This is an exciting find, because any sort of record left by a common seaman is incredibly rare. Often illiterate, worked like dogs, finding the time to keep a journal during Nelson's time would have been an inspiring achievement. That the journal has survived to the present day is incredible.
The man even added art to his journal; here's a self-portrait:
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