Ship No. 98743 Name. Earl of Devon Letter & No.H145 Owner. James Leyman Skipper. Peter Pelsen 2nd Hand. R Jacobson Bswn. T Brusey 3rd Hand. C Pedersen 4th Hand. N Rasmussen

Memoranda by Skipper.

March 13, sighted a brig with sails blown away, we bore down to her and brought on board to her our steel cable, we decided to try to tow the brig which was water logged and loaded with wood to the nearest shore. There was no crew on board. The brigs name was Deodata. See page 10 for further details.