Abstract: The journal of the ship
Godolphinby Collingwood Roddam, Second Mate. The journal contains:The daily entries for the voyage from Blackwall to Gravesend (26 March 1759), the Downs (21 April 1759), Portsmouth (24 April 1759), La Palma (17 May 1759), Cap Lagulias [Cape Agulhas] (31 July 1759), Mohilla [Mohéli] (27 August 1759), Comero [Comoros] (31 August 1759), and Bombay [Mumbai] (26 September 1759)The entries for the voyage from Bombay to Muscatt [Muscat] (28 January 1760) and Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] (February 1760)The entries for the voyage from Gombroon to Muscatt (7 April 1760) and Bombay (17 April 1760)The entries for the voyage from Bombay to Tillichery [Thalassery] (24 May 1760), Point de Galle (2 June 1760), Pullicatt [Pulicat] (12 June 1760) and Madrass [Madras, i.e. Chennai] (17 June 1760)The entries for the voyage from Madrass to Barrabulla (23 July 1760), Kedgeree [Khejuri] (26 July 1760) and Culpee [Kulpi] (28 July 1760)The entries for the voyage from Bengal to Madrass (13 February 1761), Socattra [Socotra] (28 March 1761), Babelmandel Island [Jazirat Mayyun] (2 April 1761) and Al-Mocha (3 April 1761)The entries for the voyage from Al-Mocha to Jblazcker Island [Jabal Zuqar] (28 April 1761) and Judda [Jeddah] (8 May 1761)The entries for the voyage from Judda to Jblazcker Island (16 August 1761), Mocha (17 August 1761) and Bombay (8 September 1761)The entries for the voyage from Bombay to Tillicherry (25 November 1761), Cape Commerene [Kanniyākumāri] (3 December 1761), Point de Galle (7 December 1761), Massulapatam [Machilipatnam] (21 January 1762) and Keedgeree [Khejuri] (20 February 1762)The entries for the voyage from Bengal to St Helena (15 February 1763), Plymouth Sound (10 June 1763), the Downs (3 July 1763), and Blackwall (17 July 1763).The daily entries by Roddam record that the 'Imaum (or King)' of Oman [Sultan Ahmad bin Sa’id Al Bu Sa’id] was honoured with an eleven-gun salute on his visit to, and departure from the
Godolphinwhile the ship was anchored at Muscat on 3 February 1759 (folio 48). Roddam also mentions transporting the new Governor, Henry Vansittart, to his post at Bengal, where Vansittart was met by East India Company councillors aboard a yacht and conveyed to Fort William on 25 July 1760 (folio 67).The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds, and Transactions, Week Day and Calendar Date. The entries consist of remarks only when the ship is at anchor. The journal provides navigational information, notes on the sightings of other vessels, and other observations made during the course of the voyages. It also notes the presence of Bengal merchants, Bombay merchants, and Armenian merchants at ports between the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.Physical description: The foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 193; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which every 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.
Abstract: The item is in the form of a diary (ff 27-79), which contains records of consultations at the Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] Factory. The Chief Agent, John Horne, and the Factory Council members, including John Geekie, Edward Clift and William May, headed the consultations. They recorded the daily activities, the administrative decisions made, letters received and sent, and visits to and from the Factory.Among the main details and issues recorded in the diary are the following:The arrival of the new Agent, John HorneJohn Geekie handing the new Agent the Company's bills and rogoms [raqams or ruqums, also written in the diary as rogomms: royal grants confirming specific trading privileges] obtained from the Persian GovernmentA dispute between the Persians and the DutchThe Factory's role as mediator between Abdullah Caun [Abdullah Khan, most probably the Governor of Bandar-e ʻAbbās] and the DutchPetitions presented by merchants to the Factory about their goods sold at Bunder Bouschier [Bushire]Records of letters sent to and received from the Company's Council at BombayThe issue of a person called Cassum [Qasim?] who was indebted to the FactoryThe appointment of William Cordeaux to act as a Broker at the Factory house in Carmania [Kerman, also written as Carmenia], mainly to sort out the prices of wool sold to the Company by Banian [Banyan] merchantsThe arrival of the wool caphila [caravans] from CarmaniaThe use of the Factory house and garden at Afseen by merchants and Persian officialsA list that includes the names and salaries of people who work at the FactoryRecords of letters and visits exchanged between the Factory members and various merchants and Persian officials.The diary includes records of the arrival and departure of ships, including the
Britannia, the
Prince George, and the
Victoria Frigate. From Gombroon the ships sailed mainly to Bombay, Muscat, and Ormuz [Hormuz, also written as Ormuse].The diary includes abstracts of the standard account disbursements for each month. These cover the following: house expenses, garrison charges, the Afseen garden, hospital charges, medicines, marine charges, merchandised charges, house furniture, extraordinary charges, stable charges and servants' wages.Physical description: The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the diary.
Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the
Londonfrom England to Bombay, and back (Captain John Webb), 1763-65. The
Londonwas at Muscatt [Muscat] from 12 to 20 January 1765; at Busheere [Bushire] from 5 to 14 February 1765; and at Muscatt [Muscat] again from 28 February to 2 March 1765.Inscribed: 'This is my Original Journal in my own hand writing. John Webb' (folio 1).The last entry in the Journal is dated 20 December 1765. The Journal is marked 'Recd [Received] 26 Decr 1765'.The Journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds &c., 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, sightings of other vessels, commodities carried, maintenance of the ship, and general remarks.The record is part of a volume containing three separate log books:
London: Journal, 1757-59 (IOR/L/MAR/B/1A-B);
London: Journal, 1763-65 (folios 1-119, IOR/L/MAR/B/1D); and
London: Journal, 1766-69 (IOR/L/MAR/B/1E).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 1, and terminates at f 119; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which every 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.
Abstract: The item is in the form of a diary (ff 249-293), which contains records of consultations at the Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] Factory. The Chief Agent, William Cockell, and the Factory Council members, including Edward Clift, James Smith, Thomas Waters, James Verelst, John Geekie and Walter Ray, headed the consultations. They recorded the daily activities, the administrative decisions made, letters received and sent, as well as visits to and from the Factory. The margin sections in the diary include headlines noting the main events recorded in the consultations.Among the main details and issues recorded in the diary are the following:News of the moassells [muhassils: tax collectors] collecting tax from the merchants at GombroonThe arrival of the wool caphila [caravans] from Carmenia [Kerman]News of Ishmael Caun [Isma‘il Khan Khazima, Governor of Qa’inat] joined by Thomas Begg [Tahmasb Quli Khan Jalayir, Wakil al-Dawla] at Shyrosh [Shiraz] preparing to march against the Balloaches [Baluch]News of disputes among the Arabs of Muscat and the Imaum [Imam] who resides inlandThe Factory's success in obtaining letters in its favor from both Lettiff Caun [Muhammad Latif Khan Daryabegi, Admiral of the Persian Navy] and the Sardar [military commander] in order to get the Company's privileges approved by Thomas Caun [Tahmasb Khan]News of Mahmud Caun Balloach's [Muhammad Khan Baluch, Governor of Kuhgiluya] having been blinded with a daggerNews of Shaikh Ahmud Madannah [Ahmad Madani], Muckless Caun [Mukhliss Khan?] and other prisoners being sent away to the campNews of Shaikh Russhett [Rashid] retiring from his position as the Shawbunder [Shahbander] of customs and Mirza Ishmael [Isma‘il] taking overThe death of the Factory's Secretary, James Smith, in 1734News of Baugur Caun [Muhammad Baqir Khan Lari, Na’ib of Bandar ‘Abbas?] at Gombroon joining Sardar Thomas Begg [Beg] at Shyrash in marching against the Balloaches and making his way to Candahur [Kandahar]The accession of John Horne to the Governor chair at BombayThe appointment of James Verelst as Acting Secretary, following the death of James SmithThe death of William Cordeux in 1734The death of the Dutch Chief in 1734Reports of the revolt of the Arabs of Bahreen [Bahrain] and the Shaikh of Jubarrah [the Jubarah Arabs]News of Ahmet Bashaw [Ahmet Pasha] being removed from Bagdat [Baghdad] and of Ishmael Bashaw [Ismail Pasha] being posted thereThe replacement of William Cockell by John GeekieThe arrival of Mirza Tockey [Muhammad Taqi Shirazi, Governor General of Fars] in town and his delivery of a talligaw [taliqa/ talika: official order] to the FactoryAgreement between the English Factory and the Dutch Factory regarding the wool tradeThe death of Factory employee Edward CliftNews of troubles between the Arabs led by the second son of Shaikh Mahmud Manna’ [Al Muhammad, Muhammad bin Mani’, Shaykh of al-Muntafiq] and the Bashaw [Pasha] at BusarahThomas Caun requesting English ships to take on board two persons going to Syndee [Sind] to carry the deceased Mahmud Ally Caun [Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Turkmen]News of the war between Thomas Caun and the Turks [Ottomans]Reports and letters related to actions taken by Mr Martin French at Busarah including his helping the Turks against Thomas Caun, and