# The Dei Gratia's log, entries for 4 and 5 December 1872

> With Oliver Deveau's testimony, the record that fixes where and when the derelict was found: 38°20′N 17°15′W in the early afternoon.

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# The Dei Gratia's log, entries for 4 and 5 December 1872

DocumentpublisherEntry for the sighting, 5 December 1872 by sea-day reckoning (4 December civil time)

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**Not kept here.** This copy isn't ours to show. [See it where it's published](https://archive.org/details/storyofmaryceles0000fayc).

With Oliver Deveau's testimony, the record that fixes where and when the derelict was found: 38°20′N 17°15′W in the early afternoon.

Charles Edey Fay (1942), 1872. publisher

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**Transcription** Charles Edey Fay (1942) · archive.org · publisher2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://archive.org/details/storyofmaryceles0000fayc)

## Where it was made

[Position where the Dei Gratia found the ship (38°20′N 17°15′W)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D00ZNPP7TPK/position-where-the-dei-gratia-found-the-ship-3820n-1715w) · Sea position

## Sources 1

- [The Story of the Mary Celeste](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D00ZKGC40E9/the-story-of-the-mary-celeste)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Dei Gratia's log, entries for 4 and 5 December 1872 [Artifact ART0D0103VT5RV4]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D0103VT5RV4
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[Position where the Dei Gratia found the ship (38°20′N 17°15′W)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D00ZNPP7TPK/position-where-the-dei-gratia-found-the-ship-3820n-1715w)

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