![Thomas Keir diary - 29 January 1864 entry [National Library Micro-MS-0837]](http://mermaid1864.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/36-18640129-ViewScan_0127-k.png "7-18631126-ViewScan_0098-k")
Friday 29th – Fine, with a fair wind. Our long-
itude at noon was about 92° east, during the
day the wind shifted farther aft, at 10 o’clock
it was right behind going about 8 Knots. Commenced
to write an account of the voyage and was en-
gaged at it most of the day. The sailors are
making preparations for landing, taring the rigging
painting &c her hull &c has to be scrubbed so
that she may in clean order when we enter
the port.
STANDARDISED
Friday 29th
Fine, with a fair wind. Our longitude at noon was about 92° east. During the day the wind shifted farther aft, at 10 o’clock it was right behind going about 8 knots. Commenced to write an account of the voyage and was engaged at it most of the day. The sailors are making preparations for landing, tarring the rigging, painting etc her hull etc, has to be scrubbed so that she may be in clean order when we enter the port.
HENRY SCHOFIELD DIARY
29th fine
Had a row with Constable about cleaning, sewing my rug etc. Saw a lot of birds. Sailors commenced tarring down from tops. Dinner pie & boullie 93 ¼ deg Long 8 Knots per our. Saw a whale. Gave Dick Bowman[1] a 6d bit to make a ring of. Tea new bread & butter
Notes
1. Richard Bowman, a 17 year old farm labourer from Yorkshire, an assisted emigrant travelling with his family. Most likely the “Dick” Henry Schofield referred to in earlier entries.
![Sailors on Deck Duty, engraving from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science Literature And Art, vol 2 by J.G. Heck & Spencer Fullerton Baird, published 1851 [InternetArchive]](http://mermaid1864.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1851-sailors-scrubbing-deck-IconographicEncylopediaOfScienceLiteratureAndArt-Vol2-IA.jpg)
Sailors on Deck Duty, engraving from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science Literature And Art, vol 2 by J.G. Heck & Spencer Fullerton Baird, published 1851 [InternetArchive]