the consequences that this could have for the Factory and the East India CompanyNews of Lettiff Caun being replaced by Bogger Caun [Baqir Khan, a Persian military officer] at BusarahNegotiations related to the granting of the King's rogoms [raqams or ruqums, also written in the diary as rogomms: royal grants confirming specific trading privileges].The diary includes records of letters exchanged mainly between the factories at Gombroon and Spahaun and the Council at Bombay, as well as letters received from certain Persian officials. The diary also includes records of visits exchanged between the Factory's employees and Persian notables.The diary also includes records of the arrival and departure of ships including the
Britannia, the
Trial Brigantine, the
Carolina, the
Robert Galley, the
Kissing Peggy, the
Peggy Grab, the
Wilmington, the
Royal George, the
Jenny, the
Sarah, the
Hannah, the
Prince of Wales Galley, the
Fame, and the
Cumberland Galley. It also includes records of Dutch and French ships such as the
Valkurness of Batairaand the
Four Sistersrespectively. From Gombroon the ships sailed mainly to Surat, Madrass [Madras], Mallabar [Malabar], Bengall [Bengal], Busarah, Bassidore [Basidu, also written as Bassidors] and Bombay.The diary includes abstracts of the standard account disbursements for each month. These cover the following: house expenses, garrison charges, the Afseen garden, hospital charges, medicines, marine charges, merchandised charges, house furniture, extraordinary charges, stable charges and servants' wages.Physical description: The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the diary.
Abstract: The item is in the form of a diary (ff 80-120), which contains records of consultations at the Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] Factory. The Chief Agent, John Horne, and the Factory Council members, including William Cordeaux, Edward Clift and William May, headed the consultations. They recorded the daily activities, the administrative decisions made, letters received and sent, as well as visits to and from the Factory.Among the main details and issues recorded in the diary are the following:Details of former Agent John Geekie's relocation to Spahune [Isfahan, also written as Spahaun]Letters from William Cordeaux at Carmania [Kerman], recording the prices of wool purchased from the villages thereThe arrival of Captain Lewis and the delivery of his accounts from Bussarah [Basra]Records of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat sending two Arabs to the Factory to purchase gunpowderA letter received from Meer Meerallee [Mir Mehr ‘Ali, a Safavid loyalist general]The Afghan-Persian War and the involvement of both the British and the DutchA request from the Beglerbegis [Beglerbegi/ Beylerbeyi is Turkish and Azeri for Governor-General] of Spahune and Carmania for the British to supply them with gunpowderDetails of Shaw Thomas [Shah Tahmasb II, King of Persia], having sent a letter to the King of Portugal from SpahuneThe appointment of Archibald Campbell as officer in charge of the soldiers at the FactoryThe Factory's receipt of bills drawn by John Geekie at SpahuneThe advance of Shaikh Mahmud Medannee [Most probably Ahmad Madani] and his followers towards an area called JehoonRecords of British, French and Dutch diplomats travelling from Persia to Europe via BussarahThe Afghans' attack on the Factory house at SpahuneRecords of letters sent to and received from the Company's Council of Bombay.The diary includes records of certain individuals who could be merchants or Persian officials, including the following: Sheikh Saef Ben Amad [Shaikh Sayf Bin Ahmad]; Shaik Shabonahs [Shaikh Shaban, also written as Shabonah]; Shaikh Racid [Rashid]; Baroo Caun [Baru Khan] and Mahomed Azziz Beg [Muhammad Aziz Beg].The diary includes records of the arrival and departure of ships, including the
Britannia, the
Eleanor, and the
French Brigantine. From Gombroon the ships sailed mainly to Bombay, Muscat, Ormuz [Hormuz, also written as Ormuse], Bussarah, and Bunder Bouchier [Bushire].The diary includes abstracts of the standard account disbursements for each month. These cover the following: house expenses, garrison charges, the Afseen garden, hospital charges, medicines, marine charges, merchandised charges, house furniture, extraordinary charges, stable charges and servants' wages.Physical description: The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the diary.
