Ralph Clark - journal kept on the Friendship during a voyage to Botany Bay and Norfolk Island ...

July 12, 1787
 
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thinking what would become of my belove Alicia and dear Sweet Boy if any thing Should happen to me -Gracious God Spair me for Mywife and childs Sake o Blesed Christ doe -for what will become of them -order again to take the bark the doctor informs me that my ilness is only from the change of climat and that I will be well again in a day or two -I trust in god that he will be so good as to restore me a gain to my former good state of health -Latte.

Thursday the 12

thank my Gracious God for his goodness in given me health again hope to be quite well in a day or two -dreamt last night of having been with my dear Alicia and Miss Turner in dock and that my Tender love was sitting at the fire with her night cap on and Seemd very low- I hope in gods goodness that ther is nothing the matter with her for if I know ther was I should certainly goe mad -heavens grant ther is nothing amiss with her or our dear child -god preserve them Both is my most Sinceer prayer -I Shall now be the most Unhappy of men living untill I dream of them again -oh why did my Betsey make

 
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