Friday, August 9, 2013

12 September 1859

September 12. £52 raised for presentation to the mate.
Campbell, Alexander. Letters and papers, 1859 - 1870. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 50.

12th. A rather dull morning but proved to be a fine day with very little wind in the morning and the little we had died away before noon. The sun was warm rendering our calm pleasant. After sunset we had some signs of coming wind which increased into a fine stiff breeze after bedtime.
Booth, Thomas. Papers, 1857 - 1859. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2002/56.

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