Abstract: The item is in the form of a diary (ff 216-248), which contains records of consultations at the Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] Factory. The Chief Agent, William Cockell, and the Factory Council members, including Edward Clift, Walter Ray and James Smith, headed the consultations. They recorded the daily activities, the administrative decisions made, letters received and sent, as well as visits to and from the Factory.Among the main details and issues recorded in the diary are the following:Thomas Caun [Tahmasb Quli Khan Afshar, future Nadir Shah of Persia] threatening to close the Company's houseThe arrival of the wool caphila [caravans] from Carmenia [Kerman]The Factory communicating with Thomas Caun regarding the renewal of its grants and privilegesReports of the Ballooches [Baluch] attacking the wool caphila, and the Dutch HouseEnsuring the safety of the trade routes between Carmenia and GombroonReports of Mahmud Caun Baluch [Muhammad Khan Baluch, Governor of Kuhgiluyah] defeating the Governor of Shyrash [Shiraz, also written as Schyras] and taking him prisonerThe East India Company's Governor-in-Council sending the new monthly allowance for the three factories in Persia with the amount of 16,000 shahees [Shahi-Persian currency] assigned to the Factory at Gombroon, 5000 shahees to the Factory at Spahaun [Isfahan, also written as Spahune], and 2000 to the Factory at CarmeniaReports of the war between Thomas Caun and the Turkish [Ottoman] forces at Bagdatt [Baghdad]Reports of the rebellion of the Soonies [Sunni Muslims], Shaikh Ahmud [Shaikh Ahmad Madani, also written in the diary as Ahmatt and Ahmett], and the Shaikh of Jubarrah [the Jubarah Arabs]News of Osman Bashaw [Topal Osman Pasha] of Baghdatt having been killedThe advance of Thomas Caun and his vackeel [wakil] Thomas Begg [Tahmasb Quli Khan Jalayir, Wakil al-Dawla] against the Ballooches, the Soonies and Aphgoons [Afghans]Chief Agent William Cockell falling seriously ill and his temporary retirement from his positionThe arrival of certain commodities such as rice, sugar, sugar candy, ginger etcThomas Caun sending Shaikh Rushett [Rashid?] to GombroonNews of clashes taking place at Muscatt [Muscat] between the Imaum's [Imam's] supporters and those who support the King [the Sultan of Muscat]The Factory's receipt of the King's rogoms [raqams or ruqums, also written in the diary as rogomms: royal grants confirming specific trading privileges].The diary includes records of letters exchanged mainly between the factories at Gombroon and Spahaun, and the Council at Bombay. It also includes records of letters received from Martin French based at the Residency at Bossarah [Basra], letters from Consul Cox at Alleppo [Aleppo], as well as letters to and from Persian notables and merchants.The diary includes records of the arrival and departure of ships, including the
Britannia, the
Franky[
Frankie], the
Carolina, the
Robert Galley, the
Alphila, the
Hannah, the
Prince of Wales Galley, the
Fame, and a French brigg [brig] called the
Three Sisters. From Gombroon the ships sailed mainly to Bombay, Bossarah, and Muscatt.The diary includes abstracts of the standard account disbursements for each month. These cover the following: house expenses, garrison charges, the Afseen garden, hospital charges, medicines, marine charges, merchandised charges, house furniture, extraordinary charges, stable charges and servants' wages.Physical description: The diary includes a cover page. The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the diary.
