In the Morning hove her down again and most of the Carpenters, and Caulkers in the yard / which are not a few / were set to work upon her bottom and at the same time a number of slaves were employ'd bailing the water out of the hold, our people altho they attend were seldom called upon, indeed by this time we were so weake[n]d by sickness that we could not muster above ³²⁰ Men and officers that were able to do duty so little should we have been able to have hove her down and repair'd her our selves as I at one time thought us capable of —

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