This page contains various items of interest; financial transactions, ration adjustments, crew lists, etc.
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Saturday January the first 1842
Comence duty on Board of the barque Nautilus, Capt. Dyer, at the rate of 17.00 Dollars per month.
Received in Portland 17 Dolars in advance.
Had off Capt. Dyer 3 yards of Duck in Riga.
Of Capt. Dyer 5 Rubles, that is 4.00
Had off Capt. Dyer in Riga 1.60
A man in my room to work too days.
Had of Capt. Dyer in Riga 20.00.
I was on Shore 3 Days of are duty in Riga.
Of Capt. Dyer 5 Rubles
In Riga of Capt. Dyer 2 Rubles.
We have ben out from Matanzes 44 Days When we was put on a alowance of bread. 3 biscut a Day to Each man. And when we was 47 days out our vinegar was stopt all to geather and the patatoes are all gone. The 10 of May we got into Elsenore and the Capt. went ashore and got som bread So that we have a plenty to Eat now. Tuesday May the 10 I had a row with Mate about turning too. I have had 2 or 3 jaws with him before.
The number of Days on Shore in Riga 7 Days.
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December the 25th
John Griffin Detr to David Poor
December the 25th to money Lent - 8.00
For Soap - 0.15
For his part of one Lamp - 0.08
For maches - 0.12 1/2
For hauling cloaths - 0.12 1/2
To Cash in havannah - 0.12 1/2
To Cash in havannah - 0.12 1/2
Had off John Griffin
one pair of oil trouser
Received of John
in Riga 6 Rubles
that is 480
Received in Riga one Ruble - 80
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Wensday May the 11 1842
(Note at the end of the entry:)
Life is the time to doe good to all men.
David Poor
John Griffin
Asa Littlejohn
David Doyll
Levi Weymouth
Charles Middleton
The Crew off the Barque Nautilus off Portland.
And Brave hardy Boys they are too, you May be Sure, as they are all young Washingtonians to the back bone.
We are the boys that fears no noys and the Lads the fears no Danger.
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