Author: Batman, John,
Title: Journal, manuscript
Date: 10 May-11 June 1835.
Accession Number: MS13181
Transcript Number: pp0016-019-0


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15

to it a little after sun set
and Anchored for the Night
I went on shore and saw the two
men - we got some fine fish
they had taken that afternoon
we came on board again One
of these men mentioned to me some
good Land opposite the Hut
across the Bay they lived in -
the wind, during the fore part
of the Night still blowing from
due West –

Wednesday 20th 1835


This morning the wind a little
fair blowing from the S.W –
9 oclock it still freshens we
are about to make another
trial of getting out again

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