The following is a journal of a Voyage from Sanfrancisco Upper California to Mowee one of the Sand-wich Islands in the schooner Gazelle Daniel Stoddard Master  
Kept by Orlando Stoddard

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San Francisco to Sandwich Islands
H	K R	Course	Winds		Leeway	Remarks on Board
2								Journal of a voyage
4								from sanfrancisco to 
6	4	S by W	W.S.W 	1/2		the Sandwich islands
8	7 1	SW		W by N	"		in the schr Gazelle
10	8 1 	"		"		"		Daniel Stoddard Master
12	8 1	SW 1/2 W	WNW		"		kept by Orlando Stoddard
2	7	S.W. by W.	"		"		we got underweigh at 
4	9							about 12 oclock and beat	
6	8							out of the harbour at
8	8							4 o clock the headland
10	8	Easterly Variation 1 point			bore N by W by Compass
12	8							distant 6 miles
Course 	Dist	Dif Lat	Dep	Lat by Act 	lat Ob	Dif Long	Long in
S.W by W	158	90.5		129.3	36.18		36.19	165		125.26
 #s036 18N#e $s125 26W$e

Remarks Continued. from which I take my departure Middle hours fresh breezes flying jib halliards block aloft carried away and the flying jib run down seized it on and sot flying jib again latter part stiff breezes so ends this day which is Monday sea Act

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From Sanfrancisco to Sandwich Islands
H	K R	Course	Winds		Leeway	Remarks on board
2	8	SW by S	N				Tuesday May 14th {1850/05/14}									commences
4	8	"						with a fine breeze
6	8	"		"				and so continues through 
8	8							the Middle hours
10	8 1							latter part dies away 
12	8 1							a little sot jib 
2	8							topsail Crew busy
4	8							in repairing square
6	8							sail so ends this day
8	7	
10	7							variation 1 pt Easterly
12	6

Course 	Dist	Dep	Lat Act 	by Obs	Dif Long	Long in
S.W 		186	131.5	34.1		34ø 0'	34.0	161		128ø 28
 #s034 01N#e $s128 28W$e

Saw two sail one to leward standing to the Northard the other on our wether bow stearing the same way we are at Meridian the sail is abeam to windward so ends this day

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From Sanfrancisco

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks
2	7	SW by S	NW			We commence this day 			
4	7						by bending the square sail
6	7						and setting it at sun
8	7						down we have left our
10	7 1						antagonist hull down astern			12	6 1						Middle hours light NE
2	6						trades
4	6						Latter part much
6	5						the same
8	5
10	5						Variation 1 point East
12	5

Course Dist	Dif Lat	Dep	Lat Act 	by Obs	Dif Long	Long in
S.W 	148	104.7		104.7	32ø 18'	32ø 21		121		130ø 48'
 #s032 18N#e $s130 48W$e

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To the Sandwich Islands

H	HW	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks on board
2	5	SW by S	NNE			Thursday May 16th {1850/05/16}			
4	5						
6	5						first part light NE trades
8	6						Middle hours and latter
10	7						part much the same
12	6 						
2	6						
4	6						Variation 1 point Easterly
6	6						
8	5
10	5						
12	4

Course Dist	Dif lat	Dep	Lat acct 	by Obs	Dif long	long in
S.W 	132	93.3	93.3	30ø 47'	30ø 48		107		132ø 25'
 #s030 47N#e $s132 25W$e

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H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks
2	4	SW by S	NNE.			This day comes in 			
4	4						as usual with a light
6	5						breeze Middle hours
8	3						wind baffling
10	3						at meridian we 
12	3						got a fine breeze
2	3						
4	5						
6	2						Variation 1 point Easterly
8	2
10	3						
12	2			N.W.

Course Dist	Dif lat	Dep	Lat by Acct 	by Obs	Dif long	long in
SW 	80	56	56	29ø 51'	29ø 50'	66		133ø 34'
 #s029 51N#e $s133 34W$e

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H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks on board Saturday
2	6	SW 1/4 W	NE			May 18th {1850/05/18} this day comes			
4	7						in with a fine breeze
6	8						from the NE
8	8						Middle hours and latter
10	8 						part fresh breezes and 
12	8						squally accompanied with 
2	8						light rain
4	8							
6	8						Variation 1 point Easterly
8	8						
10	8						The Island of Mowe bears			
12	8						W.S.W. Distant

Course 	Dist	Dif lat	Dep	lat Acct 	by Obs	Dif long	long in
SWbyW1/4W	186	95	166	28ø 17'	28ø 19		168		136ø 17'
 #s028 17N#e $s136 17W$e

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From Sanfrancisco
H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks on board 
2	8	S.W. 		NE			Saturday May 19th {1850/05/19}			
4	8						first part fine NE
6	8						trades. Middle hours
8	8						breezed up a little
10	8 						latter part continues
12	8						a fine breeze
2	9	W.S.W	N.N.E				
4	9	SW		NE						
6	8						Variation 1 point Easterly
8	8						
10	8						
12	8	at noon Mowee bears S 70ø W Dist 980 m 

Course 	Dist	D lat	Dep	lat by Acct 	by Obs	Dif long	long in
SWbyW1/4W	94	99	165	26ø 40'	26ø 41		186		129ø 30'
 #s026 40N#e $s129 30W$e

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H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks on board Sunday
2	6	S.W. 		NE by E		May 20th {1850/05/20}this day comes 			
4	6						in with a fine breeze
6	7						from the N.E. at 2 P.M.
8	7						wind hauled to ENE
10	7 						jibed ship Middle hours
12	8						stiff breezes latter
2	8						part much the same	
4	7					
6	7						Variation 1 point Easterly
8	8						
10	7						
12	7	Mowee bears S 72ø W Dist 830 m 

Course 	Dist	D. lat	Dep	lat acct 	by Obs	D long		long in
SW by W	170	95	142	25ø 00'	25ø 13		119		141ø 48'
 #s025 00N#e $s141 48W$e

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H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks on board 
2	8	SW 1/2 W 	N.E.			Tuesday May 21st {1850/05/21}			
4	8						this day comes in with 
6	8						a fine breeze Middle 
8	8						hours squally the main
10	8 						boom jibed over and parted 
12	8						throat halliards. square sail 
2	8						sheet parted and split the
4	8						square sail
6	8						
8	8						Variation 1 point Easterly
10	8						
12	8	 Mowee bears S 75ø W Dist 620 miles 

Course 	Dist	D lat	Dep	lat by Acct 	by Obs	Dif long	long in
SW by W	192	90	169	23ø34'	23ø32		186		144ø 26'

rove throat halliards and sot main sail let the square sail remain till morning when we mended it so ends this day

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To the Sandwich Islands

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks on board Wednesday 
2	8	SW by S 	ENE			May 22nd {1850/05/22}finished repairing	
4	8						square sail and sot it
6	8						about sundown middle 
8	9						hours stiff breezes
10	9 						letter part jibed ship 
12	9						and stood W by S W
2	9						
4	9						
6	9						Variation 1 point Easterly
8	9						
10	8	W by S 					
12	8	 Mowee bears by W 1/2 S dist 440 miles 

Course 	Dist	D lat	Dep	lat acct 	No Obs	D long		long in
SW 3/4 W	198	127	160.9	21ø 25				175		147ø 21'

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From Sanfrancisco

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks on board Thursday
2	8	W by S 	East			May 23rd {1850/05/23} these 24 hours comes in		
4	8	"		"			with a fine trade and
6	8	"		"			so continues through out
8	7	West		"			the day  jibed ship about
10	7 	W.S.W	"			sun down
12	7	" "		"			
2	7	W by S	E by S			
4	7						Variation 1 point Easterly
6	7						
8	7						
10	7						
12	7	 Mowee bears W 1/4 S Distant 354 miles 

Course 	Dist	D lat	Dep	lat acct 	by Obs	D long		long in
W 1/4 S	173	82	179.?	21ø 16'	21ø 12		186		150ø 17'

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To Mowee one of the Sandwich Islands

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks on board Friday
2	7	W 3/4 S 	E by S			May 24th {1850/05/24}this day opens		
4	7						with light winds and fine 
6	6						pleasant weather
8	6						Middle hours much the 
10	6 						same latter part also 
12	6						 
2	6						
4	6						Variation 1 point Easterly
6	6						
8	6						
10	6						
12	6	 Mowee bears W a little Southerly dist 206 m 

