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25. Frederick: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship the Frederick.The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Bombay, and its way back towards England, finishing at St Lawrence [Madagascar], between 23 December 1704 and 28 February 1707 [New Style 28 February 1708] (Captain John Wynn).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. There are several blank pages in the volume and these appear to coincide with missing entries, which often cover a period of several days.The journal records navigational information; weather; descriptions of the coasts seen during the ship's course; contact with other East India Company ships, Dutch ships, Portuguese ships, and country ships; relations with merchants; commodities carried; provisions carried; and other remarks. Entries are double-dated using both the Julian and Gregorian calendars.Inscribed: 'Recd [Received]: 30 Octo [October] 1707' (folio 2).The ship's route is as follows (dates given are approximate dates of arrival, owing to missing entries above): Gravesend, 23 December 1704 (folio 4); the Downs, 3 January 1704 [New Style date 3 January 1705] (folio 4); Cape [Cape of Good Hope], 7 May 1705 (folio 54); Johana [Anjouan], 25 June 1705 (folio 74); Bombay, 31 July 1705 (folio 90); Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], 11 March 1705 [New Style date 11 March 1706] (folio 122); Bombay, 12 April 1706 (folio 133); Surratt [Surat], 30 April 1706 (folio 137); Bombay, 5 May 1706 (folio 142); Madras [Chennai], 6 July 1706 (folio 155); Callcuta [Kolkata], 1 January 1706 [New Style date 1 January 1707].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 192; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
26. Cadogan: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Cadoganfrom England to Suratte [Surat] and Bombay between 17 January 1623 [New Style date 17 January 1624] and 7 April 1726 (Commander John Mill and Will Pricklove).Inscribed: 'No1 An original journal of an intended voyage by Gods permission in the ship Cadogan, burthen 450 tons, carrying 30 guns, and 90 men. Jon Mill Commander bound to the Island of Bombay in the East India on the service of the Hon[ra]ble English East India Company, Anno 1723/4. James Sanders' (folio 1).Marked: 'Recd. [Received] 5o April 1727' (folio 1).The journal contains entries recorded nearly every day in seven columns: H [hour]; Courses; K [knots]; F [fathoms]; Winds; Weather, and [date and remarks]. When the ship is in harbour or close to shore, entries consist of remarks only. Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style and New Style dates.The journal records: navigational information; weather; sea conditions; provisioning (especially the provision of beer, liquor and barrels of jar); ballasting and maintenance of the ship; contact with other British ships, French ships, a Portuguese ship, Dutch ships, and country ships; sightings of other vessels; references to fish and birds encountered; descriptions of the daily life experienced on the ship by the crew, officers and passengers; a reference to the death of commander John Millis (folio 110); references to and descriptions of the coasts sighted during the course; deaths and escapes of crew members; the transportation of soldiers; descriptions of the inhabitants of the places where the ship anchors; punishment; private trade and cargoes; cargoes carried. The journal also includes the following:List of the officers and crew on the Cadogan, recording: names, stations (positions), place of entry, and whether they had run, had died or had been discharged (folios 1-2)List of passengers from England to Bombay (folio 2)List of soldiers (folio 2)List of ships that sailed out of England in the year 1723 in the service of the East India Company (folio 2).The entries record the ship's arrival at the following places: Gravesend, 17 February 1723 [New Style date 17 February 1724] (folio 5); the Downs, 27 March 1724 (folio 8); Saint Iago [Santiago, Cape Verde], 22 May 1724 (folio 21); Point de Gawle [Point de Galle], 29 September 1724 (folio 52); Anjengo, 26 October 1724 (folio 58); Tellicherry [Thalassery] 10 November 1724 (folio 61); Bombay, 28 November 1724 (folio 65); Tellicherry, 24 December 1724 (folio 69); St George Island, Goa, 20 March 1724 [New Style date 20 March 1725] (folio 78); Bombay, 3 April 1725 (folio 81); Suratte, 19 April 1725 (folio 84); Muscat, 10 July 1725 (folio 105); Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], 23 July 1725 (folio 108); Carack Island [Kharg Island], 25 September 1725 (folio 118); Bussorah [Basra], 6 October 1725 (folio 121); Gombroon, 23 February 1725 [New Style date 23 February 1726] (folio 135); Suratte, 18 March 1725 [New Style date 18 March 1726] (folio 140).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 142; 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.
