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1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Remarks, Wednesday, July 24th Moderate weather with Seasonal Squalls of rain from the Land — passed
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1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Remarks, Wednesday, July 24th Moderate weather with Seasonal Squalls of rain from the Land — passed
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 Pilcherâs 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 gruel over and was burned from her neck to her feet on the left side. I told them to cover her with ...