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day, 21st: Came to Jamesport. Monday, 23d: Started very early in the morning, intending to go into Gardiner’s Bay, 
but it was calm; so we caught 11,000 fish in Peconic Bay ; sent them to J. Applie’s factory; pleasant day. Tuesday, 
24th: An east storm; we made a harbor in Kirkle Harbor. Wednesday, 25th: Went out in Gardiner’s Bay; caught 
31,780 fish; sent them to J. Applie’s dactory; pleasant day. Thursday, 26th: Caught in Gardiner’s Bay 22,500 fish ; 
sent them to J. Applie’s factory; pleasant day. Friday, 27th: Went fishing in Gardiner’s Bay; caught none. Satur- 
day, 28th: Went out in Gardiner’s Bay; caught 44,000 fish; sent them to J. Applie’s factory; pleasant weather. Mon- 
day, 30th: Went out in Peconic Bay; caught 26,500 fish; sent them to J. Applie’s factory; pleasant day. 
July 1st, Tuesday: Went in Peconic Bay; caught 13,500 fish; sent them to Applie’s. Wednesday, 2d: Went out in 
Peconic Bay; caught 21,700 fish; landed them at Jamesport; pleasant day. Thursday, 3d: Wind east and stormy ; 
did not fish. Monday, 7th: Went out in Peconic Bay; caught 39,000 fish ; sent them to J. Applie’s factory; pleasant. 
Tuesday, 8th: Went out in Peconic Bay; caught 35,000 fish; sent them to Jamesport in the Accordeon; caught 23,000 
more and carried them to the factory in the William Hatfield; pleasant day. Wednesday, 9th: We caught 12,000 fish 
and brought them to Jamesport in the William Hatfield; the wind blew quite hard. Thursday, 10th: Went in Peconic 
Bay; caught 22,000 fish; brought them to Jamesport; pleasant weather. Friday, 11th: Caught in Peconic Bay 32,000 
fish ; sent them to J. Applie’sfactory; pleasant day. Saturday, 12th: Caught in Peconic Bay 10,000 fish ; landed them 
at Jamesport; pleasant. Monday, 14th: Caught in Peconic Bay 20,000 fish; landed at Jamesport; pleasant. Tuesday, 
15th: Went down in Little Peconic Bay; caught 40,000 fish; landed them at Clark’s factory (small works in Noyack 
Bay); J. Applie could not fake them; pleasant weather. Wednesday, 16th: We made one set in Noyack Bay and 
tried to sell them to the factories, but could not; so sent the Accordeon to Sag Harbor and sold them to the farmers ; 
at night we went to Greenport. Thursday, 17th: Went down in Gardiner’s Bay; caught 18,000 fish; landed them at 
J. Applie’s factory ; pleasant. Friday, 18th: Wind blew hard from the east,so we came to Jamesport. Monday, 21st: 
The wind east; so we did not fish; I took a horse and went down to the Southold factory to see Mr. Brundred, and 
he engaged to take our fish, for we do not like to catch fish without knowing where we can dispose of them; just at 
night we started down bay; left the Accordeon at Jamesport; we sailed all night, and in the morning anchored in 
Orient Harbor. Tuesday, 224: The wind continues to blow from the east; we got under way and beat down under 
lee of Gardiner’s Island; caught 38,000 fish; went to Brundred’s factory at Southold with them. Wednesday, 23d: Went 
out in Gardiner’s Bay; caught 22,000 fish; landed them at factory; pleasant day. Thursday, 24th: Caught in Gardi- 
ner’s Bay 8,000 fish; factory; pleasant. Friday, 25th: Caught in Gardiner’s Bay 26,500 fish ; factory; pleasant. Satur- 
day, 26th: Came to Jamesport. Monday, 28th: Went down in Gardiner’s Bay; caught a large haul, and while clear- 
ing up the seine drifted so near Crow Island Shoal that the seine caught on the rocks; we saved only 21,000 fish; tore 
the seine bad; pleasant. Tuesday, 29th: Came to Jamesport with the seine and carted it up in the lot. Wednesday, 
30th: Worked on theseine. Thursday, 31st: Worked on the sloops and seine. 
