Author: Batman, John,
Title: Journal, manuscript
Date: 10 May-11 June 1835.
Accession Number: MS13181
Transcript Number: pp0016-015-0
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11

past 5 oclock to my astonish
-ment Mrs. Batman arrived with
our Groom in the Gig - She
had received my letters and thought
I might remain here some days
yet and therefore thought she
might as well come down
the wind still in the same
quarter due west –

Sunday 17th 1835


The wind rather favourable
this morning the Vessel made
down to the Heads, with the
Schooner Edward I drove
down in my Gig with Mrs.
B - went on Board, at
this time the wind blowing
hard from due west again
we returned and visited
the Light House and then
drove into Town - The Wind

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