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49. Rockingham: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship the Rockinghamfrom England to Madras [Chennai] and Bombay [Mumbai] and back (Captain Thomas Butler), 1800-1802. The Rockinghamdeparted from Torbay on 27 May 1800, and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following places (dates are those of arrival): 5 December 1800, Madras; 2 April 1801, Bombay; 16 May 1801, Mocha; 22 June 1801, Geddah [Jeddah, also written as Judda in the journal]; 14 August 1801, Mocha; 23 November 1801, Tillicherry [Thalassery]; 31 December 1801, Cochin [Kochi]; 4 January 1802, Anjengo; 5 April 1802, St Helena; 8 June 1802, the Downs.The journal begins with a list of officers and seamen on board the Rockingham, consisting of six columns recording the following information, where applicable: men's names; number; run [deserted]; discharged; dead; and year, month, day, and place where (folio 2). This is followed by lists of passengers for the outward and homeward journeys, mainly consisting of troops (folios 2-3). For the outward journey, a table of figures, divided into ranks, lists European and 'native' troops destined for Madras; among the list of homebound passengers are invalids from various British Army regiments (including the 19th Light Dragoons, the 12th Regiment of Foot, the 33rd Regiment of Foot, and the 73rd Regiment of Foot) who boarded at St Helena (in this list names of soldiers are provided). This is followed by daily entries of notes recording the preparation and loading of the ship at Blackwall shipyard, and later at Woolwich, Gravesend, and Portsmouth (folios 3-5). These notes include remarks on weather and other ships in the vicinity.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 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.General notes towards the rear of the journal indicate that the ship stopped at Bombay on at least one other occasion, with remarks covering the period 6 October-15 November 1801 (folios 132-133).There are two different entries for 23 January 1802: one on the verso of folio 95, which is out of chronological sequence and appears to have been added in error, and one on the verso of folio 99.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio 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.
50. Royal Charlotte: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Royal Charlottefrom England to Bombay [Mumbai], and back (Captain John Clements), 8 January 1765-4 August 1767 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left the Downs, 12 April 1765; 9 May 1765, St Jago [Santiago, Cape Verde]; 29 June 1765, Rio de Janeiro; 29 January 1766, Cocheen [Cochin, Kochi]; 5 February 1766, Mangolore [Mangalore]; 12 February 1766, Goa; 23 February 1766, Bombay; 14 March 1766, Surat; 16 May 1766, Mocha; 20 September 1766, Bombay; 15 February 1767, the Cape [Cape of Good Hope]; 18 March 1767, St Helena; 21 June 1767, the Downs.The ship made long stops at Rio de Janeiro (29 June-11 October 1765); Mocha (17 May-25 August 1766); and Bombay (20 September-5 December 1766).Inscribed: 'This is my Original Journal, J. Clements' (folio 1, folio 163).Marked: 'Recd. [Received ] Augt. [August] 6. 1776.' (folio 1).The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [hour], Courses, K [knots], F [fathoms], Winds etc., and [date and remarks]. The entries also periodic navigational readings at the foot of the columns. When the ship is at anchor, or close to shore, entries consist of date and remarks only.The journal records: navigational information; weather; sea conditions; the provisioning of the ship; transport of Company troops; contact with other British ships and country ships; deaths of crew members and Company soldiers; the maintenance of the ship, including the refitting of the ship at Rio de Janeiro; sightings of other vessels; commodities carried, especially coffee from Mocha; and general remarks.The journal also includes the decision to put in at Rio de Janeiro because the ship was becoming unseaworthy (folio 25), and a list of seamen and soldiers who had run [deserted] from the ship at Rio de Janeiro (folio 39).The record is part of a volume containing three separate log books: Royal Charlotte: Journal, 1761-63 (IOR/L/MAR/B/150A); Royal Charlotte: Journal, 1765-67 (IOR/L/MAR/B/150B); and Royal Charlotte: Journal, 1768-70 (IOR/L/MAR/B/150C).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 168; 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.
51. Sarum: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Sarumfrom England to Bombay [Mumbai], April 1716-January 1716 [New Style date 1717], from Bombay to Mocha and back, February 1716 [New Style date 1717]-September 1717, and from Bombay to England, January 1717 [New Style date 1718]-July 1718. The outward journey included visits to various ports in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] and India, September-December 1716, and the return journey included a visit to St Helena, April-May 1718.The journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other ships, and general observations.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 185; 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 116-184, which have not been digitised.