August Ist, Friday: Worked on the seine. We did not start out until Monday, 4th: We carted the seine down to 
the boats, and started down bay; pleasant. Tuesday, 5th: Went out in Gardiner’s Bay ; caught 7,000 fish; sent them to 
factory at,Southold; pleasant. Wednesday, 6th: Caught in Gardiner’s Bay 24,000 fish ; sent them to Southold; pleas- 
ant day. Thursday, 7th: Went below Gardiner’s Island; caught no fish; at night came up to Greenport; pleasant. 
Friday, 8th: We hauled the William Hatfield out on the ways and cleaned her bottom, corked, &c. Saturday, 9th: Had 
the William Hatfield painted. Monday,11th: Went down in Gardiner’s Bay, caught about 2,000 fish, and anchored at 
night just east of Fire Place Point; pleasant. Tuesday, 12th: We went below Gardiner’s Island and into Fort Pond 
Bay; caught none; wind blew quite hard from the southwest; went into Napeague Harbor and threw the 2,000 fish 
that we caught on Monday overboard, after which we went on shore and walked over to the surf. Wednesday, 13th : 
We went out of Napteague and went west of Gardiner’s Island, in Gardiner’s Bay; caught 88,000 fish; put them in 
both sloops and took them to the factory at Southold; pleasant day. Thursday, 14th: Went out in Gardiner’s Bay, 
caught 18,000 fish and $6 worth of bluefish ; wind blew quite hard. Jriday, 15th: It rained in the morning; we went 
to Jamesport and carted the seine in the lot. Saturday, 16th: We worked on the seine, mending holes; the bluefish 
bit off a great many single bars, and it makes a great deal of mending. Monday, 18th : Started down bay early in the 
morning, but did not get into Gardiner’s Bay until most night. Anchored in Orient Harbor; pleasant day. Tuesday, 
19th: Went out in Gardiner’s Bay ; caught 29,200 fish; sent them to the Southold factory; pleasant day. Wednesday, 
20th: Went below Gardiner’s Island; caught 26,500 fish; sent them to the factory at Southold; pleasant. Thursday, 
21st: Went out in Gardiner’s Bay; caught 44,000 fish; factory; pleasant. Jriday, 22d: Caught in Gardiner’s Bay 
30,000 fish; wind blew very hard. Went to Jamesport with the fish. Saturday, 23d: Attended to the fish; laid the 
William Hatfield on the shore to clean her bottom, and carted the seine out in the lot and mended it. Monday, 25th: 
We went down bay; went around a shoal of fish off Three-Mile Harbor, which is on the south side of Gardiner’s Bay, 
and caught the seine on the rocks, lost the fish, and tore the seine ; came to anchor, mended the holes, and lay there 
through the night; pleasant day; light wind southwest. Tuesday, 26th: Caught in Gardiner’s Bay 17,000 fish; sent 
them to the Southold factory; pleasant day. Wednesday, 27th: Went below Gardiner’s Island, then came up in Gar- 
diner’s Bay and caught 20,000 fish off Three-Mile Harbor; pleasant day. Thursday, 28th: A. M. it rained; p.m. we 
went out in Gardiner’s Bay; caught a good haul of fish, but the sharks made holes in the seine and let them all out 
except 6,000. Friday, 29th: Wind blew hard from the northwest; we went out and lay under the lee of Ram Head, 
thinking the wind might die out, but as it continued to blow we came up to Greenport and hauled the William Hatfield 
on the ways to stop a leak. 
September 1st, Monday: A windy day ; it rained in the morning; we did not fish. Tuesday, 2d: Went out in the 
morning, but the wind came on to blow hard from the northwest; so we anchored under Long Beach, and Jay there 
all day and night. Wednesday, 3d: Went out in the morning below Gardiner’s Island; caught about 15,000 fish; staid 
in Napeague through the night; pleasant. Thursday, 4th: Got under way in the morning; looked below Gardiner’s 
