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73. King William: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the King Williamfrom England to Bombay [Mumbai] and Mocha and back (Captain James Sanders), 1733-1736. The journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): set off from Deptford, 22 January 1734; Downs 6 April 1734; Joanna [Anjouan], 18 September 1734; 2 February 1735, Bombay; 27 April 1735 Suratt [Surat]; 13 August 1735, Mocha; 13 September 1735, Bombay; 13 December 1735, Tellicherry [Thalassery]; 16 March 1736, St Helena; 16 March 1736, Downs.The journal contains daily entries in seven columns: [navigational information (latitude by account and observation, meridional distance from a fixed point, difference of longitude, and variation)]; H [Hour]; K [Knots]; F [Fathoms]; Courses; Winds; and [date and remarks]. When the ship is at anchor, entries consist of remarks only.Inscribed (folio 1): 'This is my Original Journal. James Sanders.' Received 12 April 1736Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 129; 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.
74. London: Journal
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- Abstract: This volume consists of a journal (log book) recorded by Robert Bootle, Commander of the East India Company ship London. The entries are dated 3 October 1723 to 15 April 1725, and record the journey of the ship from England to Mocha and Bombay and back again to England.The journal records the ship’s departure from Deptford and arrival at Gravesend on 3 October 1723, and the ship passing the Lizard on 20 November 1723. The entries also record the ship anchoring at the following places: Table Bay (27 February to 16 March 1723/24); Mocha (7 May 1724 to 15 July 1724); Bombay Harbour (3 September to 15 September 1724); St Hellena [St Helena] (13 to 23 December 1724). The journal also records the ship’s arrival at Plymouth on 25 March 1725. (Both Old Style and New Style dates are given.)Journal entries for each day when the ship was at sail (past the Lizard) contain tables recording information including: hours of the day (H), knots (K), fathoms (F), wind direction, the number of miles sailed each day, and navigational information relating to latitude and longitude.The entries also include comments, mostly about the following: the direction of the wind and other comments about the weather; the course of the ship; adjustments to the sails and other actions performed on board the ship; and sightings of other ships, land, and birds.The ship was at anchor at Mocha for longer than the other places at which it anchored, and entries for when the ship was at Mocha also mention chests of treasure, iron, steel, and elephants’ teeth being unloaded from the ship and brought ashore, and bales of coffee being received on board the ship.There is a note on folio 2 of the volume stating that the journal was received on 12 May 1725.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 101; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
75. London: Journal, Captain William Upton
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- Abstract: This volume consists of a journal (log book) recorded by William Upton, Captain of the East India Company ship London. The entries are dated 4 April 1720 to 15 July 1722.The entries record the journey of the ship from Great Britain to the East Indies, and its arrival at the following places: Table Bay (26 June 1720), Bumbay [Bombay] (26 August 1720), Goa (26 October 1720), Bombay (13 November 1720), Surrat [Surat] (28 December 1720), Mocha (9 May 1721), Bombay (21 September 1721), Tillecherry [Thalassery] (20 January 1721/22), Table Bay (30 March 1722), St Hellena [St Helena] (4 May 1722), and the Downes [Downs] (15 July 1722).The entries mostly record: wind, rain and other weather conditions; the course of the ship and navigational information; sightings of other ships; and other occurrences such as encounters with pirates.The ship was at Mocha from 9 May to 20 August 1721, which was the longest stop of the journey, and journal entries for this period discuss matters relating to coffee and lead being received on board the ship and goods being sent ashore from the ship to the East India Company’s Factory at Mocha.A note on folio 1 of the volume states that the journal was received on 29 August 1722.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 73; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
76. Board's Collections Vol 690
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- Abstract: This volume consists of two items which are copies of correspondence, minutes, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The items are:IOR/F/4/690/18908 ‘Vol: 1 – Relative to the disgraceful treatment experienced by Lieut Dominicetti of the Marine from the Dola of Mocha and others, and to the plunder of the Company’s Factory at that place in 1817 – also Proceedings of the Expedition which was in consequence dispatched against the Town of Mocha.’IOR/F/4/690/18909 ‘Vol: 2 – Relative to the disgraceful treatment experienced by Lieut Dominicetti of the Marine from the Dola of Mocha and others, and to the plunder of the Company’s Factory at that place in 1817 – also Proceedings of the Expedition which was in consequence dispatched against the Town of Mocha.’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 371; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
77. Correspondence Related to the Trade in Mecca, Judda, Bussorah and Mocha
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- Abstract: Home correspondence of the East India Company (EIC) with Lord Shelburne [William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne], Secretary of State for the Southern Department, related to the complaints of the Sheriff of Mecca [Sharīf of Mecca] with respect to the inhabitants of Mecca and Medina suffering trouble in their trade. The correspondence includes a ‘Copy of the 77th Paragraph of the Company’s General Letter from Bombay [Mumbai]’ related to the right to trade in Mecca, Judda [Jeddah], and Mocha; a ‘Copy of the 61st Paragraph of the Company’s General Letter to Bombay’ related to the Ottoman Governor of Mecca complaining against the EIC’s Factory at Surat for interrupting Turkish vessels in carrying on their trade between Surat and Judda; and a translated copy of a petition signed by merchants and other traders to Mocha, Judda and Bussorah [Basra].Physical description: 1 item (9 folios)