Course 	Dist	Dep	D lat	lat acct 	by Obs	D long		long in
West		148m	128	.00	21ø 12'	21ø 12		148.m		152ø 54'
 #s021 12N#e $s152 54W$e

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From Sanfrancisco

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks on board 
2	6	W 3/4 S 	East			Saturday May 25th {1850/05/25}
4	6						we have a light 
6	6						breeze Middle hours
8	6						squalls of wind accompanied
10	6 						with rain latter part
12	6						much the same
2	6						
4	6						
6	5						Variation 2 point Easterly
8	5						
10	5						
12	6	At noon Mowee bears W by S dist 70 miles 

Course 	Dist	Dep	D lat	lat acct 	by Obs	D long		long in
West		138.n	138n	00	21ø 12'	21ø 12		147m		155ø 21'
 #s021 12N#e $s155 21W$e

At meridian raised the Island of Mowee at 10. O Clock Mowee dist about 8 miles hove to for daylight at daylight got underweigh at 2 oclock Anchored in the harbor of Mowee all well. so ends this Journal

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To Mowee one of the Sandwich Islands

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No.		Qy.		No.		Qy.		No.		Qy.
196		200		239		450		At Humatti[?]
197		200		240		1850		1 Ticket	1700
198		200		241		7600		1	"	14.00
199		200		242		1800		1	"	13.00
200		900		243		900		Captn[?] Pa	1000
201		1550		244		4800		Chamber	200
202		200		245		1200				800
203		400		246		3400		Captn[?]	5000
204		2300		247		400
205		1800		248		350
206		1950		249		500
207		200		250		900
208		1700		251		2300
209		1000		252		1100
210		600		253		1600	
211		300		254		600
212		200		255		850	
213		200		256		100
214		200		257		500
215		200		258		100
216		400		259		2300		217 000
217		500				33600
218		700
219		600
220		1300
221		400
222		1100
223		1200
224		100
225		300
226		500
227		1900
228		1400
229		300
230		300
231		2300
232		200
233		1500
234		1400
235		1200
236		2200
237		3100
238		1000
		38400

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Guam Novr 2nd 1852 {1852/11/02}
Account of Oranges Reced 
by D. U.

No.	Qy.	No.	Qy.	No.	Qy.	No.	Qy.	No.	Qy.	No.	Qy.
1	200	31	1800	64	300	97	200	130	1900	163	200
2	200	32	500	65	200	98	1200	131	1000	164	200
3	200	33	450	66	160	99	400	132	1500	165	200
4	200	34	600	67	1200	100	400	133	600	166	700
5	200	35	1300	68	2100	101	1900	134	1300	167	200
6	1000	36	800	69	350	102	4100	135	200	168	200
7	1300	37	800	70	300	103	2200	136	1100	169	200
8	200	38	300	71	1825	104	400	137	500	170	200
9	200	39	200	72	300	105	900	138	200	171	2500
10	700	40	200	73	200	106	2100	139	100	172	700
11	200	41	200	74	400	107	1900	140	400	173	300
12	450	42	760	75	1400	108 	1150	141	200	174	2600
13	900	43	200	76	600	109	600	142	200	175	1000	
14	550	44	200	77	400	110	1500	143	200	176	3200	
15	200	45	200	78	200	111	500	144	200	177	1400
16	200	46	200	79	400	112	600	145	200	178	300
17	200	47	200	80	450	113	650	146	200	179	250
18	200	48	450	81	400	114	8200	147	200	180	300
19	500	49	300	82	1750	115	600	148	200	181	200
20	200	50	200	83	400	116	2200	149	200	182	400
21	200	51	200	84	400	117	900	150	200	183	200
22	200	52	300	85	400	118	3700	151	200	184	200
23	200	53	600	86	1700	119	1900	152	400	185	200
24	200	54	200	87	700	120	500	153	200	186	200
25	200	55	200	88	900	121	2200	154	200	187	200
26	200	56	200	89	900	122	100	155	200	188	200
27	200	57	450	90	400	123	2600	156	900	189	200
28	500	58	200	91	400	124	400	157	400	190	200
29	2200	59	200	92	1000	125	1100	158	200	191	200
30	500	60	300	93	300	126	1150	159	200	192	200
		61	200	94	400	127	300	160	200	193	200
		62	200	95	200	128	900	161	200	194	200
		63	500	96	550	129	1400	162	600	195	200
	12600		13610		21585		48850		14800		17800		

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Journal of A Voyage from Mowee (one of the Sandwich Islands) To Sanfrancisco in the schr. Gazelle Daniel Stoddard Master
Kept by Orlando Stodard

[inverted section, written in pencil]
  12600
  13550
  21585
  50850
  14900
  17800
131285
  148
  61500
    4400
211500

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Journal of a Voyage from

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  
2			 				Sunday June 23rd {1850/06/23}got under
4							weigh from the harbour of
6							Lahaina about sun rise
8	4	N by E		NE by E		with a light breeze from 
10	4 						the southern board
12	5						and at sundown the
2	4						western point of Mowee
4	4	N.E.		E by S			bore by Compass S by W.		
6	5						from which I take my 
8	4						departure it being in
10	2						Lat 20ø 54' N Long 156ø 36' W
12	2	 					 #s020 54N#e $s156 36W$e

Course 	Dist	def lat	Dep	lat acct	by Obs	D Long	long in	
NNE 1/2 E	81	71.5	35.2	22ø 4'		22.3		37		156ø 00'
 #s022 04N#e $s156 00W$e

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Mowee to Sanfrancisco Upper California

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  
2	4	NE by N	E by S			This day commences with 
4	4						a light breeze
6	5	
8	5						Middle hours much the 
10	5 						same latter part 
12	5	NNE		East			also
2	5	
4	4	
6	4	
8	4						
10	4	N by E	ENE		
12	4	 

Course 	Dist	D Lat	dep	lat in	  	D Long	long in	
NNE 1/4 E	109	98	46	23ø 32' 	49		155
 #s023 32N#e $s155 00W$e

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Journal of a Voyage from

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  
2	4	N 1/2 E	N by E			
4	5						Wednesday June 26 {1850/06/26}comes
6	6						in with fine trades 
8	6						and pleasant weather
10	6						with an occasional rain
12	5						squall now and then
2	5
4	5						Middle hours and latter 
6	4	North					part the same
8	4
10	4	
12	4	 

Course 	Dist	Dep 	D Lat	Lat in	 Obs	D long		long in	
N 1/4 E	116	8.	155.	120.	121	4.		154ø 54'
 #s033 55N#e $s120 00W$e

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Mowee to Sanfrancisco California

2	5	N by E	NE by E		Remarks on board	
4	6						Thurdsay June 27th {1850/06/27}we
6	6						have a fine trade 
8	7						this day accompanied 
10	7						with a shower of 
12	7						rain now and then
2	6
4	6
6	6	N by E
8	6	N W		E by N
10	7	
12	7	 

Course 	Dist	Dep 	D lat	lat by det	 Obs		Dif Long	Long in	
N by E 1/2 E	151	44	146.	27ø46		27ø44' 	50.		154ø 14' 

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Journal of a Voyage


H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  
2	    7	N.N.E.	East	1/2		On board thursday
4	    2				"		June 28th {1850/06/28}these 24 hours
6	3	N.E. by N.		"		commence with a fresh
8	3				"		breeze but soon dies
10	5				"		away to almost a calm
12	7	N. E. 		E by S."	
2	7	NE  by E		"		Middle hours and latter	
4	7				"		part stiff breezes
6	6	EN.E.			"		so ends these 24 hours
8	7	NE by E		"
10	6				"		Variation 0
12	6	 			"

Course 	Dist	Dep 	D lat	lat acct	by Obs	D long		Long in	
NE 1/4 E	125	96.3	83.6	29ø 08'	29ø 08'	108		152ø 18'
 #s029 08N#e $s152 18W$e

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From Mowee to Sanfrancisco Cal

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  on board
2	6	ENE 		SE	1/2		Saturday June 29th {1850/06/29}these
4	5				"		24 hours comes in 
6	3				"		with a light breeze
8	3	NE		ESE	"		and pleasant
10	3	NE by N		"	
12	3				"		Middle hours much the 
2	6				"		same latter part ditto
4	5	NE			"
6	4				"
8	4				"
10	4				"
12	4	 			"

