have been swing to night. and prescott. he loves to I
do to. the Longitude was 115 37. Papa is fixing the watercloset.
I am going to
good by for today.
Saturday 18th
it has been quite rough this afternoon. I want to go to Honolulu
very much. Prescott is up on deck playing. I am going up now. Prescott
first came down hear he did not speak to me. we saw a jumper. Papa
though it was a sperm
whalesperm whale but it was not. Mama has 62 eggs. good bye
for today.
Sunday 19th 1871.
it is quite pleasant today. I have not been on deck to day. Prescott
has. he has just come down hear. I cant think of much to write.
we had pancakes for supper. they were real good. it is most night.
the longitude was 117 23. I don't no what the Lattitude was. good
bye for today.
Monday 20th 1871.
it is quite pleasant today. we saw whales this morning. we lowerd
the boats and we got six. the men are cuting them in now. Papa
said the me would get 2 cut in tonight but I think we shal only get
one cut in. Prescott is up on deck seeing the men
cut the whale in. the first
Mate got 2 and the Second
Mate got 2 and the third
mate got too. I cant think of much to write. Mama is up in the
house reading a book. I am going up on deck to see the men
cut in the whale. Mama has 70 Eggs. the men have got 2 whales cut
in. it is most supper time. I dont no whate we had for supper.
it is most bed time. Prescott has just gone to bed. I cant think
of much to write. good bye for to day.
Tuesday. 21th 1871.
It is quite pleas-ant today. the men are cuting
in the whales. they smell dredfully. we
got a whale that made 75 barrels. the whales head
made 20 barrels of oil. the whales head is as big as four whole
rooms. and his boddy as long as one ship. the men have got 5 whales
cut in. they have throne some of the whale over board. it is fun
to see them cut the whales in. Mama has just come doon stairs. and Prescott.
I just went up on deck and the men were just geting the last pease.
when they get done they all hury,
hury and five and forty More. Papa said he would put
some whales down in my journal, but I don't think so. Prescott
is up on deck. I am going up on deck. the men have just begun to
boil out the blubber. good by for today.
Wednesday 22th 1871
it is a pleasant day. it is quite smooth today. the men are boiling
out the blubber in the try
pots. the pots are real large. when the men are going to boil
out the blubber, too men get in the pots and squis out the blubber
and are way up to there knees of oil. when the men at the mast
head say there
she blows Papa gives them 50 pounds of tobacco. Prescott is
up on deck and Mama too. I am going up too. it is most supper time. I have
been up on deck. I cant think of much to write. I went to bed last
night and got up this morning. we had baked potatoes for supeper.
and biscute. would you like to hear some news well I dont know of
any. good by for to day.
Thursday. 23th 1871
It is quite pleasant today the men are boiling out the blubber. Papa
says there will be 120 barrels of oil if there is 125 barrels of
oil there will be 200 barrels of sperm oil. I am going up on deck.
Prescott is up on deck and Mama . it is most supper time. I dont
know what we are going to have. good by for today.
Friday. 24th 1871.
the blubber is most all boiled out. Prescott is up on deck. we have
had dinner, we had corn for dinner and beans. Mama is up on deck.
I am going up. good by for today.
Saturday 25th
the men are puting the caskes down
belowe Prescott is up on deck it is most dinner time good by for
today.
Sunday. 26th. 1871.
it is quite pleasant good by for today.
Monday 27th. 1871
it rained all this morning it has not been very pleasant today we
are going to have corn for dinner and beans. good by for today.
Ps. It is quite rough to day. good by for today.
Tuesday 28th. 1871
it is very rough today. the men have got all through boiling the
oil they are whaseing of deck. good by for today I am going up
on deck.
March Wednesday
Wednesday 4th
it i quite rough today. I am going up on deck
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