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73. Europa: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Europafrom England to Bombay, and back (Captain William Applegath), 28 February 1782-6 August 1785 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left the Motherbank [off Portsmouth], 11 September 1782; 26 November 1782, Bay of All Saints; 16 April 1783, Madrass [Madras]; 21 October 1783, Anjengo [Anchuthengo]; 12 November 1783, Bombay; 11 March 1784, Muscat; 5 April 1784, Bushier [Bushire]; 29 May 1784, Bussora [Basra]; 17 July 1784, Bushire; 30 August 1784, Muscat; 12 September 1784, Bombay; 7 April 1785, St Helena; 2 May 1785, Ascention [Ascension Island]; 7 July 1785, the Downs.The journal was compiled by Charles Gardyne [Chief Mate].Inscribed: 'This is my original Journal, Chas. Gardyne' (folio 2), and 'This is the continuation of my original Journal, Chas. Gardyne' (folio 189).Marked: 'Recd. [Received] 13 July 1785 (folio 2, referring to folios 3-187, entries for 28 February 1782-10 July 1785), and 'Recd. 8th. Augt. 1785' (folio 188, referring to folios 188-189, entries for 11 July-6 August 1785).The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [hour], Courses, K [knots], F [fathoms], Winds etc., and [date and remarks], and 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, ballasting, and maintenance of the ship; details of other British ships with which the Europasailed in convoy; contact with other Company, and His Majesty's ships; the transport of Hanoverian troops; references to private trade; deaths of crew members; deaths, and the outbreak of scurvy amongst the soldiers (folio 61); and commodities carried (e.g. saltpetre and pepper from Bombay).Report of the death of Captain Applegath, and the appointment of Gardyne as his successor: folio 169.The record is part of a volume containing three separate log books: Europa: Journal, William Applegath, Captain, 1776-78 (IOR/L/MAR/B/425D); Europa: Journal, 1782-85 (IOR/L/MAR/B/425E); and Europa: Journal, Augustus Joseph Applegath, Captain, 1785-87 (IOR/L/MAR/B/425F).Physical description: Foliation: 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 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. Europa: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Europafrom England to Bombay and Mocha, and back (Captain Henry Hinde Pelly), 24 December 1772- 2 June 1775 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left Portsmouth, 23 March 1773; 13 April 1773, St Jago [Santiago, Cape Verde]; 21 July 1773, Joanna [Anjouan]; 21 August 1773, Bombay; 10 November 1773, Callicut [Calicut]; 14 November 1773, Cocheen [Cochin, Kochi]; 18 November 1773, Calicut; 29 November 1773, Tellicherry [Thalassery]; 7 December 1773, Mangalore; 14 December 1773, Onore; 3 January 1774, Bombay; 5 February 1774, Surat; 26 April 1774, Mocha; 10 September 1774, Bombay; 29 January 1775, St Helena; 1 May 1775, [the Downs].Inscribed: 'This my [sic] original Journal p[er] my own hand Writing, H H Pelly' (folio 1), and 'This is a Continuation of my Journal, H. H. Pelly' (folio 126).Marked: 'Recd. [Received] 11 May 1775' (folio 1, referring to folios 2-124, entries for 24 December 1772-9 May 1775), and 'Recd. 7th June 1775.' (folio 125, referring to folios 125-126, entries for 7 May-2 June 1775).The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [hour], Courses, K [knots], F [fathoms], Winds etc., and [date and remarks], and navigational readings at the foot of each set of columns. When the ship is at anchor, entries consist of date and remarks only.The journal records: navigational information; weather; contact with other British ships; the provisioning, maintenance, and ballasting of the ship; and details of cargoes carried, especially coffee from Mocha.The journal also includes a list of the Europa'sofficers and seamen, 1773, giving [number], names, quality [rank or occupation], and note of date died, run [absconded from the ship], etc., where applicable.The record is part of a volume containing three separate log books: Europa: Journal, Henry Hinde Pelly, Captain, 1766-68 (IOR/L/MAR/B/425A); Europa: Journal, Henry Hinde Pelly, Captain, 1769-71 (IOR/L/MAR/B/425B); and Europa: Journal, 1772-75 (IOR/L/MAR/B/425C).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 133; 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.