52. Streatham: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Streatham(referred to as 'Stretham' throughout) from England to Bombay and Mocha, and back (Captain Charles Mason), 21 March 1751-13 July 1753 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left the Downes [Downs], 25 May 1751; 4 May 1751, the Cape [Cape of Good Hope]; 5 January 1752, Tellicherry [Thalassery]; 3 February 1752, Mangalore [Mangaluru]; 23 February 1752, Bombay; 17 May 1752, Surat; 18 May 1752, Mocha; 11 September 1752, Bombay; 31 January 1753, Cape of Good Hope; 7 March 1753, St Helena; 14 June 1753, the Downs.Note that the date 11 September 1752 above (the date given in the record) is Old Style.Inscribed: 'Capt. Charles Mason. This is my Original Journal, Chas. Mason' (folio 1).Marked: 'Recd. [Received] July 13th. 1753 (folio 1).The journal adopts the New Style, 'agreeable to Act of Parliament', and adjusts the date, on 29 November 1752 (folio 100).The journal contains daily entries in seven unheaded columns: weather; hour; knots; fathoms; course; winds; and date and remarks. When the ship is at anchor, or near coast, the entries consist of remarks only.The journal records: navigational information; weather; maintenance of the ship; the provisioning of the ship; transport of Company soldiers; contact with Company, and other British ships; contact with country ships; sightings of other vessels; punishments inflicted on crew members; commodities carried (especially coffee at Mocha); and general remarks.The record is part of a volume containing two separate log books: Streatham: Journal, 1747-49 (IOR/L/MAR/B/605G), and Streatham: Journal, 1751-53 (IOR/L/MAR/B/605H).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 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.
53. Prince of Wales: Journal
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- Abstract: A journal of the second voyage of the East India Company ship Prince of Walesto Mocha and Madras recorded by the Captain of the ship, John Pelly junior.The journal is inscribed: ‘This is my Originall Journall John Pelly jun[ior]’, ‘Witness Tho[mas] Reading’, and ‘Rec.d [received] 13th July 1742’. The entries are dated 9 November 1740 to 9 July 1742.The entries record the ship anchoring at the following places: Gravesend (26 November to 23 December 1740), Spithead (27 December 1740 to 3 January 1740/1), Mocha (3 May to 21 July 1741), Madrass [Madras] (19 August to 28 September 1741), and Table Bay (8 January to 5 March 1741/2), before arriving at Tinmouth [Teignmouth] on 13 June 1742. Pelly also records being unable to anchor at Joanna Island [Anjouan] on 9 April 1741. The final entry is for 9 July when the ship was at Blackwall and the goods on board had been delivered. Both Old Style and New Style dates are given.Entries for when the ship was at sail consist of tables recording the following: remarks; hours (H); knots (K); fathoms (F); courses; winds; and other comments. The other comments mostly concern: wind and other weather conditions; the course of the ship and navigational measurements; sightings of land; sightings of, and encounters with, other ships; actions performed by the crew; and other information including sightings of birds.Entries for when the ship was at anchor mainly record: wind and other weather conditions; goods and provisions received on board the ship (including coffee at Mocha, and red wood and saltpetre at Madras); goods, including iron and steel, being unloaded from the ship and taken ashore at Mocha; actions performed by the crew; the arrival and departure of other ships; and the deaths of members of the crew.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 98; 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.
54. 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.
55. Sunderland: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Sunderlandfrom England to Mocha and back (Captain William Hutchinson), 9 November 1720-10 April 1722 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left the Downs, 26 December 1720; 2 April 1721, the Cape [Cape of Good Hope]; 10 June 1721, Mocha; 15 August 1721, Goa; 5 September 1721, Cochin [Kochi]; 15 December 1721, St Hellena [St Helena]; 24 March 1721 [Old Style]/24 March 1722 [New Style], Woolwich.Inscribed: 'This is my Originall Journall of the Shipp Sunderland, Wm. Hutchinson, 18 April 1722' (folio 1).The journal contains daily entries in seven columns: H [Hour]; K [Knots]; F [Fathoms]; Course; Winds; Weather, and [date and remarks]. When the ship is at anchor or close to shore, entries consist of remarks only.The journal records: navigational information; weather; sea conditions; the ballasting, supplying, and provisioning of the ship; the maintenance of the ship; details of the other ships with which the Sunderlandsailed in convoy; sightings of country ships and other vessels; commodities carried (especially coffee at Mocha); conveyance of Company letters; and references to private trade.The journal also includes a list of officers and seamen on board the Sunderland, consisting of six columns recording the following information, where applicable: men's names; number; run [deserted]; discharged; dead; and year, month, day, and place where (folios 2-3).The journal is double-dated where necessary, giving both Old and New Style dates.The record is part of a volume containing two separate log books: Sunderland: Journal, 1720-22 (IOR/L/MAR/B/675A), and Sunderland: Journal, 1723-25 (IOR/L/MAR/B/675B).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 72; 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.