Course 	Dist	Dep 	Dif lat	Lat by acct	by Obs	D Long	long in	
NE 1/4 E	97.	73.	65.	30ø 13'	30ø 14'	85.		150ø45'
 #s030 13N#e $s150 45W$e

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Journal of a Voyage from

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  on board
2	4	NE by N	E by S			Sunday June 30th {1850/06/30}
4	3						this day commences with
6	3	N by E					light changeble weather
8	3	
10	4						Middle hours much the
12	4						same
2	3	ENE
4	3						Latter part squalls of
6	3	N by W				rain &c
8	3	NE
10	3	N by E 1/2 E
12	3	 

Course 	dist	Dep 	D lat	lat act 		by Obs	D long		Long in	
NNE 1/4 E	72	32.	64	31ø 16'	31ø 15' 	37.		150.04
 #s031 16N#e $s150 04W$e

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Mowee to Sanfrancisco Upper California

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  on board
2	3	N.N.E.		East		July the 1st {1850/07/01}these 24 hours
4	3						comes in with pleasant
6	3	NbyW1/2W	NE			weather the wind vareaying[?]
8	5						from E.S.E. to N.E. 
10	5	North
12	5						Middle hours wind breezes
2	5	NbyE 1/2 E	ENE			up a little	
4	4
6	4	NE		East			Latter part much the 
8	5						same
10	4	NNE
12	3	 

Course 	Dist	Dep 	D lat	Lat by acct	by Obs	D Long	Long in	
NNE 1/4 E	92.	23.3	90.	32ø 45'	32ø 47'	26		149ø 36
 #s032 45N#e $s149 36W$e

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Journal of a Voyage from

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  on board
2							Tuesday July the 2nd {1850/07/02}
4							this day comes in with 
6	Calm						a dead calm
8	
10	2	NE by N	East			Middle hours light breezes
12	2
2	4	North
4	3						Latter part much the 
6	Calm						same
8	4	NE
10	Calm
12		 

Course 	dist	Dep 	D lat	Lat DR	by Obs	D Long	Long in	
NNE	dist 129m	11.	26.	33ø 04'	33ø 06'	13.		149ø 10'[?]
 #s033 04N#e $s149 10W$e

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Mowee to Sanfrancisco Upper California

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  on board
2	0	Calm					Wednesday July 3rd {1850/07/03}
4	0						this day comes in calm
6	2	ENE		Westerly
8	4						Middle hours a light 				
10	4						breeze
12	3
2	2						Latter part Calmer
4	2						and light breezes
6		Calm
8	
10	2	
12	2	 

Course 	dist	Dep 	Dif lat	lat acct	by Obs	D long		Long in	
E.N.E.		42	38.	15.	33ø 21'	33ø 19'	46		148ø 12'
 #s033 21N#e $s148 12W$e
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Journal of a Voyage from

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  on board
2	3	NE by E	West			Thursday the 4th of
4	4						July {1850/07/04}this day comes 
6	6						in with a light
8	5	East		N.E. by N.		breeze
10	3						Middle hours strong gales
12	5						accompanied with rain
2	6	E.S.E.		NE by E		took in light sails
4	4
6	5						Latter part more moderate
8	5						sot light sails so 
10	6	SE by E 1/2 E				ends the 4 of July
12	6	 

Course 	dist	Dep 	D lat	lat acct	by Obs	D long		long in	
E 3/4 S 	115.	115.	14.	33ø 4		33ø 01		2ø 13'		146ø 01'

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Mowee to Sanfrancisco California

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  on board
2	4	SEbyE 1/2 E	ENE 	1/2		July the 5th {1850/07/05} these
4	4						24 hours comes in with 
6	4						a heavy head sea
8	4						for which I allow 1/2 point
10	4
12	4						Middle hours much 
2	4						the same
4	4
6	3						Latter part crew emp-
8	3						loyed in setting up
10	3	Variation 1/2 point E			rigging
12	3	 

Course 	dist	dep 	Dif lat	Lat act	by Obs	Dif long	Long in	
S.E.		88.	61.	61	32ø 00		32ø 00		1ø10' 		144ø 53'

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H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  on board Saturday
2	3	S by E 1/2E	NEbyE 3/4		July 6 {1850/07/06}this day finds us 
4	3						headding to the S and E at
6	4						6 PM hove about and stood
8	4	North		NEbyE 3/4		to the Northard
10	3
12	3						Middle hours a heavy head 
2	3						sea parted flying jib sheets
4	4						and halliards took it in 
6	4						the runner to the main boom
8	4						topinglift parted took in
10	4						mainsail and rove a new
12	3	Variation 3/4 point Easterly 

Course 	dist	Dep 	d lat	Lat acct	by Obs	Dif Long	Long in	
North		50	12.	50	32ø 50'	32ø 49'	14		145ø 24'

runner and single reefed the sail and sot it Latter part a heavy head sea sends

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Mowee to Sanfrancisco California

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  on board
2	4	N 1/2 W	NEbyE 3/4		Sunday July 7th {1850/07/07}this 
4	4						day finds us beating 
6	4						into a heavy head sea
8	4						sot flying jib
10	5						Middle hours much the
12	5						same
2	5
4	4						Latter part shook the reef 
6	4						out of the mainsail
8	4
10	4	
12	4	 Variation 3/4 point Easterly

Course 	dist	Dep 	D lat	lat by act	by Obs	Dif long	Long in	
N 1/2 W	102	3.	100.	34ø 29		34ø 28'	06		145ø 9'
 #s034 29N#e $s145 09W$e

Sanfrancisco bears E 3/4 N dist 1004 miles

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Journal of a Voyage from 
H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks on board  
2	4	NbyW1/2W	NE 	3/4 point[?]	Monday July 8th {1850/07/08}this day 
4	4						comes in with a fine breeze
6	5						but a bad head sea
8	5
10	5						Middle hours much the same
12	5
2	5						Latter part raised a sail
4	5						ahead standing the same 
6	5						way we are so ends
8	4						these 24 hours
10	4	
12	4	 Easterly Variation 3/4 point

Course 	Dist	Dep 	D lat	lat acct	by Obs	Dif long	Long in	
N by W1/2W	110	33	104	36ø 15'	36ø 16'	36		145ø42'

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Mowee to Sanfrancisco California

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  on board
2	5	N by W	N.E.	3/4		Tuesday July 9th {1850/07/09} these
4	5						24 hours comes in with
6	5						a light breeze at 4 O clock
8	4						we make out antagonist to
10	4						be a bark at sunset
12	4						he is abeam to leward
2	3						Middle hours light winds and
4	3	EN.E			1/2		Calm
6	5						Latter part tacked and stood
8	5						to the Eastward at sunrise
10	4						saw our opponent a stearn
12	4	Variation 3/4 point Easterly	 

Course 	dist	Dep 	D lat	lat by act	by Obs	D long		Long in	
N by E1/2E	69.	18.	65.	37ø 20'	37ø 20		21		145ø 20' 1/2
 #s037 20N#e $s145 20W$e

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H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  on board
2	4	East		NE	3/4		Wednesday July 10th {1850/07/10}
4	4						these 24 hours commence 
6	4						with a baffling wind
8	4						and a head sea
10	4						
12	4						Middle hours wind breezed
2	4						up a little
4	4
6	4						Latter part much the
8	4						same
10	4	
12	3	 Variation 3/4 point Easterly

Course 	dist	Dep 	D lat	Lat in	No Obs	D Long	Long in	
ESE 1/2 E	96.	94.	25.	36ø 55'		100		143ø 40'
#s036 55N#e $s143 40W$e

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Mowee to San Francisco California

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  on board Thursday
2	3	SSE		NEbyE 3/4		July 10th {1850/07/10}this day comes
4	3						in with light breezes
6	3						and so continues through
8	3						the day
10	3
12	3
2	3						Latter part sea run down
4	3						sot topsails
6	3
8	3
10	4	
12	4	 Variation 3/4 point easterly

Course 	dist	Dep 	Dif lat	lat by act	by Obs	Dif long	Long in	
SE by E	75.	66.	46.	36ø 11'	36ø 08		70		142ø 30'
#s036 11N#e $s142 30W$e

