Mary Brewster, TUESDAY JANUARY 5th [1847]: ”Early this morning I saw three boats which were stoven [splintered or damaged in some way] towing to the different ships. One happened to be ours. As no one was hurt fitted out another and sent back — At 9 another whale was brought to the ship. This is a very busy time. They are all to work cutting in the whale, some attending the [try] works and day and night finds them all employed.”
Mary Lawrence, [Tues.] JANUARY 5 [1858]: “A ship in sight in the afternoon but no whales.”
Eliza Williams, [Thurs.] January 5th [1860]: “It has been a very nice day and a strong breeze. Have been 140 miles the last 24 hours. We shall get to New Zealand, we think, in about a week. We do not see any Whales yet.”