27. Morice: Journal
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- Abstract: The journal of the East India Company ship Moriceis part of the Marine Department Records, Ships' Journals. The journal is in two physical volumes: IOR/L/MAR/B/679A, inscribed: 'This is my Original Journal of the Morice No. 1 Eustace Peacock Rec.d [Received] (by the East India Company in London) 30th Sept.r [September].', and IOR/L/MAR/B/679B, inscribed: 'This is my Original Journal of the Morice No. 2 Eustace Peacock. Rec.d [Recorded] 30th Sept.r [September] 1719'.The journal records the observations and accidents during the ship Morice's voyage from England towards Bombay, Mallabar [Malabar] Coast, Mocha and back. It contains daily entries in five columns: H [Hours], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses and Winds. It also provides general navigational information, weather conditions, latitude and longitude. The logbook also records incidents and activities on the ship and ashore, the number of seamen and soldiers on board, captains and merchants encountered, and ships saluted.The logbook contains notes of sightings of other vessels such as the Duke of York, the George, the Hannover, the Samson, and the Stanhope. Among the places and ports mentioned in the logbook are Portsmouth, St Helena, Downs, St Jago [Santiago, Cape Verde], Surat, Tellicherry [Thalassery], Madrass [Madras], Babelmandel [Bab-el-Mandeb], Cape Cardafoy [Cape Guardafui], Cape Commoroon [Kanniyākumāri, India], Cochin [Kochi], and Cape Bona Esperransa [Cape of Good Hope].Physical description: Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover of volume one (ff 1-123) and terminates at the inside back cover of volume two (ff 124-265); 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 254-264, which have not been digitised.
28. Prince Frederick: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Prince Frederickfrom England to Bombay and back (Captain Edward Martin), 1722 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated). Downs, departed 31 March 1722; 30 August 1722, Mosambeque [Mozambique, also written in the journal as Mosambique and Mosambeaque]; 22 September 1722, Bombay; 23 October 1722, Suratt [Surat]; December 1722, towards Combarun [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. The voyage ended on 10 April 1725, Downs. The journal does not cover the entire voyage.The journal consists of daily entries covering navigational information, winds, weather, contact with other East India Company ships and English men-of-war, sightings of other vessels, deaths of crew members, commodities carried and general remarks.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 201; 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 46-200, which have not been digitised.
29. Portfield: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Portfieldfrom England to Mocha and Surat, and back (Captain Francis D'Abbadie), 28 April 1746-9 September 1748 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left Plimouth [Plymouth], 20 September 1746; 23 December 1746, Cape of Good Hope; 17 May 1747, Mocha; 5 September 1747, Surat; 11 March 1747 [Old Style]/11 March 1748 [New Style], Bahia de Todos Los Santos; 8 July 1748, Lisbon; 21 August 1748, the Downes [Downs].The ship was at the Cape of Good Hope from 23 December 1746 to 23 March 1747 [New Style date only given in the record], at Mocha from 17 May to 15 August 1747, and at Surat from 5 September to 28 November 1747.Inscribed: 'This is my original Journal, F. D'Abbadie' (folio 1).Marked: 'Rec. [Received] 12 Sept. [September] 1748' (folio 1).The journal contains daily entries in seven columns: H [hour]; K [knots]; F [fathoms]; C [course]; Winds; Weather; and [date and remarks]. When the ship is in harbour, or close to shore, entries consist of remarks only.The journal records: navigational information; the ballasting, provisioning and maintenance of the ship; transport of Company soldiers; contact with other British ships, and His Majesty's ships (including Admiral George Anson's squadron); references to the other ships with which the Portfieldsailed in convoy; weather; winds; sea conditions; sightings of birds and marine animals; deaths of crew members and soldiers; sightings of other vessels; and commodities carried (especially coffee at Mocha).The Journal employs astrological symbols to indicate the days of the week.Also included is an account of a complaint received by the Captain of the Portfieldfrom the Governor and Council of Bombay: folio 83.The journal is generally double-dated, where applicable, giving both Old Style (Julian calendar) and New Style (Gregorian calendar) dates.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 153; 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.
30. Boscawen: Journal, Chief Mate Arthur Morris
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Boscawenfrom England to Surat, May 1761-March 1762, from Surat to Judda [Jeddah] and back, April-September 1762, from Surat to Bombay [Mumbai], October 1762, from Bombay to Calcutta [Kolkata], November 1762-June 1763, from Calcutta to Mauritius, February 1763 [New Style date 1764]-June 1764, and from Mauritius to England, December 1764-March 1765 (Captain Benjamin Braund).The outward journey from England included a visit to Rio de Janeiro, August-September 1761. The return journey from Surat to Judda included visits to Mocha, May and August 1762. From February 1762 [New Style date 1763] Boscawenwas moored at either Kedgeree [Khijri] or Ingeli in the Hooghly River delta. An attempt to sail upstream to Calcutta in April 1763 was driven back by bad weather that damaged the ship (f 85).The journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other ships, deaths of crewmembers, and general observations. A list of crew and a list of soldiers are provided on folios 2-4. Folio 85 records the death of Captain Braund, onshore at Ingeli, in April 1763.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 165; 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.
