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Saturday 26th – A beautiful morning with
a strong breeze, and a lovely sky mottled with
clouds at times the sun shone forth with great
brightness & heat, but the fine breeze is refreshing
Expect to have the sun right above our heads
tomorrow. A sail on the horizon to the west all
day, another right ahead.
STANDARDISED
Saturday 26th
A beautiful morning with a strong breeze, and a lovely sky mottled with clouds at times. The sun shone forth with great brightness & heat, but the fine breeze is refreshing. Expect to have the sun right above our heads tomorrow. A sail on the horizon to the west all day, another right ahead.
HENRY SCHOFIELD DIARY
Dec 26th v fine
Yesterday a young man broke a blood vessel a very bad job. For dinner salt beef & rice. Burrell[1] captain. Mrs Earnshaw was struck with sun. I had toothache all day. It was very hot day the sun being right over us. 19 1/2 deg South of line. Saw 2 ship outward bound a great way off. Going about 9 knots per hour.
Notes
1. “Burrell” may possibly be James Burrill in the list of assisted emigrants, a 20 year old farm labourer from Yorkshire.