78. Enclosures in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 5 to the Secret Committee
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- Abstract: Enclosures in Letter No. 5 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 11 March 1811, consisting of:A copy of a letter from Henry Rudland, British Agent in Mocha, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from Mocha and dated 16 July 1810. The letter reports the arrival in Mocha of a man named Abdool Kauder [Abdul Kader] from Gogah [Ghogha], who had accompanied Sir Harford Jones to Persia, and subsequently left the country with the ousted French Envoy General Claude-Mathieu Gardane and travelled to EuropeA translated copy of a letter from Meerza Sheffea, [Mīrzā Muḥammad Shafī' Māzandarānī], Prime Minister of Persia, to Abbas Meerza [‘Abbās Mīrzā], Crown Prince of Persia, reporting the detention of an unidentified Frenchman and an Indian in PersiaAn extract from the Bombay Courierdated 13 January 1811, reporting the arrival in Bombay en route to Persia of Mirza Abul Hassan [Mīrzā Abul Hassan], Persian Ambassador to London, accompanied by Sir Gore Ouseley, British Ambassador to Persia.Physical description: 1 item (5 folios)
79. 'Abstract of Correspondence and Memorandum respecting the Yemen'
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- Abstract: The file contains an account given on the control and occupation of Yemen from June 1832 onwards. It covers the rebellion of Toorche Bilmer; the acquisition of Mocha by Mehemet Ali, Pasha of Egypt; the intentions of Mehemet Ali towards Aden, Muscat, and Baghdad; relations with the British Government and the Government of India; the proposed transfer of Aden to the British Government; communications between Colonel Patrick Campbell, British Consul General to Egypt with Boghos Bey, Egyptian Foreign Minister, and Mehemet Ali regarding troops in Yemen; and the actions of Captain Haines of the Indian navy in arranging the transfer of Aden with the Sultan of Aden.The memorandum discusses the right of sovereignty claimed by the Porte over Yemen, and the consequences this has for: the claim of duty under the Commercial Treaty of 1838; the question of reparations for 'insults and injuries' against British interests by Sheriff Mocha; and the right by which the British Government holds Aden.It is broken down into three sections:1. Turkish Claim of Sovereignty in Yemen;2. Sovereignty over Mocha;3. Sovereignty over Aden.Each section outlines the history of the area in terms of changes in sovereignty, and gives the British view on Turkish sovereignty.Includes three short letter quotes in French.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 60, and terminates at f 71, 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 60-71; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
80. Morice: Journal, John Cary, Chief Mate
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- Abstract: A journal recording a voyage of the East India Company ship Moricefrom England to Mocha. The journal was recorded by the Chief Mate John Cary, and the Captain of the ship was Christopher Wilson (also spelled Willson in the journal).The journal entries are dated 24 August 1728 to 22 January 1729/30 [both Old Style and New Style dates are given in the journal, and years in this description are written as they appear in journal].The verso of the first folio of the journal contains the following inscriptions: ‘This is M Jn Carys Original Journall Chiefe Mate of the Morice, Chr: Wilson’ and ‘Rec.[eive] 3 June 1730’.The entries start when the ship was at Deptford, after which it moored at Gravesend, and subsequently anchored in the Downs.The entries then record the ship being anchored in the following places: Table Bay (23 January to 8 February 1728/9); Mocha (19 to 31 May 1729); Babelmandel [Perim or Mayyun in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait] Harbour (3 to 16 June 1729); Mocha (21 June to 31 July 1729); Bombay (17 August to 9 September 1729); and Tellecherry [Thalassery] (23 to 25 September 1729). The journal then records the ship anchoring in St Hellena [Saint Helena] Road on 17 December 1729, and it was still there when the entries end on 22 January 1729/30.The journal also includes a list of the ship’s company (folios 5 to 6), in the form of a table listing the names and quality (position or rank) of each member of the crew, with a column to indicate whether they had died, run away or had been discharged, and a column for the time when this had taken place (the latter two columns contain no entries).Daily entries for when the ship was at sea consist of tables recording the following: the date and day of the week; hours (H); knots (K); fathoms (F); courses; winds; weather; and other comments. These other comments mostly relate to the following: wind and other weather conditions and sea conditions; other navigational measurements; sightings and bearings of land; sightings of, and encounters with, other ships and sailing vessels; and actions performed by the crew. These entries also sometimes include other comments relating to occurrences such as sightings of birds and other animals.Entries for when the ship was at anchor mainly relate to the following: wind and other weather conditions; goods and provisions received on board the ship and stowed away; goods unloaded from the ship into other ships; actions performed by the crew; and the arrival and departure of other ships.The entries also record illness and disease amongst the crew, and deaths of members of the crew.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 1, and terminates at 67; 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.
