Salisbury: Journal
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Salisbury: Journal
- Date:
- 1752/1754
- Description:
- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship the Salisburyby Captain John Foot. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Bombay and back, from 22 December 1752 to 3 August 1754.The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds etc., and Remarks. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. The journal records navigational information; weather; contact with other East India Company ships, French ships, Portuguese ships, European ships, and country ships; commodities carried; daily routines on board; and general remarks. A list of the crew is included with the following details: names, quality, dead, run (i.e. deserted), dischargd [discharged] (ff 2-3).The journal also includes the following: mentions of soldiers on board the ship, mentions of wildlife such as birds, reports of the deaths of certain members of the crew, mentions of trade and private trade, mentions of the charge [cargo] such as pepper, salt and private cargo.At the front of the journal (folio 1) is the inscription: 'This is my Originall Journall. John Foot [signature]. Witness W[illia]m Settle … Rec.d 7th. Augt. 1754.'The ship’s route is as follows (dates given are of arrival): 22 December 1752, Blackwall (f 4); 15 January 1753, Gravesend (f 5); 22 February 1753, the Downs (f 8); 9 June 1753, Joanna [Anjouan] (f 34); 8 July 1753, Gombaroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; 20 August 1753, Bombay (f 48); 16 October 1753, Surratt [Surat] (f 53); 8 November 1753, Bombay (f 56); 2 January 1754, Tellicherry [Thalassery] (f 61); 18 January 1754, Anjango [Anjengo] (f 64); 22 April 1754, St Helena (f 87); 3 July 1754, the Downs (f 103); 6 July 1754, Erith (f 103); 22 July 1754, Blackwall (f 104).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 109; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Ships--Passenger lists
Ships logs
Trade (practice)
Salisbury - Geographic region:
- St Helena
Gombroon
Surratt
Bombay - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000148.0x00004a_ar
81055/vdc_100000000148.0x00004a_en
IOR/L/MAR/B/478E
IOR/L/MAR/B/478E