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1. Glatton: Journal, Charles Drummond, Captain
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- Abstract: This file consists of a journal (log book) kept by Charles Drummond, Captain of the East India Company ship Glatton. The entries begin on 13 December 1782, when the ship was at Deptford, and continue up to 14 June 1785, when the ship was at Madras.The journal contains daily entries which mostly record the following: winds and other weather conditions; navigational information; the tasks the crew had performed on board the ship; provisions received on board the ship when it was in port; and ships with which the Glattonwas sailing in company. The entries for each day the ship was at sea also include tables recording the following: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds [et cetera]; and navigational measurements.The journal records the ship anchoring at the following places: Gravesend (13 January 1783); the Downs (9 March 1783); the Motherbank (11 March 1783); St Iago [Santiago, Cape Verde] (9 April 1783); Joanna [Anjouan] (19 August 1783); Bombay (20 September 1783); Mangalore (20 November 1783); Tellicherry [Thalassery] (3 December 1783); Cannanore [Kannur] (9 December 1783); Tellicherry (20 December 1783); Cochin [Kochi] (25 December 1783); Cannanore (13 January 1784); Bombay (5 February 1783); Surat (2 March 1784); Mocha (2 May 1784); Cochin (18 October 1784); Bombay (10 September 1784); Kedgeree [Khejuri] (27 November 1784); Madras (18 April 1785); Bencoolen [Benkulu] (27 July 1785); Pring [Penang] (30 August 1785); Bencoolen (6 October 1785); Table Bay (14 December 1785); St Helena (7 January 1786); Motherbank (26 March 1786); Gravesend (16 April 1786); and Deptford (17 April 1786).The journal also includes:A list of officers and seamen on board the Glatton, with columns recording: the number assigned to each crew member; the name of each crew member; their station (position); where they had entered the ship; their wages per month; and whether they were dead, had run away, or had been dischargedA list of East India Company recruits (soldiers) bound for India in the Glattonwith columns recording: the number assigned to each recruit; their names; when they were recruited; whether they had died, had run away, or had been discharged; and where and when they were deliveredA list of passengers in the Glatton, with their names, and the ports they were travelling from and travelling to.The statements ‘This is my original journal part the first Cha[rle]s Drummond’, ‘Witness Rob[ert] Alex[ande]r Druce’ and ‘Rec[eive]d 18th Ap[ri]l 1786’ are written on the verso of the first folio of the file.The first part of the journal (part H of H-I) is part of a volume containing three separate log books: Glatton: Journal, Richard Doveton, Captain (IOR/L/MAR/B/172F); Glatton: Journal, John Clements, Captain (IOR/L/MAR/B/172G); and Glatton: Journal, Charles Drummond, Captain (IOR/L/MAR/B/172H-I, with part I being contained within a second volume).Physical description: Foliation: this file consists of one file (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) and one physical volume. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio of the file (ff 1-135) and terminates at the inside back cover of the volume (ff 136-279); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 200-277, which have not been digitised.
2. Nathaniel: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship, Nathaniel, kept by Benjamin Dennis (until his death on 30 December 1707). The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Sancta Hellenna [Saint Helena], Madrass [Madras, i.e. Chennai], and Bencoolen [Bengkulu, Sumatra] (dates are those of arrival): 14 May 1705, Sancta Hellenna; 3 September 1705, Madrass; 22 November 1705, Bantall; 3 December 1705, Bencoolen; 19 January 1706, Sillabarr Bay [Silebar]; 16 February 1706, Bencoolen; 2 March 1706, Bantall; 17 May 1706, Madrass; 18 July 1706, Callicutta [Kolkata]; 27 January 1707, Anjango [Anchuthengu]; 19 March 1707, Gombron [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; 24 June 1707, Madrass; 30 July 1707, Polta Hugly River [Hooghly]; 27 November 1707, Madrass; 28 December 1707, Cuddalore; 28 March 1708, Cape [of Good Hope]; 4 September 1708, Texel; 28 October 1708, Deptford.The journal consists of daily entries in seven columns: Date, general remarks, H [Hour], K [Knots], K [Half-knots], Course, and Winds. The remarks column contains navigational data and notes on weather, land and ship sightings, employment of the crew, ship maintenance, and other miscellaneous information.The record is part of a volume containing three separate log books: Nathaniel: Journal, Benjamin Dennis, Captain, 1702-04 (IOR/L/MAR/B/136A(1)); Nathaniel: Journal, Benjamin Dennis, Captain, 1704-08 (IOR/L/MAR/B/136(2)); Nathaniel: Journal, John Hunter, Chief Mate (IOR/L/MAR/B/136B).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 1, and terminates at 146; 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.