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97. Salisbury: Journal
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- Abstract: This volume consists of a journal of the first voyage of the East India Company ship the Salisbury, the Commander of which was Christopher Burrows, recorded by the First Mate William Foreman.The journal is inscribed: ‘This my Originall Journall W[illia]m Foreman’, ‘Witness Rob[er]t James’, and ‘Rec.[eive]d 9 Nov.[embe]r 1744 –’.The journal entries are dated 12 January 1742 to 9 November 1744.The entries record the ship anchoring in the following places: Gravesend (31 January to 11 March 1742); Portsmouth (14 to 21 March 1742); St Augustins Bay [St Augustine’s Bay] (9 to 28 July 1742); Bombay Harbour (6 September to 3 October 1742); Annanore [Kannur, also spelled Ananore in the volume] (24 to 26 October 1742); Tillicherry [Thalassery] (1 to 9 November 1742); Bombay Harbour (26 November to 1 January 1742/3); Gombaroone [Bandar Abbas, also spelled as Gomberoom in the journal] (20 to 31 January 1742/3); Bombay (16 February to 1 March 1742/3); Surratt [Surat] (9 to 16 March 1742/3); Bombay (19 to 21 March 1742/3, and 26 March to 11 April 1743); Compta [also spelled Comtaw and Crompta in the volume] (18 to 20 April to 1743); Ananore (20 to 21 April 1743); Tellechery [Thalassery] (24 to 29 April 1743); Callecutt [Calicut or Kozhikode] (30 April to 7 May 1743); Fort St Davids (22 to 25 May 1743); Madrass [Madras] (26 May to 27 September 1743); and Table Bay and Cape Bona Esperanca [Cape of Good Hope, also spelled Cape Bonesperencia in the volume] (28 December 1743 to 26 April 1744). The ship reached St Helena on 15 May 1744, and Tinmouth [Teignmouth] on 8 September 1744, before mooring at Deptford on 2 October 1744.Entries for when the ship was at sail consist of tables recording the following: hours (H), knots (K), fathoms (F), courses, winds, weather etcetera, and comments. The comments mostly relate to the following: wind and other weather conditions; actions performed by the crew; sightings of land and other ships; and navigational measurements.Entries for when the ship was at anchor or in port mainly record: wind and other weather conditions, actions performed by the crew, goods and provisions received on board the ship, and goods unloaded from the ship and taken ashore.The journal also includes:A list of the officers and seamen on board the ship, dated 1742 (folios 4 verso to 5) recording number (N), names, quality (position), whether they were dead, whether they had run away from the ship, and when and where they had died or run away; a list of soldiers on board the ship bound for Bombay (folio 6); a list of the passengers bound for Bombay, and a list of the passengers from Bombay to Tellecherry [Thalassery] (folio 6)A list recording the dates of the ship’s arrival at, and departure from, the ports at which it stopped from 30 January 1742 to 15 May 1743 (folios 185 verso to 186).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 190; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
98. Sandwich: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the Sandwich, kept by Captain John Purling. The journal covers the ship's voyage to Palma and Bombay [Mumbai] (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): 6 January 1753, left Blackwall dock; 21 April 1753, Palma; 26 May 1753, Island of Trinidada [Trinidade and Martin Vaz]; 21 June 1753, Cape Legullas [Cape Agulhas]; 1 July 1753, Augustines Bay, Madagascar [Saint Augustine Bay, Madagascar]; 22 July 1753, Islands of Mohilla [Mwali], Joanna [Anjouan] and Comero [Grand Comore]; 15 August 1753, Bombay; 9 November 1753, Scindy Road [Sindh roadstead, waters off Karachi]; 15 December 1753, Bombay; 12 January 1754, Surat Road [Surat]; 23 Feburary 1754, Island Socatra [Suquṭrā]; going up the Gulph [Gulf] of Mocha and Streights of Bablemandell [Bab el Mandeb]; 4 March-25 August 1754, ship in Mocha Road; 11 September-6 December 1754, Bombay; 14 February 1754, Table Bay; 11 March 1755, St Helena; 2 June 1755 in sight of Island Wight [Isle of Wight]; 6 June 1755, Margate Road; 20 June 1755, at moorings at Blackwall.At the front of the journal (folio 2) is the inscription: 'This is my original journal' signed by John Purling. The log book was witnessed by Thomas Reading and received 3 July 1755.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 crewmembers, commodities carried, and general remarks. Examples of cargo and stores carried include pigs of lead, coal, iron, furniture, and lead shot.The log book also includes a testimonial reference for a doctor dated 1830 (ff 98-99).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 138; 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 123-136, which have not been digitised.
