This morning the sea was . . . calmer and the wind did not blow so hard. Land was in sight, which I supposed was [Luzon] Isle. During the day we went quite close to land and also passed other islands and many rocks. The distance traveled is 156 miles. We will get to Manila on Wednesday
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Thomas H. Briggs
(? 1886 -- December 29, 1905), Company G, Third Battalion, First Regiment, of the South Dakota Volunteers.
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