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H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks on board Friday
2	3	E by S		NE.	1/4		July 12th {1850/07/12}this day comes in 
4	3						as usual a light breeze
6	3	N 1/2 W		1/4		tacked ship and stood to 
8	3						the Northard
10	3
12	3						Latter part wind hauled
2	3	NE		E.byS	0		to the Westard tacked and
4	1						stood to the N.E.
6	1	ENE			0		wind soon hauled to NE
8	2						so ends these 24 hours
10	3	
12		Variation 3/4 point Easterly	 

Course 	dist	Dep 	D lat	Lat by acct 	by Obs	Dif long	Long in	
NE 1/2 N	44.	33.	28	36ø 36'	36ø 35		40		141ø 39'
#s036 36N#e $s141 39W$e

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Mowee to San Francisco California

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  on board
2	3	E by S		NE	1/4		Saturday July 13th {1850/07/13}
4	3						these 23 hours commence
6	3						with a light breeze and
8	2	N 1/4 E	NEbyE 1/4		squalls of rain occasionally
10	1
12	1						Middle hours tacked ship
2	2						and stood to the North
4	2
6	3						Latter part much the
8	3	NE			1/2		same
10	3	
12	3	 	Variation 3/4 point Easterly

Course 	dist	Dep 	dif lat	Lat by act	by Obs	D Long	Long in	
NE 1/2 E	44	20	25	36ø 58		36ø 56'	28		141ø 14'
#s036 58N#e $s141 14W$e

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H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks on board
2	4	N N W	NE	3/4		Sunday July 14th 1850 {1850/07/14}
4	4						we are standing to 
6	6						the Northward this day
8	6						with a head wind and
10	6	N 1/2 E		3/4		sea Middle hours
12	4						squally took in light sail[?]
2	4						Latter part sot
4	4						light sail
6	4	N by W		3/4
8	4
10	4	
12	4		Variation 3/4 point Easterly	 

Course 	dist	Dep 	D Lat	Lat  		Lat by Obs	Dif Long	Long in	
N 3/4 W	105	15	102	38ø 39		38ø 39'	19		141ø 32'
#s038 39N#e $s141 32W$e

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Mowee to San Francisco California

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks on board
2	4	E 3/4 N	NNE	3/4		Monday July 15th {1850/07/15}we
4	4						commence this day by tacking
6	4						ship at sunset saw a sail
8	4						ahead
10	4						Middle hours much the same
12	4
2	4
4	4						Latter part fresh breezes and
6	4						foggy and a heavy head sea
8	5						a running
10	5	
12	5	Variation 1 point Easterly	 

Course 	dist	Dep 	D lat	Lat acct	by Obs	Dif Long	Long in	
E by S		102	97	20	38 18		38ø 16'	120		139ø 30
#s038 18N#e $s139 30W$e

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H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  on board
2	5	E by N	NNE	1/2		Tuesday July 15 {1850/07/15} these
4	6						24 hours commence
6	6						with a fine breeze 
8	6[?]						at sundown saw
10	7[?]						a sail on our weather
12	7[?]						board standing the same
2	5[?]						way we were
4	5[?]						Middle hours much the 	
6	6						same at sun rise rais
8	6						ed our sail and also
10	6						made him out a ship
12	6	 	Variation 1 1/2 points Easterly

Course 	dist	Dep 	D lat	Lat by act	by Obs	D long		Long in	
E by S		129.	115.	26	37ø 48'	37ø 47'	147		137ø 03'
#s037 48N#e $s137 03W$e
Remarks continued We also raised a brig bearing down to the ship which hove to fore him to come up. the Ship supplied the brig with provisions as we afterwards found out
Sanfrancisco bears East dist. 708 miles

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Mowee to San-Francisco California

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  on board
2	5	East		NEbyN 1/2		July the 16th {1850/07/16}we commence
4	5						this day by laying to for the 
6	5						Capt of the Susan G Owen	
8	5						to come a board
10	5						She was bound to San Francisco
12	5						with 20000 sacks flour from
2	4						Valparasio 68 days out
4	4						we learnt from him the brig was
6	4						an Englishman 300 days from Halifax
8	4						the Capt staid on board untill 5.OClock
10	4						when he went on board his vessel
12	4	 	Variation 1 1/2 points Easterly

Course 	dist	Dep 	D lat	Lat by act	by Obs	Dif Long	Long come to	
E.S.E.		102	96.	45.	37ø 01		37ø 00'	120		135ø 00'
#s037 01N#e $s135 00W$e 

and we parted company. at dark the ship is about 4 miles on our lee quarter the brig almost out o sight astern at sunrise we can just discern the Susan G. Owen on our lee quarter

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H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks on board
2	5	E by N[?]		1/2[?]		Thursday July 17th {1850/07/17}
4	5	E by N	ENE	3/4		we had a fine breeze
6	5						these 24 hours
8	5
10	5						Middle hours foggy we
12	4						can just see the sail astern
2	4						Latter part much the
4	4						same
6	5
8	5
10	4	
12	4	 Variation 1/2 points Easterly

Course 	dist	Dep 	D lat	Lat acct	No Obs	Dif Long	Long in	
E by S 1/2 S	110	105.	30.	36ø 30'			128.		132ø 52'
#s036 30N#e $s132 52W$e

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Mowee to San-Francisco California

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks on board Frigay
2	4	E by N	ENE	lee way	July 18th  {1850/07/18} this day comes in 
4	4						with a fine breeze
6	4						
8	4						Middle hours took in gaff
10	4						topsails
12	3
2	3						Later part flying jib and 
4	3						jib topsail took themselves in 
6	3						by carrying away the boom 
8	4						carried it away just out side
10	4						the with
12	5	 	Varriation 1 1/2 points Easterly

Course 	dist	Dep 	D lat	lat in	 	D long		Long in	
E by S		90	86.	30	36ø 00'	109		131ø 20'
#s036 00N#e $s131 20W$e

After we carried away our flying jibboom the Susan G Owen hove in sight on our lee quarter and came up with us hand over fist in the morning she is abeam to leward and we have spliced our boom and sot the sail and are dropping her astern so ends

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H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  
2	5	NEbyE1/4E	North	3/4		
4	5	
6	5						Stiff breezes all 				
8	6						these 24 hours
10	6
12	6						We have lost sight of 
2	5						the Susan G Owen
4	5						from deck just see him
6	5						from aloft
8	5
10	5	
12	5	 	Variation 2 points Easterly

Course 	dist	Dep 	D lat	Lat by acct	 by Obs	 Dif long	Long in	
East.		126	126	.02	35ø 58'	35ø 56'	154.		128ø 50'
#s035 58N#e $s128 50W$e

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Mowee to San-Francisco California

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  
2	5	NE 1/2 N	N by W   3/4
4	5						Stiff breezes and a heavy
6	5						head sea all these 24 hours
8	5
10	5						latter part split flying jib 
12	5						unbent it and repaired it 
2	5						so ends these 24 hours
4	5
6	4
8	4						Mowe
10	4	
12	4	 	Variation 2 points Easterly

Course 	dist	Dep 	D lat	Lat act	by Obs	Dif long  	Long in	
EbyN 3/4 N	112	108	27	36ø 23'	36ø 23'	132		126ø 38'
#s036 23N#e $s126 38W$e

San Francisco bears ENE. distance 220 miles

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H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  
2	4[?]	NNE 1/2 E	NNW	3/4		These 24 hours commence
4	4[?]						as usual with a heavy
6	5						head sea
8	5						at sunset single reefed
10	5						the mainsail
12	6						at midnight reefed
2	6						the foresail
4	6						
6	6						Latter part saw plenty	
8	6						kelp
10	5	
12	5	 variation 2 points Easterly

Course 	dist	Dep 	D lat	Lat act	 by Obs	D Long	Long in	
NE by E3/4E	126	114	53	37ø 15'	37ø 14'	138       	124ø 20'
#s037 15N#e $s124 20W$e

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Mowee to San Francisco California

H	K R	Course	Winds	Leeway	Remarks  
2	6	NE by N	NW			these 24 hours commence 
4	6						by blowing a gale of wind
6	6						we get the wind for the 
8	6	NE.					first time so that we start
10	6						sheets
12	6						Middle hours a heavy sea on
2							and wind blowing a gale put
4							another reef in the mainsail
6							at 4.Oclock made the land
8							about 2 miles off and
10							foggy
12		 Variation 2 points Easterly


Made the land about 10 miles north of the harbour saw a brig and spoke the ship Hugh Walker a scotch vessel 55 days from china. pilot bat relief spoke us about a mile outside the harbour the wind being fair we stood directly in and came to anchor about 9 oclock all well.