99. PZ 2872/39 'Importation into India of counterfeit Government of India silver coins from the Persian Gulf'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British Government officials relating to the importation of counterfeit Government of India silver coins from the Persian Gulf into India. The main correspondents are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Residency Agent, Sharjah, and the Government of India. The discussions centre on where in the Persian Gulf the counterfeiters could be based, where the effects of counterfeit coins are being felt the most, and which individuals are suspected of counterfeiting coins. A list of suspects based in Sharjah and Dubai is provided between folios 7-8. The last folio (folio 11) is a statement taken from an unnamed passenger, travelling from Koweit [Kuwait] to Bombay on the SS Bankura, who had purchased counterfeit coins whilst in Koweit and was caught by customs officers.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at inside back cover with 12; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
100. PZ 7034/36 Incidents involving the Persian Consulate, Bombay
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- Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the case concerning a former public relations officer at the Persian Consulate in Bombay and his allegations against British activity in Persia.The file includes correspondence between: the Imperial Consul General for Iran in India; the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs Department; and the British Legation, Tehran.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 86; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
101. PZ 8456/36 'Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah: particulars of writings, movements, etc. (Inc commutation of pension)'
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- Abstract: The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the circumstances and arrangements for the pension of Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah and his request for it to be commuted and paid in a lump sum.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 63; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
102. PZ 287/40 'Deportation from Persia into British Indian territory'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence regarding the deportation of three Polish men (Oligierd Stolyho, Adam Backer and Josef Bekerman), one Lithuanian man (Bronistew Bogussewier), one Ukrainian man (Iwan Basileffsk) and one Russian woman (Tatiana Chinnova) from the Persian Border to British Indian territory at the beginning of the Second World War.The main correspondence is between:• the Government of India, External Affairs Department to Tehran• the Secretary of State for India• the Senior Assistant Director, Intelligence, Government of India, Quetta• the Director, Intelligence Bureau (Home Department), Government of India, Simla• the Secretary to the Agent to the Governor-General in Baluchistan, Ziarat• the Polish Consulate General in India• the Additional Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs DepartmentDetailed are the British Indian Government’s concerns regarding national security leading to the arrest and detention of the group. Attributed to this is a belief that Bekerman is German and Jewish, and conflicting reports from Vernon Smith, an American woman who came in contact with the refugees. Also detailed is the Polish Consulate General in India’s wish to facilitate their release, and his assessment of their legitimacy once they had arrived in Bombay, India.Included are statements from the five men; preliminary (folios 3 to 7) and revised (folios 9 to 15) following alleged inconsistencies in the former, and a statement from Chinnova (folios 19 to 21). These contain personal information and include the motivations and circumstances which led to their arrival at the Persian border, and a description of items in their possession.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 54; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-49; these numbers are also written in pencil, and are not circled.
103. Political No. 102 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Regarding the Arrangements Made for the Accommodation and Supervision of Rescued Enslaved People when Landed from HM Cruisers at Aden and Bombay
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 23 June 1873, forwarding copies of papers regarding the arrangements made for the accommodation and supervision of rescued enslaved people when landed from HM cruisers at Aden and Bombay [Mumbai].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 361, and terminates at f 362a, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains two foliation anomalies: f 361a, and f 362a.