56. Swallow: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship the Swallowfrom Calcutta to England (Captain Arthur Muter) 1801-1802. The journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations (dates are those of arrival): 19 November 1801, Calcutta [Kolkata]; River Hoogly; 13 January 1802, Mocha; Madras [Chennai]; Mocha; 14 July 1802; Falmouth.The first page (folio 1) of the journal is headed: 'This is my original journal on my own hand writing in the time I was appointed Com [Commander] September 27th 1801'. The journal was received 4th August 1803.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.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 110; 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.
57. Susanna: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Susannafrom England to Mocha and back (Captain John Edwards), 1718-20. The journal covers the ship's visits to the following places (dates are those of arrival): 13 December 1718, the Downs; 28 May 1719, Johanna [Anjouan]; 28 June 1719, Mocha; 13 September 1719, Tellecherry [Thalassery]; 27 September 1719, Callicut [Kozhikode]; 8 October 1719, Cochin [Kochi]; 24 October 1719, Cape Comerin [Kanniyākumāri, also written as Cape Comarin]; 20 January 1719/20, Cape of Good Hope (also written as Cape Bona Esperanca); 24 February 1719/20, St Hellena [Saint Helena]; 17 June 1720, Woolwich; 23 June 1720, Deptford.The journal begins with the following inscription: 'A Journall of our Intended Voyage by Gods permission in the Good Ship Susanna From London towds. [towards] Mocha In the East Indies Anno Domini 1718', which is signed by John Edwards (folio 1).The journal contains daily entries (although not for every day of the voyage) in eight columns. The first two columns note the latitude, the meridian distance from various places, and the date. The third column records general remarks and the final five columns are as follows: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Cours [Course] and Winds (these columns are omitted when the ship is at anchor). Information provided by these notes includes observations of weather and currents, sightings of land or other vessels, and other miscellaneous remarks.The journal employs Old Style (Julian calendar) and New Style dates (Gregorian calendar).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 115; 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.
58. Caesar: Journal
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- Abstract: The journal of the ship Casar[Caesar] by Captain William Mabbott. The journal contains:The daily entries for the voyage from the River Thames to Margate (10 November 1720), the Downs (13 November 1720), Grand Cannares [Gran Canaria] (23 December 1720), Trinadada [Trinidade] (27 January 1721), Penguin Island (4 March 1721), St Lawrance [Madagascar] (9 April 1721), Cape Gardufoy [Cape Guardafui] (27 April 1721), Eadan [Aden] (3 May 1721), Bablemandel [Bab-el-Mandeb] (6 May 1721), and Mocha (12 May 1721)The daily entries for the voyage from Mocha to the Island Bablemandel [Jazirat Mayyun] (19 July 1721), Fort Bassen [Fort Vasai] (3 August 1721) and Bombay [Mumbai] (4 August 1721)The daily entries for the voyage from Bombay to Carrinja [Kāranja], Mangulor [Mangaluru] (1 September 1721); Tullicherry [Thalassery] (2 September 1721); Anjanga [Anchuthengu] (6 September 1721); Cape Bone Esprance [Cape of Good Hope] (13 November 1721); Green Point (14 November 1721); Table Land (2 December 1721); St Helena (16 December 1721); Island of Ascencion [Ascension Island] (1 January 1722); Dover Castle (24 February 1722); and Tilbury Fort (3 March 1722).The journal contains daily entries in two columns: one for Week Days and Dates (excluding the Year), and another for 'Remarkable Observations and Accidents on Board the Ship'.At the front of the journal is the inscription: 'This being my Originall Journall ... W. Mabbott ... Rec:d 3d Aprill 1722'.Physical description: The foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 43; 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. The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 31-43, which have not been digitised.
59. 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.
60. Mocha Affairs
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- Abstract: This item comprises a copy of an enclosure to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee: Bombay Secret Letter 9 August 1820. The enclosure is dated 9 August 1820.The enclosure comprises a letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay, addressed to the Imaum of Senna [Imam of San’ā, Yemen], demanding an apology and reparation for the ‘insults and cruelties’ of the Governor of Mocha towards ‘a respectable officer of the British Government at it's [East India Company] factory’ in Mocha and stating that Captain Loch of HM Navy is being sent with a squadron of ships to see that the demands, including the negotiation of a treaty, are met.Physical description: The despatch comprises one enclosure, numbered 1. The enclosure number is written for reference on the verso of the last folio of the enclosure.