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The following is a journal of a voyage from San-Francisco (Upper California) to the Sandwich Islands, In the Schr. Gazelle
Daniel Stoddard master
Kept by Orlando Stoddard

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Wednesday August 21st {1850/08/21}sea Account we commence this day by getting the Gazelle underweigh and beating out of the harbor of sanfrancisco at dark we are clear of the headlands the southern most head bears N by W. dist 6. miles from which I take my departure it being in Lat 37ø 49 N Long 122ø 18 W. #s037 49N#e $s122 18W$e  Middle hours thick foggy weather light baffling winds from the S and W saw a ship standing to the Northard Latter part wind breezed up from the N.W. saw a schr. took her to be the Laura Beavans so ends this day			No Obs.

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San Francisco to the Sandwich Islands

Thursday August 22nd 1850 {1850/08/22}
At the commencement of this day we judge we are 25 miles from the head lands  have a fine breeze from the NW stearing SW by S  carring all drawing sail set and running off 11 and 12 knots heavy sea running  latter part wind hauled to the Northard and sot square sail we find by our reckning we have made 275 miles these 24 hours 	Lat 34ø 20' N
							Long 126ø 40' W#s034 20N#e $s126 40W$e

Friday 23rd {1850/08/23}
These 24 hours comes in with a fine breeze from the N. stearing S.W. by S Middle hours much the same Latter part ditto so ends    No Obs.

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Saturday August 24th 1850 {1850/08/24}
This day comes in with a light breeze from the N. stearing S.W. by S  Middle hours dull cloudy weather latter part the same
								No Obs.

Sunday 25th{1850/08/25}
This day finds us running off before a light NE trade about 7 knot middle part light winds and cloudy latter part the same      
								No Obs.

Monday 26th {1850/08/26}
This day comes in as usual with a light breeze from the NE stearing SW middle hours wind more aft kept her up a point latter part much the same	
						Lat 27ø 49' N
						Long 134ø 25' W  #s027 49N#e $s134 25W$e

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SanFrancisco to the Sand-wich Islands

Tuesday August 27th 1850 {1850/08/27}
This day finds us running before a light trade from E.N.E. middle hours wind light & baffling jibed ship and steared SW latter hours light Easterly squalls accompanied with rain
						Lat 26ø 58' N
						Long 136  16' W  #s026 58N#e $s136 16W$e

Wednesday 28th {1850/08/28}
These 24 hours commence with a light pleasant breeze from the NE by E stearing SW Middle part stiff breezes and rain latter part mild and pleasant Company employed in cauking decks
						Lat 25ø 07' N
						Long 139 00 W #s025 07N#e $s139 00W$e

Thursday 29th {1850/08/29}
These 24 hours comes in as the last went out mild and pleasant  Middle hours fresh squalls of wind and rain latter hours mild and pleasant     	Lat 23ø 11' N
						Long 141ø 41'W #s023 11N#e $s141 41W$e

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Friday August 30th 1850 {1850/08/30}
We are the day running before a trade blowing from ENE  Middle hours stiff gales and rain latter part much the same	
						Lat 21ø 26' N
						Long 144ø 01' W #s021 26N#e $s144 01W$e

Saturday 31st {1850/08/31}
Friday is gone and Saturday is come and we all eat our allowance we jibed ship and steared Nothing to the windard[?] of W by S  Middle hours squalls of wind and rain  Latter part pleasant when it dont rain so ends these 24 hours
						Lat 20ø 58' N
						Long 146ø 59'[?] W #s020 58N#e $s146 59W$e
Watch on deck painting boat black 
Watch below asleep

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Sanfrancisco to Owyhe on of the S I.

Sunday Septem 1st 1850 {1850/09/01}
To day is sunday all day if it dont rain first part quite pleasant occasionally a squall of rain Middle hours frequent squalls of rain so I shall have to call today a rainy day Latter part much the same all hands employed in reading so ends these 24 hours	
						Lat 20ø 58' N
						Long 150ø 06' W #s020 58N#e $s150 06W$e

Monday 2nd {1850/09/02}
This day finds us running before a trade blowing from E by S  Middle hours frequent squalls of rain  Latter part much the same  Company employed in ship's duty so ends 
						Lat 21ø 00' N
						Long 153ø 23' W #s021 00N#e $s153 23W$e
This is monday afternoon civil acct 
at 1 oclock jibed ship and steared WSW at 8 o clock we are 100 miles off of owyhe bearing W.S.W. we have just as much wind as we can stagger under  at 3 o clock made the N point of Owyhe dist 10 miles stood directly in the wind being light came to anchor about 1 o.clock in the harbour of Towhare

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Harbour Work

Tuesday September 3rd {1850/09/03}
after dinner lowered the boat and all hands went ashore and made arangements with one Mr. French to supply us with what produce he could gather in this vicinity and went aboard again and night coming on we turned in of cours all well and hearty.

Wednesday 4th {1850/09/04}
This day comes in and finds us enjoying the sweet repose of the first all night in for 13 days none can tell how sweet tis lay here on the bosom of the tranquil deep under the lee of a canibal Island and dream of home and friends that are so far distant I say none could tell how sweet but those that have enjoyed it but alas just as I am a dreaming of that home and those dear ones what should startle me but the cry of all hands. O hoy wash off decks and so I must have my dreams till another night after washing down decks got breakfast and at 10 oclock got underweigh and started for Kueahua[?] after about 40 miles to the southard

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Harbour Work
The wind is light through the afternoon and night saw a sail or 2 in the evening but did not come nigh enough to speak

Thursday Sept. 5th {1850/09/05}
This day comes in & finds about 15 miles from our destined port and a light breeze ahead saw plenty of canoes. and also a schr. we run into a small bay and the boat went ashore to see what was to be got found there was some onions came aboard and stood along down to kairua[?] and came to anchor in the bay and went ashore find we can get coffee figs fowls &c conclude to stop and get what we can came aboard and we get all night in again turn out in

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Continued

Friday September 6th 1850 {1850/09/06}
This day opens with fine pleasant weather and a light sea breeze we have a land breeze through  the night after breakfast took some money[?] ashore and left with Mr. Rice to purchace what coffee and oranges &c he could  came aboard got under weigh & stood up the coast we have a light breeze from the sea board we run up along the coast and came to Anchor in towaihae bay just after sunset and here we found the schr. Emeline Capt Howard  went aboard of him spent the evening and returned so ends this day

Saturday 7th {1850/09/07}
This day comes in lowsy[?] and hazy after breakfast the boat went ashore and find business is progressing slowly the weather still continues hazy and clowdy  I went into the water this morning and got the cramp in my knee and quite lame so ends 

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Continued

Sunday September 8th 1850 {1850/09/08}
This day opens with fine and pleasant weather Company employed in reading Nothing else of any importance happened to day in the afternoon we have a cool and pleasant sea breeze. so ends these 24 hours

Monday 9th {1850/09/09}
To a fine day we have a fine sea breeze boat ashore Company employed in making hencoop netts  mending sail &c  brought off some fowls. nothing more of importance so ends this 9th day of Sep.

Tuesday 10th {1850/09/10}
Commences with fine pleasant weather boats crew ashore till middle afternoon came aboard got under weigh runn up a long the coast and sent boat ashore to a place where we got some onions came aboard and a breeze sprung up about sundown  at midnight we are up with towarowe[?] so ends

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Continued 
Wedsday Sept 11th 1850 {1850/09/11}
This day finds us becalmed off the Sourthern point of Towrowe[?] we lay becalmed all nigt at sunrise we got a breeze from the Westward at 10 oclock came to anchor in the harbour of Lahaina and tis here that we have the unwelcome news of the death of President Taylor we find six whale ships in port all full bound home and also 2 or 3 schrs nothing more of importance this day

Thursday 12th {1850/09/12}
Nothing of much importance happened this day boat ashore all day crew employed in mending sails.  fine pleasant weather all day a merchant ship come in to day from sanfrancisco so ends this day

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Continued

Friday Sep. 13th 1850 {1850/09/13}
This day is another beautifull day it is to hot to work and so I content myself by lounging about decks the schr. Emiline came in to day from Towahae  nothing more worth rating[?] these 24 hours.