81. Monmouth: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Monmouthfrom England to Mocha and Bombay, and back (Captain James Montgomery), 30 September 1731-7 November 1733 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left the Downs, 30 November 1731; 8 March 1732 Cape of Good Hope; 19 May 1732, Mocha; 4 September 1732, Bombay; 29 October 1732, Coachin [Cochin, Kochi]; 10 December 1732, Gomberoon [Gombroon, Bandar Abbas]; 27 January 1733, Bombay; 22 February 1733, Tillicherey [Tellicherry, Thalassery]; 5 March 1733, Anjanga [Anjengo, Anchuthengo]; 23 June 1733, St Hellena [St Helena]; 22 October 1733, Deptford.Inscribed: 'A Journal Book Kept By me James Montgomery Commander of the Good Ship Monmouth Commencing The 29 of September 1731 being the Day Establish'd Commander and Bound to Mocha and now Lying In Capt. Thomas Brundons Dry Dock', and (in a different hand), 'This is my Origanall Jurnall, J. Mt.gomery' (folio 1).Marked: 'Recd. [Received] 9 Novr. [November] 1733' (folio 1).The journal contains daily entries in eight columns: [date and navigational details]; H [Hour]; K [Knots]; F [Fathoms]; Courses; Winds; Weather, and Remarkable Accidents [events]. A further column recording Depth or Soundings is also used occasionally. When the ship is at anchor entries appear in three columns: weekdays and months; winds; and remarks (the column headings are variously rendered). Symbols are occasionally used for the days of the week.The journal records: navigational information; weather; sea conditions; the ballasting, supplying, and provisioning of the ship; the maintenance of the ship; transport of Company officers and soldiers; details of the other ships with which the Monmouthsailed in convoy; contact with other British ships; sightings of country ships and other vessels; occasional remarks on encounters with birds, fish, and other marine animals; commodities carried (e.g. timber for Bandar Abbas, and pepper); private trade; deaths of crewmembers; and general remarks.The journal also includes: a punishment for theft (folio 25); a 'dismall' account of deaths aboard a Dutch ship (folio 34); a report of the death of the Captain's son (folio 52); and details of cargo unloaded at Erith and Deptford (folios 150-152).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 153; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The file has foliations anomaly, f 61a.
82. Nathaniel: Journal
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- Abstract: There is an original title on the front cover, but it is largely illegible.Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Nathanielfrom England to Mocha and Bombay, and back (Captain Jonathan Negus), 1714-16 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): 23 November 1714, leaves the Downs; 22 February 1715, Cape Good Hope [Cape of Good Hope]; 19 May 1715, Mocha; 28 September 1715, Bombay; 29 November 1715, Callicutt [Calicut]; 7 March 1716, Cape of Good Hope; 29 April 1716, St Helena; 20 August 1716, Deptford.Inscribed: 'This is my original Journall, Jona. Negus' (folio 2).The journal consists of daily entries in seven columns: [Date], [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Course, Winds, and [Remarks]. When the ship is in harbour, the entries consist of remarks only.The journal records: navigational information (described as the 'logg' [log]); weather; sightings of other vessels; notes of country ships; commodities traded (particularly coffee); the provisioning of the ship; and general remarks.Description of a massacre of twelve members of the ship's crew at Hawar, on the southern coast of Arabia, east of Aden, on 4 September 1715: folio 53.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 135; 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 116-134, which have not been digitised.
83. Houghton: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship Houghton, commanded by Philip Worth, by John Sparks. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Mocha and its return journey to England, between 21 September 1731 and 26 May 1733.The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses, Winds &c. [etcetera], 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 and French ships, commodities carried, and other remarks. Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style (Julian) and New Style (Gregorian) calendars.At the front of the journal (folio 1) is the inscription: 'This is my originall journall of the ship Houghton received the 13th June 1733'.The journal records the ship's arrival at the following places: Deptford, 6 October 1731 (folio 2); the Downs, 30 November 1731 (folio 2); Cape Bona Esperance [Cape of Good Hope], 7 March 1731/32 (folio 27); Mocha, 20 May 1732 (folio 44); Bombay, 4 September 1732 (folio 51); Tellicherry [Thalassery], 8 October 1732 (folio 55); Cochin [Kochi], 13 October 1732 (folio 56 ); Table Bay, Cape Bona Esperance [Cape of Good Hope], 12 January 1732/33 (folio 78); St Helena, 8 February 1732/33 (folio 83); and Woolwich, 26 May 1733 (folio 108).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 112; 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.
84. Heathcote: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Heathcotefrom England to Mocha, November 1730-June 1731, from Mocha to Bombay [Mumbai], June-August 1731, and from Bombay to England, September 1731-March 1732 (Captain David Wilkie).The journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, and general observations. Folio 30 contains the transcript of a speech given by Captain Wilkie to the crew.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 92; 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 72-91, which have not been digitised.