31. Tavistock: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship the Tavistockby Captain Matthew Martin. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Bombay and Surratt [Surat] and back, between 16 September 1707 and 18 November 1710.The journal contains daily entries in seven columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Cours [Course], Winds, Weath [Weather] and Remarks. Apart from a few exceptions, when the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. The journal records the following: navigational information; weather; contact with other East India Company ships, French ships, Dutch ships, and Bangal [Bengal] ships; commodities carried; and general remarks. The journal includes details of personnel, including men who have died or deserted the ship (written as 'run' in the volume).The journal also notes the following: wildlife, horses taken from Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] to Bombay (f 60), and different types of cargo on board the ship, including pepper bound for Europe and private cargo. Entries are double-dated using both the Julian and Gregorian calendars.At the front of the journal (folio 4) is the inscription: 'The TavistockJournall Comencing 1707. My original journall. Matt[thew] Martin [signature]'. The signature of Matthew Martin also appears at the end of the journal (folio 101).The ship's route is as follows (dates given are those of arrival): 3 October 1707, Deptford (f 6); 10 November 1707, Gravesend (f 6); 29 March 1708, the Downs (f 9); 26 August 1708, Cape Bone Esperance [Cape of Good Hope] (f 26); 12 November 1708, Point de Galle (f 37); 30 November 1708, Cochine [Kochi] (f 39); 3 December 1708 Callicutt [Calicut] (f 39); 12 December 1708, Mangulore [Mangalore] (f 39); 24 December 1708, Goa (f 40); 2 January 1708 [New Style date 1709], Bombay (f 41); 22 February 1708 [New Style date 1709], Surratt or Suratt [Surat] (f 43); 20 April 1709, Bombay (f 46); 3 June 1709, Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] (f 52); 13 October 1709, Bombay (f 60); 7 November 1709, Suratt (f 61); 2 Jan 1709 [New Style date 1710], Bombay (f 64); 26 February 1709 [New Style date 1710], Anjango [Anjengo] (f 67); 22 June 1710, St Helena (f 85); 3 October 1710, the Downs (f 99).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 107; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
32. Talbot: Journal
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- Abstract: The journal of the East India Company ship Talbotis part of the Marine Department Records, Ships' Journals. Inscribed: 'This is my original journal Thos [Thomas]: Dethick. Witness R. Cole'.The logbook contains 'a list of the officers and seamen belonging to the Talbot' (ff 1a- 2 verso). The list includes details of their names; positions; and whether they had died, had run [deserted from the ship], or had been discharged. The logbook records the observations and accidents during the ship Talbot's voyage from England towards Bombay, Tellicherry [Thalassery], Callicutt [Calicut], Cochin [Kochi], Surat, Mocha, China and back. It contains daily entries in five columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], and Winds. It also provides general navigational information, weather conditions, latitude and longitude. The logbook contains notes of sightings of other vessels [ships and ketches] such as the Bombay Frigatesailing for Juddah [Jeddah], and the Fatta Dowlet[Fath al-Dawlah] Captain Laming sailing for Bussarah [Basra] in 1764. It also contains records of freight goods taken on board and ashore including pepper, sandalwood, salt, wood, coffee, sugar and tea.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 195; 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.It contains one foliation anomaly f 1a.
33. 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.
34. Drake: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Drakefrom England to Calcutta [Kolkata, India], February 1728 [New Style date 1729]-August 1729, from Calcutta to Bombay [Mumbai, India], January 1729 [New Style date 1730]-May 1730, from Bombay to Surat, India, October 1730, from Surat to Gombroon [Bandar Abbas, Iran] and back, November 1730-April 1731, from Surat to Calcutta, May-June 1731, and from Calcutta to England, January 1731 [New Style date 1732]-August 1732 (Captain John Houghton).The journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, and general observations. Some of the entries written in port include details of the loading and unloading of cargo and provisions.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 100; 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.
35. Salisbury: Journal
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- 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.
36. Stanhope: Journal
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- Abstract: The journal of the East India Company ship Stanhopeto Bombay, 1714-17 is part of the Marine Department Records, Ships’ Journals. Inscribed: ‘This is my Original Journal in the Stanhope. Went. Geo. [Wentworth George] Pitt’. The logbook contains daily entries in five columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses, and Winds. The log provides general navigational information, notes of sightings of other vessels, weather conditions, latitude and longitude. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only.The main destinations the Stanhopemade trips to are Bombay, Suratt [Surat], Gombroon [Bandar ‘Abbas], Madrass [Madras], Bengall [Bengal], Calcutta, and England.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 134; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.