Saturday 14th {1850/09/14}
A hot sultry day this the schr. Maria came in to day from SanFrancisco 16 days passage and the schr Golden Rule came in from Owyhe boat ashore and I repairing sails  boat came aboard and we get 16 bbls oil out of a whale ship get some pickels from shore & made araingements with the Collector of customs to furnish us with 300 bbls Irish potatoes came aboard and get underweigh and shape a course for Owyhe strong breezes and calms all night so ends these 24 hours

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Continued

Sunday September 15th 1850 {1850/09/15}
This day finds us about 40[?] miles from kairua our port of destination we have little or no wind all day at sundown we are within 12 miles of kairua at 11 oclock we are up with kairua  it being dark we lay to till morning

Monday 16th {1850/09/16}
We commence this day by coming to anchor in the harbor of kirua go on shore and find Mr Rice our agent has purchased about 14 thousand orranges and some 1000 lbs of coffee which we take aboard and also 100 bbls sweet potatoes and 500 pumkins which takes untill Thursday when we get under weigh and at night we came to anchor in Towahae bay here we find Mr. French has purchased about one hundred and thirty barrells of onions and 200 bbls irish potatoes about 30 hogs and some fowls which we take aboard and start fore Lahaina which place we arive on tuesday 24 sep {1850/09/24}we lay here untill thursday morning when we get

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Continued

Thursday Sep 26th {1850/09/26}
got underweigh and run down to kelleppo[?] and take in about 300 bbls irish potatoes we find the Golden Rule and the James L Day taking in cargo we get our potatoes and start for Lahaina on Saturday morning 28th Sep. {1850/09/28} arive at Lahaina in about 3 hours the Golden Rule came up the same time we lay in Lahaina untill tuesday 1st October {1850/10/01}we get water mellons banannas cabbage coacoanuts pickels &c So ends this roving about among these Islands getting cargo

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The following is a Journal of a Voyage from Mowee (one of the Sandwich Islands) to San Francisco Upper California In the schr. Gazelle  
Daniel Stoddard Master  
Kept by Orlando Stoddard

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Journal

Tuesday Oct 1st 1850 {1850/10/01}
This day we commence by getting the Gazelle under weigh in the road stead[?] of Lahaina  the schr. Golden Rule also got underweigh this morning we have a light head wind all day and calm through the night at sunset the golden Rule is a little to windard standing to the eastward we to the N and W.  Calm all the Latter part of this day which is Wedensday  sea account

Thursday 3rd {1850/10/03}
these 24 hours comes in calm and so continue all these 24 hours

Fryday 4th {1850/10/04}
This day finds us with a little breeze from NNE stearing NW by N at sunset the island of Waha is in sight bearing by compass South distant 60 miles from which I take my departure lat 21ø 36' Long 158ø W   #s021 36N#e $s158 00W$eAtore[?] is also in sight

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Journal 

Saturday Oct 5th 1850 {1850/10/05}
This day comes in calm as usual at dark we got a little breeze and steared N.W. by N wind N.N.E.  Middle hours fore peak halliards chafed off and foresail came down rove them and sot it again latter part much the same			Lat 23ø 46' N
						Long 158ø 38' W #s023 46N#e $s158 38W$e

Sunday 6th {1850/10/06}
These 24 hours comes in with a light breeze N by E. Stearing on the wind  Middle hours wind hauled more to the Eastward thunder and lightning all night latter part bolt rope of fore sail parted took it in unbent it and bent another fore sail and sot it  stiff breezes and a heavy head sea nothing more of importance this day so ends	Lat 25ø 14' N
						Long 158ø 40' W #s025 14N#e $s158 40W$e

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Journal 

Monday Oct 7th 1850 {1850/10/07}
This day comes in quite moderate a heavy head sea on at sundown a stiff breeze from NE by E stearing by the wind at 11. o.clock took in light sails at midnight wind hauled to E by N and blowed a living gale and a tremendious heavy head sea took in main sail and double reefed it and furled it took bonnet off jib and furled it and laid her to under whole fore sail until morning  at 3. o.clock had a tremendious heay squall a ball of fire on each top mast head at day light put double reefed mainsail and bonnet out of jib on her and steared N.E. wind ESE raining pitchforks and has been so all night continues blowing and raining very heavy all day      No obs. 

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Journal

Tuesday Oct 8th 1850 {1850/10/08}
These 24 hours comences with a gale of wind and rain and we have got pretty well soaked at sundown it broke away and cleared off but blowed heavy all night in the morning shook reefs out main sail and put bonnet on jib wind ESE stearing on the wind
						Lat 28ø 33' N
						Long 158ø[?] 7' W #s028 33N#e $s158 07W$e

Wednesday 9th {1850/10/07}
This day opens with a fine trade from E by S heading NE 1/2 N sot light sails find we have had a strong current setting to the westward Middle hours stiff trades Latter part much the same
						Lat 29ø 49' N
						Long 158ø[?] 6' W #s029 49N#e $s158 06W$e

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Journal 

Thursday Oct 10th 1850 {1850/10/10}
This day finds us headding to the N and E with wind baffling 2 or 3 points  middle hours stiff brezes Latter part light winds company employed in drying onions so ends 
						Lat 31ø 17' N 

Friday 11th {1850/10/11}
This day comes in pleasant with a light trade heading up N.E. Middle hours light trades and pleasant Latter part a dead calm we find our chronometer is running wild she has made us to far to the westward ever since we came out and to day stearing N.E. and a point Easterly variation she makes westings  she runs pretty much as she likes I judge our Long is about 
						Lat 32ø 3' N
						Long 152ø 30'W #s032 03N#e $s152 30W$e

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Journal

Saturday Oct 12th 1850 {1850/10/12}
These 24 hours comes in calm  Middle hours get a light breeze from the Eastern board stearing N by E. Latter part light winds and pleasant  crew employed in mending fore-sail and setting up rigging  so ends heavy sea heaving up from the N.W.
					Lat 33ø 15' N
					Long by guess 152ø 00' W #s033 15N#e $s152 00W$e

Sunday 13th {1850/10/13}
Sunday comes in pleasant with a fine wind from the Eastern board heading N by E  Middle hours light breezes a heavy sea from N.W. and a dead calm.  calm all the latter part of these 24 hours  company employed in lounging about decks and reading  so ends the 13th Oct 1850
						Lat 34ø 13' N
						Long 152ø 00'W #s034 13N#e $s152 00W$e

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Journal 

Monday 14th Oct 1850 {1850/10/14}
This day comes in calm middle hours a light breeze from the NW steared N.E. Latter part sot square sail occasionaly a little mist or rain company employed in ships duty
						Lat 34ø 36' N
						Long 151ø 00' W #s034 36N#e $s151 00W$e

Tuesday 15th {1850/10/15}
These 24 hours commence with a fine breeze from N.N.W. bearing NE 1/2 E. unbent one foresail and bent another Middle hours fine breeze and occasionaly a shower of scotch mist latter part much the same so ends these 24 hours		Lat 35ø 16' N
						Long 148ø 20 W #s035 16N#e $s148 20W$e

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Journal

Wednesday Oct 16th 1850 {1850/10/16}
These 24 hours comes in with a light breeze right aft stearing N.E.  Middle hours almost calm Latter part much the same  crew employed in turning in rigging and various other jobs so ends 
						Lat 36ø 10' N
						Long 146ø 37 W #s036 10N#e $s146 37W$e

Thursday 17th {1850/10/17}
This day finds us running before a SW wind at sundown jibed ship and steared NE  Middle hours stiff breezes accompanied with heavy squalls  we have everything sot and are scudding off aboout 9 knot Latter part much the same with now and then a squall of rain.
							Lat 37ø 30' N
							Long 143ø 33 W #s037 30N#e $s143 33W$e
San Francisco bears East dist 1020 m.