104. Severn: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal (log book) of the voyage of the East India Company ship Severnfrom Deptford to Bombay [Mumbai] and back, (Captain Joseph Collier) 1745-1748. The journal records the ship's arrival at the following places: 30 January 1746, Portsmouth; 27 May 1746, Johanna [Anjouan]; 8 July 1746, Aden; 26 July 1746, Mocha; 29 November 1746, Bombay; 17 February 1747, Mangalore; 19 February 1747, Telechery [Thalassery]; 9 April 1747, Bombay; 28 May 1747, Fort St David; 27 November 1747, Cape of Good Hope; 9 January 1748, St Helena; 22 April 1748, Kinsale; 26 May 1748, Downs.The journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other ships, death of crewmembers, and general observations.The first page of the Journal is headed: 'This is my original Journall Joseph Collier' Witnessed by Robert James and received on 28 June 1748.The log book contains daily entries in eight columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], C [Courses], W [Winds], [Remarks], H [Hour], and Weather; when the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The log provides navigational information, notes of sightings of other vessels, and general remarks. Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style and New Style years.A list of the ship's officers and crew is on folios 1-3, noting various events such as 'died at sea', 'turned Mohammedan [Muslim] at Mocha', 'run [away] at Cape of Good Hope'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 166; 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.
105. Persian Gulf Affairs
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- Abstract: This part of the volume consists of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 13 of 1841, dated 28 February 1841. The enclosures are dated 18 February 1840 to 28 February 1841, and relate to the Persian Gulf and Zanzibar.The enclosures mostly consist of copies of correspondence between the Secretary to the Government of Bombay (John Pollard Willoughby) and the following: the Resident in the Persian Gulf (Captain Samuel Hennell); the Superintendent of the Indian Navy (Captain Robert Oliver); the Secretary to the Government of India (Thomas Herbert Maddock); and the British Agent at Muscat (Captain Atkins Hamerton).The correspondence concerns matters including:The suggestion of the Resident in the Persian Gulf that the European troops at Karrack [Kharg], should be removed from the Island and accommodated on shipboard during the hot season for health reasons, and the probable expense which would be incurred if this suggestion were adoptedThe British Agent at Muscat having arranged a passage to Bombay for the Chief of Sohar (Saied Hamood bin Azan) and his party, in the interests of maintaining good relations between the Chief of Sohar and the Imaum [Imam] of MuscatThe disapproval of the Government of Bombay of the transfer, at the suggestion of the Resident in the Persian Gulf, of a portion of the European crew of the East India Company’s steam ship Bereniceto vessels of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf, in contradiction of orders given by the Superintendent of the Indian Navy to the Commander of the BereniceThe British Agent at Muscat proceeding to Zanzibar, and requesting permission to employ a writer and interpreter whilst on the mission to ZanzibarThe opinion of the Resident in the Persian Gulf as to whether it was still necessary for a Native Agent to be employed at Muscat, in addition to the European officer appointed British Agent at Muscat.In addition, this part also includes the following:Extracts of letters from the Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah] (Moollah Hoossain), reporting on events which had recently taken place on the Arabian Coast, principally concerning relations between Shaikh Sultan bin Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qāsimī] of Sharjah, his son Suggur, and Shaikh Mukhtoom of Debay [Shaikh Maktoum bin Bati ibn Suhayl of Dubai]Intelligence received from the Native Agent at Muscat (Rubil bin Aslan) about the state of affairs in Muscat (also spelled Muskat)Intelligence received from the News Writer at Shiraz (Meerza Riza) and other sources about events in Persia [Iran].Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-40, on folios 59-66. These numbers are repeated for reference on the last verso of each enclosure.
106. Persian Gulf Affairs
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- Abstract: This part of the volume consists of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay's Secret Department to the East India Company's Secret Committee, Number 7 of 1841, dated 31 January 1841. The enclosures are dated 26 May 1840 to 30 January 1841, and relate to the Persian Gulf.The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence sent and received by the Government of Bombay, as well as copies of memoranda, minutes and resolutions of the Government of Bombay.The main correspondents are as follows: the Political Secretary to the Government of Bombay; the Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Secretary to the Government of India; the British Agent at Muscat; and the Superintendent of the Indian Navy.The enclosures discuss matters including:The concerns expressed by the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat that the French nation intended to take over the Imam’s possessions in the neighbourhood of ZanzibarThe response of the Governor General of India in Council to the request made by Colonel Taylor, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, Baghdad, for a vessel of war to transport the Lieutenant of the Pasha of Baghdad to Bombay for the purpose of arranging his plans for the recovery of the Porte’s [Ottoman Empire’s] influence in ArabiaThe question of the relative positions of authority of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Commodore or officer commanding the Indian Naval Squadron stationed in the Persian Gulf, in relation to the SquadronThe disputes between the Chiefs of Debaye [Dubai, also spelled Debay and Debye in the item] and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi, also spelled Aboothabie in the item]The policy which should be pursued in the event of Ameer Khaled (also spelled Ameer Khalid) attempting to extend his authority over the province of OmanThe Resident in the Persian Gulf giving a pledge to the Imaum of Muscat to aid him in resisting the invasion of Oman or any of his other territoriesThe visit of the Chief of Sohar [Ṣuḥār] to Bombay.This part of the volume also includes other enclosures relating to places including Shargah [Sharjah], Persia [Iran], and Bahrein [Bahrain].Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-68, on folios 163-176. These numbers are repeated for reference on the verso of the last folio of each enclosure.
