On this day: January 9

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on January 9, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1834 · Bengal: George Russell flogged a Hawaiian crewman.
2. 1846 · Indian Chief: Whale stove a boat.
3. 1864 · Solon: John Jones kept in irons.
4. 1834 · Bengal: Keeper challenged Russell over flogging.
5. 1838 · Edward Quesnel: Third mate relieved of duty.
6. 1851 · Fortune: Broke the spanker goose neck in squalls.
7. 1867 · Abraham Barker: Harpooned whale towed mate's boat away.
8. 1838 · Edward Quesnel: Caught 2 sperm whales.
9. 1842 · Rowena: Caught a whale.
10. 1848 · Draco: Keeper prayed for oil and a short voyage.
11. 1866 · Admiral Blake: Caught three dolphins from a large school.
12. 1835 · Bengal: Keeper complained of hunger and unpaid work.
13. 1833 · Bengal: Saw porpoises and birds of all kinds.
14. 1845 · Edward: Saw plenty of birds.
15. 1851 · Fortune: Saw numbers of birds.
16. 1878 · E. H. Hatfield: Saw cowfish (small whales or dolphins).

January 8 · January 10

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