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Journal 

Friday Oct 18 {1850/10/18}
These 24 hours comes in with a fine breeze from the SW stearing NE by E  at dark blew quite hard and a heavy sea took in top sails  Middle hours it blowed a gale took in square sail and jibed ship rains all night and we all get a terible soaking  Latter part sot top sails but soon took them in and jibed ship and reefed mainsail wind hauled to W. steared her right before it a tremendious heavy swell so ends					Lat 38ø 25'N
							Long 140ø 00 W #s038 25N#e $s140 00W$e

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Journal

Saturday 19th Oct 1850 {1850/10/19}
These 24 hours comes in with a strong gale from NW by W Searing ENE  Middle hours much the same running off about 10 knots  latter part wind died away almost calm crew employed in ships duty so ends					Lat 38ø 20' N
						Long 136ø 50' W #s038 20N#e $s136 50W$e

Sunday 20th {1850/10/20}
These 24 hours commence calm and so continue untill midnight a heavy sea and we tumble about most beautiful  Latter part a light breeze from S.W. sot light sails and square sail all hands employed in idleness and reading  so ends sunday	
						Lat 38ø 22' N
						Long 135ø 56 W #s038 22N#e $s135 56W$e

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Journal 

Monday 21 Oct 1850 {1850/10/21}
These 24 hours commence with a light breeze from the SW stearing E.N.E.  Middle hours much the same latter part calm			Lat 38ø 08' N
						Long 133ø 30' W #s038 08N#e $s133 30W$e

Tuesday 22 {1850/10/22}
This day comes in calm and so continues through the Middle hours latter part calm as usual   crew busied in repairing mainsail so ends	Lat 38ø 14' N
						Long 132ø 30  W #s038 14N#e $s132 30W$e

Wednesday 23rd {1850/10/23}
These 24 hours comes in calm as usual Middle hours a light breeeze from ENE headding SE  Latter part calm  crew employed in repairing main sail plenty of porpoises about Lat 37ø 36' 
							No Obs.

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Journal 

Thursday Oct 24th 1850 {1850/10/24}
This day finds us becalmed  Middle hours get a light breeze from the N & W. stearing  NE by E Latter part sot square sail wind died away almost calm,  crew employed in mending main sail
						Lat 37ø 55'
						Long 130ø 20' #s037 55N#e $s130 20W$e

San Francisco bears E a little southerly distant 380 m

Friday 25th {1850/10/25}
These 24 hours comes in thick and cloudy with a light breeze from N stearing E.N.E. Middle hours much the same Latter part much the same so ends
						 Lat 37ø 55' N
						Long 128ø 30 W #s037 55N#e $s128 30W$e

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Journal 

Saturday 26th Oct 1850 {1850/10/26}
This day finds us with the wind about abeam going along 5 knot  Middle part much the same   Latter part a light breeze so ends these 24 hours
						Lat 37ø 50' N
						Long 126ø 02' W #s037 50N#e $s126 02W$e
San Francisco bears East dist 175 m

Sunday 27th {1850/10/27}
These 24 hours commence with a fine breeze from NNW stearing ENE  Middle hours winds hauled more aft and blew an 8 knot breeze  Latter part dies away almost calm saw a ship on our weather bow  so ends 
							Lat   No Observation

judge we are about 60 miles off land and thick foggy weather

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Journal

Monday Oct 28th 1850 {1850/10/28}
We have come up with our sail at dark at 10 oclock we pass her and saw another booth hove to we runn untill 3 oclock and raised the land about 15 miles to the Northard of the harbour saw a plenty of sails at day light the wind is light and we get close in to the land about 3 o clock in the afternoon    so ends

Tuesday Oct 29th {1850/10/29}
This day finds us becalmed close to the land  we have no wind all night in the morning we got a breeze and set square sail and runn down the coast at meridian we enter San Francisco harbour and come to anchor about 1 oclock all well and hearty  so ends this narative

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Honolulu Septr 25th 1852 {1852/09/25}
Cash Reced  by  D Haig  $100-     275  San Fran
D Haig Dr To Captn Stoddard
To cash for personal  expenses						$15.40
To cash at Guam[?] to pay expenses of vessel				10 --
Novr 19th Cash reced for vessel expenses of 
	D. Stoddard								215 --
Dec. 12th   "  "    and Pd to Rita						500 --
         19th "   "    for Labour Palm Leaf &c &c				50 --
         19th  "  "    Pd Rita 177.61 and reserved for future Exps. $30.39	208 --

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Wednesday May 14th sailed from Honnolulu thursday we succeed in beating out of the channel
Friday we are becalmed in sight of the Islands we have worked our way to the Eastward to the longitude 163ø1/2 Sunday we get a fair wind set square sails. Sunday our long is 155 36[?]
	  		Lat -	23ø 35[?]  #s023 35N#e $s155 36W$e
Monday  		Lat 	25ø 38
	   		Long	152ø 56[?] #s025 38N#e $s152 56W$e
Tuesday  		Lat	28ø 3
			no Obs
Wednesday		Lat	30 10'
Thursday 23rd	Lat	32ø 38
Friday 24th		Lat	34ø 36
			Long 147ø 00 #s034 36N#e $s147 00W$e

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Guam, Decr 19th  1852 {1852/12/19}
Moneys Pd by D. Stoddard

Pd  Jokin for Palm & Corn Leaves					31-
"   Milechamp for girls labour 
use of house - 6600 oranges. Wilsons Boat & Launch		81 - 
Mary's Oranges 800							5 -
Old Captns   "							5 -
Pepper Labour							   - 50
Haig									5 -
2200     Marys						62 1/2
225           " 								150

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13
Septr 1st -
100 Boxes "Reynolds" 					25	25 -
Drayage	X							2 -	27 -

Septr 1st
Bill Expences
Getting vessel ready for Sea 	X					50 - 	50 - 

Septr 1st
Custom House bill -- Manifests &c    X				2.50	2.50

Septr 2nd
of Gorin[?] & Ellis[?]
Shipping 2 seamen							10 - 
Small Articles								3 - 
Advanced Martin							20 - 
Do	Walter Scott  X						10	43 -

Septr 2nd
of Henry R Reece & Co
Premium on $1030							69.75	69.75

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12
Septr 1st
of Higgins & Co.
1/2 Cords Wood						$16	24 - 	24 -

Augst 31st
of W.H. Dennison
7 1/2 Days Labour Caulking	X				$8 -	60 - 	60 - 

Augst 31st
100 Galls Water	Leister		X		1 1/2	1.50 	1.50

Augst 31st
of Patrick Wickersham
1080 Fruit Boxes						25	270 -
6r Pd for Emptying    X						4 - 	266 -

Septr 1st
of Store Ship Francis Ann
100 lbs Beans								3 -
1 Bl Rosin								12 - 
24 Galls Varnish		X					12 -	27 - 

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11										167.50
1 Box Table Salt							1.50
202 lbs. Dried Peaches 						38.60
1 Box Soap		70 lbs					6	4.20
1000 Ft. Lumber							50. -
1/2 Cord Wood				X			7.50	269.30

28th
of Mountain Spring
1678 Galls Water		X				1 1/2	25.12	25.12

28th
of M. Reynolds
600 Empty Boxes						25	150 - 
Drayage		X						12 -	162 - 

28th
Lighterage on Soap		X					6 - 	6 -
Custom House bill on Do			X			1.05
Wharfage	      "     "			X			.75	1.80

30th
of  G.B. Meally & Co.
2593 Ft Rough boards					7c	181.51
181   "    White Pine Do   Deduct for vessels use		9c    X	17.24		198.75
											  17  24
											181. 51

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10
25th
Premium on  $500 -    8 per cent					40 - 	40 - 

Schooner     Iowa
Purchases Made by Captn Daniel Stoddard
Augst 23rd
Bot of Brennan &Co
400 Fruit Boxes 20c - $80.00 D. H Pr  $50.00 & D. Stoddard   X		30.00

Augst 25th
of J.B. Miner
1626 Galls. Water Casks  X					3c 	48.78	48.78

Stores on Board Iowa
6 Bls Beef							$15	90 -
250 lbs  Sugar							9c	22.50
50 Galls syrup						38c	19 -
8   "   Sperm Oil						1.50	12 -
10  " Whale Oil						80	8-
50 lbs Beans							4	2 -
Pepper Spices &c.						4	6 -
8 Galls Vinegar						25	2 -
1/2 Bl Bread 								6 - 	167.50

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9   Septr 25th  1852 {1852/09/25}								2089.64
Clough Shippingmasters Bill
Advanced to Men Ea						15.00	60.00
Shipping				X				12.00	72 -

25th
Honolulu   Harbour Masters bill X					3.00	3 -

25th 
Consuls Charges
Discharging 2 Men 2 Certificates					5 -
Shipping 4 Men 2 Certificates					8 -
Depositing Papers	X						4 -	17 - 