Abstract: The item is in the form of a diary (ff 294-348), which contains records of consultations at the Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] Factory. The Chief Agent, William Cockell, and the Factory council members, including John Geekie, Thomas Waters, James Verelst, and Walter Ray headed the consultations. They recorded the daily activities, the administrative decisions made, letters received and sent, as well as visits to and from the Factory. The margin sections in the diary include headlines noting the main events recorded in the consultations.Among the main details and issues recorded in the diary are the following:Threatening letters received from Mirza Togghy [Mirza Taqi, also written in the diary as Tockey] via his vizier Auga Taffeir [Aga Jafar, also written as Jaffeir] at Shyrash [Shiraz] concerning the Factory’s ships assisting the Turks [Ottomans] at Busarah [Basra, also written as Bussarah]An exchange of letters between Mirza Taqi and the Sultan of Bunder Abassy Meer Meer Alley [Mir Mehr ‘Ali, Governor of Bandar ‘Abbas] related to trade with the FactoryReports of a dispute at MuscatNews of Shaikh Rachid [Rashid] and Shaikh Jubbarah [Jubarah] of Bunder Tarry [Bandar Tahiri] moving to Bahreen [Bahrain]Rumors of Thomas Caun [Tahmasb Khan] having been killed by the son of the deceased ambassador Mahmud Ally Caun [Turkmen, Muhammad ‘Ali Khan]Reports of the war between Thomas Caun and the Turks [Ottomans]The arrival of the wool caphila [caravans] from Carmenia [Kerman]The arrival of Captain John Harris from Sindy [Sind]The Factory's request for Thomas Caun to renew its rogoms [raqams or ruqums, also written in the diary as rogomms: royal grants confirming specific trading privileges]The appointment of Ishmael Pasha [Gürcü, Ismail Pasha, previous Governor of Baghdad], as a Grand Vizier of the Ottoman EmpireThe Factory members visiting Persian officials and congratulating them on the occasion of the Nowroose [Nowruz] festivalThe accession of Shaw Nadar [Nadir Shah] to the Persian throne in March 1735 [8 March 1736 New Style date]Letters exchanged between the Factory and the supercargoes of the ship
NorthumberlandThe Persian King preparing a campaign to take Bahreen [Bahrain]The dispute between Persian officials and the wife of the deceased Shaikh Russhett [Rashid], who is supported by the Arabs of Julfar [Julfar in what is now Ra's al Khaymah, also written in the correspondence as Gulfar] and Muscatt [Muscat].The diary includes records of letters exchanged mainly between the Factories at Gombroon and Spahaun [Isfahan], and the Council at Bombay, as well as letters and gifts exchanged with certain Persian officials. It also includes records of the exchange of visits between the Agent and some Persian officials and merchants in the region.The diary includes records of the arrival and departure of ships, including the
Britannia, the
Queen Carolina, the
Robert Galley, the
Kissing Peggy, the
Northumberland, the
Rose Galley, the
Jenny, the
Sarah, and the
Prince of Wales Galley. It also includes records of French ships such as the
Unionand the
Four Sisters. From Gombroon the ships sailed mainly to Surat, Madrass [Madras], Mallabar Coast [Malabar], Bengall [Bengal], Sindy, Muscat, Busarah, Bassidore [Basidu, also written as Bassidors], Bushire, and Bombay. The diary also includes records of imported commodities such as rice, sugar, sugar candy, pepper, rose water, copper and other goods.The diary includes abstracts of the standard account disbursements for each month. These cover the following: house expenses, garrison charges, the Afseen garden, hospital charges, medicines, marine charges, merchandised charges, house furniture, extraordinary charges, stable charges and servants' wages.Physical description: The diary includes a title page (f 294) and it has been numbered 1-107 which corresponds to folios 295-348. The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the diary.