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9 July 1864 - 10 July 1864

Morris, Charles Manigault, 1820-1895

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Title: [Excerpt from ship's log for the CSS "Florida"]

Written aboard the USS Florida at sea. Exerpt or clerical copy of log of the CSS "Florida" from 9 July-10 July. Gives the speed, course, direction of wind, force of wind, weather, barometer, and thermometer readings for every hour of each day. Also provides longitude and latitude for location. 9 July: came across the Canadian ship "Eugenia," and let her go. Burned the schooner "Margaret Y. Davis." Also captured the American ship "Greenland," which had a cargo of coal, as a prize. 10 July: tells of the capture of the barque "General Berry" of Baltimore that had 1,000 bales of government hay…

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