25th
Custom House bill at Honolulu					14.63	14.63

20th
of D Ince[?] Pilot
3 Boats towing 						4.00	12.00	12.00

Sundries at Lahaina
Port Charges								2.50
5 Bunches Bannannas					50	2.50
6 Bls Irish Potatoes 1 Bl Sweet					12.50
Consuls bill extra $1- per man  4 men				4.00
Gill & George's wages  $120- Cooper $5-				125.00
Beef & Cabbage Fish							4.00	225.50
5 lbs  Beff							$15	75.00
										2433.77

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8
Septr 25th									2024.81
of B F Snow
6 Nests Iron Pots		X			2 62 1/2	15.75	15.75

25th
of Tom McIntire
8 lbs Blk Beads  		X				25	2.00	2.00

25th
of T. Spencer
27 lbs Towline						25	6.75
8   " Marline								2.00
1 Bolt ravens duck							11.00
75 lbs Bread							10c 	7.50
1 Marlin Spike							1.00
21 1/2 lbs M. Cordage					25	5.37
1 Auger & Handle							1.25
6 1/2 lbs Spun Yarn							1.62
263 lbs Flour								27.18
3 Balls cotton Twine							1.87
22 1/2 lbs Ratlin Stuff					22	4.95
124     "   Nails							12.40
	Wax								    37  
									83.27
				Deduct		X		36.19	47.08

										$2089.64

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7      Schooner Gazelle								1706.50
65 Emty Boxes of McManus &Co. X			25	16.25	16.25

Degraff &. Webster
3 lbs. Saleratus						25	75
11 "  Butter								8.25
6  " Apples							15 	90
2  "  Pepper								1.00
20 " Saleratus								2.50
1 Bag Salt								1.00
64 1/2 lbs Butter 						56c	36.12
27 1/2 "  Soap			X			12 1/2	3.44	$70.21

Septr 24th Honolulu Pd by Stoddart
of F. W. Thompson & Co
6 Ps Cotton  		211 1/2				6 3/4	14.28
6 "    "		223					6 3/4	15.06
10 "  Elkhorn Cotton  331 3/4				8 1/4	27.37
20 " Spring Grove  674 3/4 			X		10	67.48	124.19

25th
of Aldrich & Russ Pd. by Stoddart
5 Ps Bleached Jeans 177					12 1/2	22.12
1 Case Blue Dungaree  611		X			14	85.54	107.66

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6										1349
List of Stores for Schooner Gazelle
1/2 Barrel Mess Pork							17.00
1/2 Do      "       Beef							7.00
1 Sack Flour								12.50
62 lbs Coffee							14	8.68
12 "  Tea							50	6.00
400 lbs Potatoes						4	16.00
20 Galls Syrup						30  	6.00
60 lbs. Sugar							8 3/4	5.25
20 lbs Rice							20	4.00
5 Galls Sperm Oil						1.25	6.75
2000 Feet Boards						40.00	80.00
Refuse Boards of Phlips						10.00
250 Galls Water Casks			X		3c	7.50
										187.08
Butchers Rice				X				19.00	19.00
Water Bill				X				16.17	16.17
Mealey & Andber[?]			X
1200 Ft Boards						7	84.00
289   do   Joist						7	20.13
114 do    "				X			5 1/2 	6.27	110.40

Higgins & Co.
1 1/2 Cords Wood			X			16		24.00
										$356.65	
										
											$1706.50

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5
1 1/2 Lbs Pepper							75	1183.87
3     "	Allspice							2.25
1 1/2 "  Cloves							1.12
4 Kits Mackerel							20.00
1 Box Raisins								10.00
1 Bll Bread								10.56
3 Brooms								1.12
1 Bl Flour								25.00
105 lbs Beans								6.00
1 Gross Matches							3.00
1 Brl for Vinegar							1.50
Cartage on Flour 							1.00
									143.08
	Deduct for Lard	X					1.10		141.98
August  28th S.F.
1/2 Pilotage from San Francisco	X				24.00		24.00



											$1349.85

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4
		Amt brot fowd							667.87
5 1/2 lbs Hair Pins						75	4.13
1 Box Finger Rings							3.75
5 Doz Chaplets						1.50	7.50
5 "  Back Combs						1.50	7.50
4 "	"	"				X		1	4.00	104.00

of Tate & Murray
100 Boxes Soap			6000 lbs	X	6c 	360.00	360.00

of Men on Front St. Brennan & Co.
250 Potatoe Boxes, Lot was 400 $50 pd bz 			20c		50.00
D.H. & 30 Pd by D. Stoddard see page 10
	Drayage   			"				200 	2.00

Aug 29th by D. Stoddart
of Peter A Owens & Co
1 Brl Mess Pork							35.00
20 lbs Lard								7.50
10 Galls Vinegar							4.00
6 lbs Salecatus[?]							1.50
10 " Cream Tarter							1.00
1 Bag Table Salt							1.25
80 lbs Dried Apples 							10.53

											1183.87

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3					Amt brot fowd			$424.87
of Alexander Goldsmith
2 Boxes cigars							2.50	5.00	5.00

of Leppien & Schultze
20 Doz. Women Wht. Hose					2.50	50.00	
60 "  	"	"	"					2.25	135.00
100 " Spool Cotton			X			50c	50.00	235.00

of Atwell & Co.
2 Doz Prints				X			2.00	4.00	4.00

of E. H. Johnes & Co
16 th. Needles						2.00	32.00
4 Gross Thimbles						3.00	12.00
10 " Pearl Buttons						50	5.00
1 Gt Gross Agate Buttons						2.00
1 " 	"  	"	"		Fancy				3.00
2 Ps Gold Braid						2.25	4.50
6 Doz Scizzors						1.50	9.00
6 Bundles Tape						1.00	6.00
2 Boxes Cord							75	1.50
2 Gross Suspender Buttons						75
1 Box Hooks & Eyes Ea 62 & 75					1.37
		
		Amt carrd fowd					$667.87

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2		
		Amt brot fowd 						$180.00

of Figel & Tusca Augst 25th
2 Doz Caps & Covers			X		$18	36.00	36.00
				_______________________
of D. Baughmfreind
1 1/2 Gross Scizzors						$24.00	36.00	
2 Doz. Shears					X		1.75	3.50	39.50
				________________________
of C. Prag
7 Iron Pots					X			7.50	7.50
				________________________
of Corder Steffens & Co.
1 Doz Hunting Knives						13.00
3 " Earrings								1.62 1/2
2 1/2 lbs Beads						2.00	5.00
2 1/2 "    "					X		1.00	3.00	22.62 1/2
				________________________
of Taaffe McCahill & Co.
50 Ps Plaid Jacet 				X		2.37 1/2	118.75
				________________________
of A & B. Goldsmith							13.50
18 Pr  Ear Rings						75
1 Doz Finger Rings							3.00
3 Ladies Chains				X		1.00	3.00	19.50
		
		
						Amt Card Fowd		$423.87

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Adventure of Schooners
Gazelle & Iowa of San Francisco

of John Fisher & Co Augst 24th 1851[?] {1851/08/24}
3 Large Specimen Rings			X			42.50	42.50
				________________________
of H. Thode
10 Casks			at				$1.25	12.50
2  "				"				2.50	5.00
Drayage					X		2.00	2.00	19.50
				________________________
of Atwill & Co Augst 28th
2 1/2 Dozen Prints				X		2.00	5.00	5.00
				________________________
of Morse & Keligan Augst 25th
2 Iron Pots							1.50	3.00	3.00
				________________________
of Ackley & Co. Augst 23rd
13 Iron pots								10.00	10.00
				________________________
of James Gamet
117 Chambers 1}				X				100.00
17 Doz Bowls}			________________________	
						Amt Card Fowd		$180.00

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Schr Gazelle
		to Orlando Stodderd  Dr.
May 28								$ cts
to		6 cabbage						.50		
"		half pail cucumbers					.25
"		"   bush sweet potatoes				.50
31st		1 bbl. 	   do	"					3.00
									4.25
Received wages up to the 19th Aug 1850 {1850/08/19}
do 119. dutes[?] paid on arival, July 23rd

[the following lines are written in light pencil]
Account of money sent ashore for cargo 

September	 4th		by cash	At Towraihe[?]
do		-				$200.00
do		6		do kiruea[?]	100.00
		10		Towhaie[?]	200.00
		12		Lahaina	180.00
do		13		do		   8.
"		13[?]				60.00
"		19		tow???haie	28.34
"		28		kelleppo[?]	  8.00
"		do		Lahaina	15.00
		30				60.00

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