Diary of Charles Francis Adams, 1861
6 May 1861
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The wind blew a smart gale from the south east, which raised a rough sea and we rolled about at great rate all day. Atmosphere thick with fog and rain. Almost all the passengers laid up. I ate nothing, and kept in the air as well as I could until about six o’clock, when I retreated but not to my berth. I slept on the sofa as well as I could in my clothes.