Common Soundings (June 15th 1215)

0 fathom	=	bottom of hand lead	(7 or 8 av.lb. lead plumb/plummet)
3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less one
1 fth. sounding	=	by the dip one
1 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter one
1 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half one
1 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less twain
2 fth. sounding	=	by the mark twain	(2 leather tabs seized onto lead-line)
2 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter twain
2 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half twain
2 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less three
3 fth. sounding	=	by the mark three	(3 leather tabs seized onto lead-line)
3 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter three
3 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half three
3 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less four
4 fth. sounding	=	by the dip four
4 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter four
4 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half four
4 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less five
5 fth. sounding	=	by the mark five	(white rag seized onto lead-line)
5 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter five
5 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half five
5 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less six
6 fth. sounding	=	by the dip six
6 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter six
6 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half six
6 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less seven
7 fth. sounding	=	by the mark seven	(red rag seized onto lead-line)
7 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter seven
7 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half seven
7 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less eight
8 fth. sounding	=	by the dip eight
8 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter eight
8 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half eight
8 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less nine
9 fth. sounding	=	by the dip nine
9 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter nine
9 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half nine
9 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less ten
10 fth. sounding	=	by the mark ten	(1 hole leather tab seized onto lead-line)
10 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter ten
10 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half ten
10 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less eleven
11 fth. sounding	=	by the dip eleven
11 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter eleven
11 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half eleven
11 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less twelve
12 fth. sounding	=	by the dip twelve	(a dip, not a mark)
12 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter twelve
12 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half twelve
12 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less thirteen
13 fth. sounding	=	by the mark thirteen	(3 leather tabs seized onto lead-line)
13 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter thirteen
13 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half thirteen
13 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less fourteen
14 fth. sounding	=	by the dip fourteen
14 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter fourteen
14 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half fourteen
14 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less fifteen
15 fth. sounding	=	by the mark fifteen	(white rag seized onto lead-line)
15 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter fifteen
15 1/2 fth.	=	and a half fifteen
15 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less sixteen
16 fth. sounding	=	by the dip sixteen
16 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter sixteen
16 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half sixteen
16 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less seventeen
17 fth. sounding	=	by the mark seventeen	(red rag seized onto lead-line)
17 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter seventeen
17 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half seventeen
17 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less eighteen
18 fth. sounding	=	by the dip eighteen
18 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter eighteen
18 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half eighteen
18 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less nineteen
19 fth. sounding	=	by the dip nineteen
19 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter nineteen
19 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half nineteen
19 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less twenty
20 fth. sounding	=	by the mark twenty	(2 knots on cord seized onto lead-line)
•
0 fth.	=	deep-sea lead (28 or 32 av.lb. lead)	(bottom cavity charged with tallow)
3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less one
1 fth. sounding	=	by the dip one
1 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter one
1 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half one
1 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less twain
2 fth. sounding	=	by the mark twain	(2 leather tabs seized onto lead-line)
2 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and quarter twain
2 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half twain
2 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less three
3 fth. sounding	=	by the mark three	(3 leather tabs seized onto lead-line)
3 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter three
3 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half three
3 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less four
4 fth. sounding	=	by the dip four
4 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter four