107. Affairs in Persia and Herat
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- Abstract: This part of the volume consists of a copy of an enclosure to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 26 of 1853, dated 31 March 1853. The enclosure is numbered 3 and is dated 12 February 1853.The enclosure is a letter from HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Tehran, Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, to the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, forwarding under a flying seal, to the address of the Secretary to the Government of India, copies of thirteen despatches addressed to HM Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Earl of Malmesbury, dated 8 January to 4 February 1853.Sheil’s despatches to the Earl of Malmesbury consist of the following:No. 7, dated 8 January 1853: reporting that the Persian [Iranian] officer deputed to assume charge of the Government of Bender Abass [Bandar Abbas], pending the arrival of Mahomed Raheem Khan [(Haji) Muḥammad Rahīm Khān (Shirazī, Malik al-Tujjar)], the Governor nominated by the Shah, had been refused admission into that town by the authorities of the Imam of MuscatNo. 8, dated 10 January 1853: reporting the death of Futtee Mahomed Khan [Fath' Muḥammad Khān], the Herat chief who had been in confinement at Beerjend [Birjand]. Sheil states that though a report has been spread that he committed suicide, there can be no doubt that he was killed on the orders of the Persian GovernmentNo. 12, dated 13 January 1853: in which Sheil states that it will be clear from the accompanying correspondence (some of which is in French) between the Sedr Azim [Sadr-i A'zam], his Russian colleague Prince Dolgorouki [Prince Dimitri Ivanovich Dolgorukov, Russian Minister to Persia], and himself, that his and Dolgorouki’s efforts to dissuade the Persian Government from collecting a large army at Sultaneyah [Soltaniyeh, also spelled Sultaniah in this item] in the ensuing Spring have been unsuccessfulNo. 13, dated 15 January 1853: enclosing a translated copy of letter from the Sedr Azim demanding that Great Britain should abstain from interfering in the affairs of Herat, and subsequent correspondence between Sheil and the Sedr Azim. Sheil expresses his opinion that if the British Government wishes to maintain influence and control over Herat, then this can be achieved only by excluding Persia altogether from Afghanistan and resisting the despatch of Persian troops to Herat on any pretext. Sheil suggests that the Persian Government could be urged to accept these conditions through British occupation of the island or Kharg (or Karrack)No. 14, dated 14 January 1853, reporting news including: the Sedr Azim informing Sheil that Syd Mahomed Khan [Sayyid Muḥammad Siddiq Khān Alakuzā'ī], the Ruler of Herat, has made an urgent appeal to the Prince Governor of Khorassan [Khorasan] for troops to aid in repelling Khohendil Khan [Kuhandil Khān Muḥammadzā'ī], who was advancing to the relief of Ferrah [Farah, also spelled Ferra in this item] (a letter from Syd Mahomed Khan to the Prince Governor is enclosed); that the Herat khans who had been brought under custody from Meshed [Mashhad] to Tehran, have been liberated, at least nominally; the Mission Agent at Meshed reporting that Syd Mahomed Khan continues to instigate the Toorkomans [Turkmen people] to make plundering expeditions into Candahar [Kandahar] and carry away numbers of Afghans into slaveryNo. 15, dated 14 January 1853: reporting that Meerza Saeed Khan [Mirzā Sa'īd Khān Ansarī], hitherto Persian Superintendent of Foreign Affairs, has been appointed Minister for Foreign AffairsA letter from Sheil to the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, dated 15 January 1853, transmitting under a flying seal a copy of a despatch to the Earl of Malmesbury (No. 17, dated 15 January 1853) regarding a practice which is reportedly being carried out at Bombay of granting licences to Persian vessels to carry an ‘English’ flag, which they hoist in their own national ports (the despatch includes enclosed correspondence between Sheil and the Resident in the Persian Gulf, Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, and correspondence between the Resident and the Governor of Bushire [Bushehr], Mirza Hassan Ally Khan [Mīrzā Ḥasan ʿAlī Khān]). Sheil requests any information on the subject from the Government of Bombay that would be useful for Lord MalmesburyNo. 