75. Ilchester: Journal
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- Abstract: A journal (log book) of the second voyage of the East India Company ship Ilchester, recorded by the Captain of the ship John Tedd. The daily entries are dated 30 December 1749 to 7 October 1751.The journal includes the following inscriptions (on folio 1): ‘This is my Original Journal John Tedd’, ‘Witness Tho[mas] Reading’, and ‘Rec[eive]d 9th. Oct[obe]r. 1751’.The journal entries begin when the ship was at Deptford, and subsequently record the ship’s arrival at, and departure from, the following places (both Old Style and New Style dates are given in the journal): Morandava [Morondava], Madagascar (21 to 29 July 1750); Gombroon [Bandar Abbas] (3 September to 10 October 1750); Bombay [Mumbai] (24 November to 17 December 1750); Tillicherry [Thalassery] (27 January to 13 February 1750/51); Anjengo [Anchuthengu] (18 February to 3 March 1750/51); St Helena (19 to 30 June 1751). The ship arrived in the Downes [Downs] on 9 September 1751, after which it was at Woolwich, before it returned to Deptford.Daily entries for when the ship was in port mostly record: wind and other weather conditions; goods and stores received on board the ship; actions performed by members of the crew; goods and chests of treasure unloaded from the ship and sent ashore; and the arrival and departure of other ships.Daily entries for when the ship was at sea consist of tables recording the following: remarks, hours (H), knots (K), fathoms (F), courses, wind directions, comments on the weather, and other information. The other information mainly relates to the following: wind and other weather conditions and sea conditions; sightings and bearings of land; actions performed by members of the crew; and measurements of the course of the ship, distance, and latitude and longitude. The entries also record scurvy amongst the crew.The journal also includes a loose folio (folio 2) inserted into it, which is an invoice ‘For Bringing up the Godolphin. Cap[tain] Stevens Commander from Woolwich to Blackwall’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 119; 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.
76. Eagle:Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship the Eagle from England to Surat and Bantam and back (Captain John Johnson), 27 March 1624-7 April 1626. The Eagle departed from the Downes [Downs] on 28 March 1624, and returned to England in early April 1626, arriving at Silly [Isles of Scilly] on 7 April 1626. The journal covers the ship's visits during the voyage, including the following destinations (dates are those of arrival): 17 July 1624, Capa bona Sperantia [Cape of Good Hope]; 10 October 1624, Surrat [Surat]; 6 November 1624, Debull [Dabhol]; 19 November 1624, Surrat; 23 December 1624, Gombroone [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; in action against the Portuguese, February 1624 [New Style date February 1625] 7 March 1624 [New Style date 7 March 1625], Surrat.There appears to be a gap in the entries between 25 September and 24 November 1625.The entries are dated according to the Julian calendar.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 95; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 46-89, which have not been digitised.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
77. Edgebaston: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship Edgebastonby Second Mate John Hereford. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Bombay and back to England, between 28 August 1743 and 9 October 1746 (Captain Stephen Cobham). The journal contains daily entries in seven columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Cours [Course], Winds, Weather and Remarks. Apart from a few exceptions, when the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. The journal records the following: navigational information; weather; contact with other East India Company ships, French ships, Dutch ships, Portuguese ships and country ships; commodities carried; descriptions of the coasts seen during the ship's course; and other remarks. The journal includes details of personnel stating name and rank (or 'station') and where applicable, whether dead, deserted (given as 'run' in the journal) or discharged and where and when they started (folios 3-5). Also included is a list of soldiers on board in 1743 (folio 5).The journal also notes relations with other merchants, and mentions of the deaths of members of the crew. Entries are double-dated using both the Julian and Gregorian calendars.Inscribed: 'This is my original journal John Hereford. Witness Tho. [Thomas] Reading' (folio 2). Marked: 'Recd. [Received] 13th October 1746' (folio 2).The ship's route is as follows (dates given are those of arrival): Deptford, 26 August 1743 (folio 6); Gravesend, 21 September 1743 (folio 7); the Downs, 26 October 1743 (folio 8); Table Bay, Cape Bona Esperance [Cape of Good Hope], 16 February 1743/4 (folio 34); Mocha, 2 May 1744 (folio 50); Bombay, 2 September 1744; Surratt [Surat], 11 October 1744 (folio 65); Bombay, 27 October 1744 (folio 66); Bombay, 30 November 1744 (folio 71); Tellicherry [Thalassery], 12 December 1744 (folio 74); Callacut [Calicut, i.e. Kozhikode], 16 December 1744 (folio 75); Tellicherry, 23 December 1744 (folio 74); Cochin [Kochi, also written in the journal as Cochen], 29 December 1744 (folio 76); Tellicherry, 3 January 1744/5 (folio 77); Callacut, 23 January 1744/5 (folio 78); Cochin, 31 January 1744/5 (folio 79); Tellicherry, 19 February 1744/5 (folio 92); