Lester Diary Entries - Part 2
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Rec.
Date
Text
Function / Role
[25]
Sun 03 Sep 1775
Tilsed came up fm Burton, abt 6 a Clock [evening]
Pilot
[26]
Tue 07 Nov 1775
Settled with Tilsy & Lander to Day
Trade
[27]
Thu 02 May 1776
Tilsed was here about Carrying The Ship out in ye Morning
Pilot
[28]
Sat 17 Aug 1776
That Dirty fellow Gregory in has Got the Vessell on Shoar again obligd to Get Tilsed, & a Man of his & all Biddlecombs People to go down & heave her off, & fear they Wont do it Till Next Spring Tide
Pilot (from context)
[29]
Sat 17 Aug 1776
Tillsed Came up in the Eaveng & Told me they Got the Hopewell off But did not See Biddlecomb & his People Going down so that I afraid Theyll Lay in the Mudd all Night
Pilot (from context)
[30]
Sun 18 Aug 1776
Tilsed Got out The Hopewell This Morning, about, 6 a Clock had not I Sent him Down that xxxx Puppy with the Wind this Way wd not have got her out in a Month
Pilot
[31]
Tue 03 Sep 1776
Tilsed came up about 6 a Clock Send him Down Directly with a Letter to Ben.
Pilot (from context)
[32]
Tue 03 Sep 1776
Tilsed came up again out of ye Bay & Could not Prevaile on the Fool Biddlecomb to Send his Wife up so that I Suppose he Wont Saile To Night as I orderd him
Pilot (from context)
[33]
Sun 24 Nov 1776
When I Came home I heard the Catherine was Arrivd in the Bay Last night at 9 a Clock & 5 of ye Fellows took ye boat & went a Shore at Studland with her & Left her, Jenkins, Thos Wises aprentist was one of Them & Sent for him, he gives me a Poor Acct of Things. Sent for Wm Tilsed & orderd him Down in ye Bay to Bring her in
Pilot
[34]
Sat 21 Dec 1776
Sent for Tilsed ye Pilot this Morning to Look after my Bro
Pilot
[35]
Mon 23 Dec 1776
Capt Parker came in & told me, that he had Got Tilseds Son in Hold, his Wifes Mother & Father have been here to me to by (beg?) Parker to Get him off
Son pressed
[36]
Mon 23 Dec 1776
Willm Tillsed came here abt his Sons being Pressd, Sent him to Capt Parker
Son pressed
[37]
Mon 23 Dec 1776
The Mayor Lookd in abt, Tillseds Son being Pressd
Son pressed
[38]
Mon 23 Dec 1776
Sent Willm Tilsed Down to Look out for my Brother
Lookout
[39]
Wed 25 Dec 1776
Sent for Tilsy & order him & Blunden to go & Look out for my Bro
Lookout
[40]
Thu 26 Dec 1776
Wm Tilsed came up to tell me, he Saw no Vessell out to Day
Lookout
[41]
Tue 07 Jan 1776
Tillsed the Pilot came in ys Eaveng out of ye Bay, Saw Nothing of Ben
Pilot
[42]
Sat 11 Jan 1777
Tilsed ye Pilot Lookd to Tell me he had been out to day no News
Pilot
[43]
Thu 29 Jul 1777
Sent for Thos Tilsed & orderd him to go to Wareham to Morrow Morng to Mr Claselly for Canvas
Sailmaker
[44]
Fri 30 Jul 1777
Thos Tilsed came fm Wareham where he had been to see Some Canvas for us
Sailmaker
[45]
Fri 03 Oct 1777
Sent for Thos Tilsed & Pd him
Trade
[46]*
Fri 30 Apr 1779
John Tilsey Pilote to The Lovely Amy, came down in the Evening says the Convoy is all Ready, that the Mary is at Spithead & he spoke with Capt Park in the Trinity of X Church head, & would get up this Evening -- fresh Gale at SEt
Pilot
[47]*
Tue 29 Apr 1788
Morng Calm fine Weather, James Blandford The Carpenter left behind in the Susan came sent him of by John Tilsed
Carrier
[48]*
Fri 08 Feb 1799
Close dark Easterly Wind all day 6 a Clock in the Evening a most Alarming fire broke out in Mr Ths Tilsed Sail Loft burnt it down, Mr Knight & T Burts house next it to the Ground & Damag'd the lofts of the next, fortunately went no farther, but Mr Jeffries barricks was near catching. The great Exertions by the Soldiers, & Inhabitants saved the whole Town must have been Burnt, the pieces of flakes of Fire came over my house into the Yard, Wind Strong at SEt for 2 hours we were in an Alarming Situation happy there was Snow on the Ground & on the houses
Sailmaker
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All entries in this analysis written by Isaac Lester except those marked *
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Records 1 - 24
Please note that the format of this post is under review at the moment. html tables are less than ideal for flexible presentation, but I haven't yet found a better way that works within LJ's structure.
Rec.
Date
Text
Function / Role
[25]
Sun 03 Sep 1775
Tilsed came up fm Burton, abt 6 a Clock [evening]
Pilot
[26]
Tue 07 Nov 1775
Settled with Tilsy & Lander to Day
Trade
[27]
Thu 02 May 1776
Tilsed was here about Carrying The Ship out in ye Morning
Pilot
[28]
Sat 17 Aug 1776
That Dirty fellow Gregory in has Got the Vessell on Shoar again obligd to Get Tilsed, & a Man of his & all Biddlecombs People to go down & heave her off, & fear they Wont do it Till Next Spring Tide
Pilot (from context)
[29]
Sat 17 Aug 1776
Tillsed Came up in the Eaveng & Told me they Got the Hopewell off But did not See Biddlecomb & his People Going down so that I afraid Theyll Lay in the Mudd all Night
Pilot (from context)
[30]
Sun 18 Aug 1776
Tilsed Got out The Hopewell This Morning, about, 6 a Clock had not I Sent him Down that xxxx Puppy with the Wind this Way wd not have got her out in a Month
Pilot
[31]
Tue 03 Sep 1776
Tilsed came up about 6 a Clock Send him Down Directly with a Letter to Ben.
Pilot (from context)
[32]
Tue 03 Sep 1776
Tilsed came up again out of ye Bay & Could not Prevaile on the Fool Biddlecomb to Send his Wife up so that I Suppose he Wont Saile To Night as I orderd him
Pilot (from context)
[33]
Sun 24 Nov 1776
When I Came home I heard the Catherine was Arrivd in the Bay Last night at 9 a Clock & 5 of ye Fellows took ye boat & went a Shore at Studland with her & Left her, Jenkins, Thos Wises aprentist was one of Them & Sent for him, he gives me a Poor Acct of Things. Sent for Wm Tilsed & orderd him Down in ye Bay to Bring her in
Pilot
[34]
Sat 21 Dec 1776
Sent for Tilsed ye Pilot this Morning to Look after my Bro
Pilot
[35]
Mon 23 Dec 1776
Capt Parker came in & told me, that he had Got Tilseds Son in Hold, his Wifes Mother & Father have been here to me to by (beg?) Parker to Get him off
Son pressed
[36]
Mon 23 Dec 1776
Willm Tillsed came here abt his Sons being Pressd, Sent him to Capt Parker
Son pressed
[37]
Mon 23 Dec 1776
The Mayor Lookd in abt, Tillseds Son being Pressd
Son pressed
[38]
Mon 23 Dec 1776
Sent Willm Tilsed Down to Look out for my Brother
Lookout
[39]
Wed 25 Dec 1776
Sent for Tilsy & order him & Blunden to go & Look out for my Bro
Lookout
[40]
Thu 26 Dec 1776
Wm Tilsed came up to tell me, he Saw no Vessell out to Day
Lookout
[41]
Tue 07 Jan 1776
Tillsed the Pilot came in ys Eaveng out of ye Bay, Saw Nothing of Ben
Pilot
[42]
Sat 11 Jan 1777
Tilsed ye Pilot Lookd to Tell me he had been out to day no News
Pilot
[43]
Thu 29 Jul 1777
Sent for Thos Tilsed & orderd him to go to Wareham to Morrow Morng to Mr Claselly for Canvas
Sailmaker
[44]
Fri 30 Jul 1777
Thos Tilsed came fm Wareham where he had been to see Some Canvas for us
Sailmaker
[45]
Fri 03 Oct 1777
Sent for Thos Tilsed & Pd him
Trade
[46]*
Fri 30 Apr 1779
John Tilsey Pilote to The Lovely Amy, came down in the Evening says the Convoy is all Ready, that the Mary is at Spithead & he spoke with Capt Park in the Trinity of X Church head, & would get up this Evening -- fresh Gale at SEt
Pilot
[47]*
Tue 29 Apr 1788
Morng Calm fine Weather, James Blandford The Carpenter left behind in the Susan came sent him of by John Tilsed
Carrier
[48]*
Fri 08 Feb 1799
Close dark Easterly Wind all day 6 a Clock in the Evening a most Alarming fire broke out in Mr Ths Tilsed Sail Loft burnt it down, Mr Knight & T Burts house next it to the Ground & Damag'd the lofts of the next, fortunately went no farther, but Mr Jeffries barricks was near catching. The great Exertions by the Soldiers, & Inhabitants saved the whole Town must have been Burnt, the pieces of flakes of Fire came over my house into the Yard, Wind Strong at SEt for 2 hours we were in an Alarming Situation happy there was Snow on the Ground & on the houses
Sailmaker
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