18, dated 15 January 1853: enclosing a copy of a despatch received from the Resident at Bushire, relating to certain proceedings of the Governor of Bushire, which Sheil fears may lead to ‘disorder’ in the Persian Gulf, and a translation a of letter which Sheil has addressed in consequence to the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs. Sheil reports that a ship from the Persian port of Aseeloo [Asaluyah] had touched at Bushire, and the Governor of Bushire, Mirza Hassan Alee Khan, seized the Master and fined him twelve tomans, and also carried off a free Abyssinian [Ethiopian] sailor who was on board. Sheil states that the Chief (Governor) of Aseeloo, Sheikh Ahmed ben Kulfan [Shaikh Aḥmad bin Khalfān (Al Haram)], has threatened revenge against this aggression, and Sheil has intimated to the Persian Minister that private war cannot be carried out in the Persian Gulf (the despatch includes enclosed copies of Kemball’s correspondence with Sheikh Ahmed ben Kulfan and Mirza Hassan Alee Khan)No. 20, dated 19 January 1853: reporting that the Sedr Azim, instead of concluding the arrangement that had recently been reached regarding Herat, has sent Sheil another document which includes a clause stating that if Great Britain interfered at all in the affairs of Herat then the agreement would be annulled. Sheil states that he has rejected the proposed arrangements. (The despatch includes enclosed correspondence between Sheil and the Sedr Azim)No. 21, dated 22 January 1853: stating that a party of three khans of Herat who had been in confinement at Meshed had that day arrived at Tehran under restraint, but will probably be released soon, that one other khan had been murdered on the road by the Persian authorities, and that three other khans were still in confinement at MeshedNo. 22, dated 30 January 1853: reporting news from the Agent at Meshed that Kohendil Khan, the Ruler of Candahar, had passed Ferra with 1,500 men and twelve guns, to proceed against Herat, and that Syd Mahomed Khan had sent a most urgent demand for aid to the Governor of KhorassanNo. 23, dated 30 January 1853: enclosing further correspondence between Sheil and the Persian Prime Minister (Sedr Azim) regarding Herat, including: translated copies of an arrangement sealed by the Sedr Azim; a letter from the Sedr Azim to Syd Mahomed Khan notifying him of this arrangement; and a 'ferman' [firman] from the Shah to Syd Mahomed Khan ratifying the arrangementNo. 25, dated 4 February 1853: enclosing a translation of a letter from Sheil to the Ruler of Herat, transmitting to him a copy of the arrangement made by the Persian Cabinet concerning its future connection with his Government.Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-3, on folios 553-554. The number 3 is repeated for reference on the verso of the last folio of the enclosure.
108. Shrewsbury: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship the Shrewsburyfrom England to Bombay and Mokha [Mocha] (Captain Benjamin Jones), 1 May 1771-18 June 1773. The Shrewsburydeparted from Portsmouth on 1 May 1771, and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations (dates are those of arrival): 17 September 1771, Johanna [Anjouan]; 25 November 1771, Bombay [Mumbai]; 16 January 1772, Surat; 24 January 1772, Bombay; 11 February 1772, Mahim; 20 February 1772, Surat; 28 May 1772, Aden; 9 June 1772, Mokha; 13 October 1772, Bombay; 30 March 1773, St Helena; 18 June 1773, the Downs.The journal begins with brief entries beginning on 1 January 1771, which document the weather and preparations made at Blackwall, Gravesend, and the Downs, prior to departure from Portsmouth. The main body of the journal is a log book containing daily entries (although not for every day of the voyage) in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds and Weather, and a final column containing the date, remarks, and navigational observations. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. Information provided by these notes includes observations of weather and currents, sightings of land or other vessels, employment of the crew, and other miscellaneous remarks.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 1, and terminates at 131; 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.