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Page 131
... wind shifted to the east , but so little to our avail ( the gale so gentle , and the seas made against us like a ... wind held , we had rain water to drink , whereas at east the wind blew dry . In this miserable posture of ship and ...
... wind shifted to the east , but so little to our avail ( the gale so gentle , and the seas made against us like a ... wind held , we had rain water to drink , whereas at east the wind blew dry . In this miserable posture of ship and ...
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... winds , have gone to bed in sultry heat and sweat , without any cov- ering , and have awaked in the night stiff and benumb'd with cold , without the use of their limbs , occasion'd by a shifting of the wind in the night from sea to land ...
... winds , have gone to bed in sultry heat and sweat , without any cov- ering , and have awaked in the night stiff and benumb'd with cold , without the use of their limbs , occasion'd by a shifting of the wind in the night from sea to land ...
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... Wind Wednesday 6th Last Night was so Intolerable smoky that we were obliged all hands to leave the Tent to the Mercy of the Wind and Fire this day was attended by our afored Company until about 12 oclock when we finish'd we travell'd ...
... Wind Wednesday 6th Last Night was so Intolerable smoky that we were obliged all hands to leave the Tent to the Mercy of the Wind and Fire this day was attended by our afored Company until about 12 oclock when we finish'd we travell'd ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 13 |
GEORGE MASON 17251792 | 17 |
JOHN RANDOLPH 17731833 | 19 |
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