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1821: Excerpt for the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Moderate Breezes from the Westward and pleasant. Under all drawing sail. Lat. 38.52 Long. 68.35. On

1856: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 4:30 and walked on the beach, returned home and bath. At 8 a.m. barometer 29.50, thermometer 86, wind southeast 2, clouds

1821: USS Shark cleared New York for Africa for the suppression of the slave trade and piracy. Dr. Eli Ayers on board for transportation to Africa, as agent of the

1856: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 4 and walked on the beach, returned home and bathed. At 7:30 a.m. barometer 29.66, thermometer 85, wind northeast 2, clouds 4. Went to the dentist and had one tooth filled with gold. The filling he put in on Saturday (an amalgam of Kadnium) came out last night and he put a wedge between the teeth so as to open them up if possible to prevent further filing so that he could get at the place to put in a gold plug. When I went home I found cook (...

1856: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 4 and walked on the beach, returned home and bathed. At 7:30 a.m. barometer 29.64, thermometer 85, wind east northeast 4,

1856: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 4 and walked on the beach, returned home and bathed. At 8 a.m. barometer 29.62, thermometer 86, wind east northeast 3, clouds 4. Major William Fraser’s symptoms are favorable The family of Murphy, father, mother and four children, are very sick and it is thought some will die. Wrote to Mother. Went up to see Dr. Pettingill and he filled my front teeth with an amalgam and pulled out a jaw tooth which was too far gone to fill. It is one wh...

1856: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 4:20 and walked on the beach, returned home and bathed. At 7:45 a.m. barometer 29.55, thermometer 84, wind south 2, clouds 5. One man died at Pilcher’s with the fever last night and Major William Fraser was taken sick, the sick are doing well. Made a copy of the replication in Ogden vs. Geiger and served in on Ossin B. Hart, Esquire and gave the original to Peter Crusoe at his house he not being at his office. Julia Tift pulled a cup of ...

1821: Excerpt for the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Commences with Light adverse Winds, at 1 anchored but a light favorable wind springing up weighed again and worked down the River until 5 p.m. when we anchored for the Night. At day light got under way and proceeded down the River. 1856: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 4 and went to the market and after my return took a short walk on the beach but was induced to turn back to avoid a squall which...

1856: William Hackley recorded in his diary. Rose at 4 and walked on the beach, returned home and bathed. At 8 a.m. barometer 29.50, thermometer 85.5, wind south southwest 3, clouds 7. Read papers. Wrote Byrd Willis and Sam Butler. P.m. siesta. Felt sore all over as if I had a cold coming. Went to Alexander Patterson’s after tea but was hurried home by the threat of rain which commenced shortly after we got home and lasted about one hour attended with considerable wind. 1900: The Key West ...

1856: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 4 and walked on the beach, returned home and bathed. At 8 a.m.. barometer 29.47, thermometer 87, wind south by west 4, clouds 10. About 10 last night had a nice shower. Read papers. Matilda and I went to Alexander Patterson’s after tea. 1898: Pvt. 1933: Ernest Hemingway, fishing with Capt. Joe Russell of Key West, caught a marlin that was 12 feet, 8 inches and weighed 468 pounds. They were fishing in Cuban waters. 1942: The merchant ve...