July 17th. Calm and pleasant. Carpenter’s gang employed during the day fishing mizzen-mast, and crew at work repairing rigging, fore and aft.

Cruise of the U.S. Flag-Ship Hartford. – From the Personal Journal of Wm. C. Holton.
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