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for mee to tell mee that hee was going to meet his god and gave 

 mee his reasons for so doing and some little directions about his 

 things after convercing with him for some twenty minutes or 

 more I went on deck and communicatid that hee had told mee 

 to the other officers soon after wee three the second and third 

 mates and myself went down and inquired if hee had tacon 

 anything to caus him to bee as he was at first he said no only a 

 spoonful of brandy but soon after on being askd again he said 

 hee would not go with a lie for hee had tacon laudnum but as 

 wee thought hee had not tacon enough to caus death wee let 

 him bee hee now inquired how the weather v/as at Maridecin 

 hee got up calld for a light lit a cigar and went to bed again. 

 So this affair stood at noon middle and last of this day fresh 

 south winds and cloudy weather ship head east and N. E. one 



man sick 



Lat 59.. 35 N 

 Long 177.. 06. E 



REMARKS Sunday June Uth 185U 

 Strong south winds and some rain the first part ship head NE 

 at 2 P M Capt. P. got up and wantid an observation tacon but 

 hee was in sutch a state he was not able to note the time hee 

 remained up till 6.30 P. M. while up gave his opinion on the 

 prospect of whales at certain places then went to bed again at 

 9 P. M. he gave orders to lay the head yards aback at 2.30 A. M. 

 he gave orders to stear North as soon as it was light enough to 

 man the mast heads at breakfast he said he could not eat anything, 

 hee seemed in his right mind through the forenoon at dinner 

 I asked him if he could eat some dinner hee said the thoughts of 

 food made him sick to his stomarch but said the steward 

 was going to make some soup Last of the day Strong wind 

 from S. S. W. ship head East under short sail saw some Ice 

 Lat by Acount 61.00 N long by Acount 177. 40 E. 



REMARKS Monday June 5th 185 J/, 



This day began with strong S. S. W. winds and foggy weather 

 ship head S. E. D. N. fore and mizen topsails and whole main 