4 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half four
4 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less five
5 fth. sounding	=	by the mark five	(white rag seized onto lead-line)
5 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter five
5 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half five
5 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less six
6 fth. sounding	=	by the dip six
6 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter six
6 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half six
6 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less seven
7 fth. sounding	=	by the mark seven	(red rag seized onto lead-line)
7 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter seven
7 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half seven
7 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less eight
8 fth. sounding	=	by the dip eight
8 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter eight
8 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half eight
8 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less nine
9 fth. sounding	=	by the dip nine
9 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter nine
9 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half nine
9 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less ten
10 fth. sounding	=	by the mark ten	(1 hole leather tab seized onto lead-line)
10 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter ten
10 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half ten
10 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less eleven
11 fth. sounding	=	by the dip eleven
11 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter eleven
11 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half eleven
11 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less twelve
12 fth. sounding	=	by the dip twelve	(a dip, not a mark)
12 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter twelve
12 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half twelve
12 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less thirteen
13 fth. sounding	=	by the mark thirteen	(3 leather tabs seized onto lead-line)
13 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter thirteen
13 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half thirteen
13 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less fourteen
14 fth. sounding	=	by the dip fourteen
14 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter fourteen
14 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half fourteen
14 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less fifteen
15 fth. sounding	=	by the mark fifteen	(white rag seized onto lead-line)
15 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter fifteen
15 1/2 fth.	=	and a half fifteen
15 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less sixteen
16 fth. sounding	=	by the dip sixteen
16 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter sixteen
16 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half sixteen
16 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less seventeen
17 fth. sounding	=	by the mark seventeen	(red rag seized onto lead-line)
17 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter seventeen
17 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half seventeen
17 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less eighteen
18 fth. sounding	=	by the dip eighteen
18 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter eighteen
18 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half eighteen
18 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less nineteen
19 fth. sounding	=	by the dip nineteen
19 1/4 fth. sounding	=	and a quarter nineteen
19 1/2 fth. sounding	=	and a half nineteen
19 3/4 fth. sounding	=	a quarter less twenty
20 fth. sounding	=	by the mark twenty	(2 knots on cord seized onto lead-line)
25 fth. sounding	=	by the mark twenty-five	(1 knot on cord seized onto lead-line)
30 fth. sounding	=	by the mark thirty	(3 knots on cord seized onto lead-line)
35 fth. sounding	=	by the mark thirty-five	(1 knot on cord seized onto lead-line)
40 fth. sounding	=	by the mark forty	(4 knots on cord seized onto lead-line)
45 fth. sounding	=	by the mark forty-five	(1 knot on cord seized onto lead-line)
50 fth. sounding	=	by the mark fifty	(5 knots on cord seized onto lead-line)
55 fth. sounding	=	by the mark fifty-five	(1 knot on cord seized onto lead-line)
60 fth. sounding	=	by the mark sixty	(6 knots on cord seized onto lead-line)
65 fth. sounding	=	by the mark sixty-five	(1 knot on cord seized onto lead-line)
70 fth. sounding	=	by the mark seventy	(7 knots on cord seized onto lead-line)
75 fth. sounding	=	by the mark seventy-five	(1 knot on cord seized onto lead-line)
80 fth. sounding	=	by the mark eighty	(8 knots on cord seized onto lead-line)
85 fth. sounding	=	by the mark eighty-five	(1 knot on cord seized onto lead-line)
90 fth. sounding	=	by the mark ninety	(9 knots on cord seized onto lead-line)
95 fth. sounding	=	by the mark ninety-five	(1 knot on cord seized onto lead-line)
100 fth. sounding	=	by the mark hundred	(10 knots on cord seized onto lead-line)
•

near or as mark twain	=	4" wood toggle sometimes seized onto lead-line for ease in casting
20 fth.	=	9 marks on hand lead-line from lead plummet (dips are not marks)
100 fth.	=	25 marks on deep-sea lead-line from lead plumb (dips are not marks)

100 fth. depth

=

sound/s edge @ low tide

(continental shelf edge)

starboard lead	=	ship's or boat's righthand or offside leads-man	(seas & rivers)
larboard lead	=	boat's lefthand or nearside leads-man	(rivers only)
port lead	=	ship's or boat's lefthand or nearside leads-man	(seas only)
port	=	U.K. Royal Navy ship's/boat's lefthand/nearside	(Nov. 22nd 1844)
port	=	U.S. Navy ship's/boat's lefthand/nearside	(Feb. 18th 1846)
mark twain	=	Mr. Samuel Clemens, Town of Florida, Missouri	(b. Nov.30th 1835)

LEATHER SEALER'S OFFICE, Londonderry, Vt.

April 8th 1826

Rory Ely Cole

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