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

July 20-21, 1787
 
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and her hands again tied behind her back -the Seamen caught a very fine fish to day morning -I am glad to find that Sergt. Stuarts little Boy is better and the doctor Says that it has no bones brok -A great number of fish about the Ship to day -the fleet is very much Scatter -Latte. obs. to day 5:58 South.

Friday the 20

the Convict woman order to be punished the Same way as Yesterday- the day Exceedingly hott -caught by the Seamen 2 Bonattas both very large fish a great number about the Ship -hoisted out a boat to Scrub the Sides and bottom She being exceedingly foull with grass and Shells -Lay too to let the Lady Penryn come up. She Sailing So Exceedingly bad -Served out the water to day begining my Second week for all hands on Board According to the order Received the Commondor -made the Supplys Signal to come within haile -Latt ob in to day 6:51 South

Saterday the 21 got wett this morning in Seing the Water Served out for the Ships Company and lost my pencle by it -the day a great dele cooler than it was Yesterday -gave one of the men convicts Some thread to make me a nett for my head as the night caps are too warm and the[y] come of every night -the young child that was born the third of this month in the morning is also crippled in its right leg -I am Exceedingly Sorry for it poor little thing its hand is the Same as a ducks foot- the doctor has cut the fingers a Sunder once and will be obliged

 
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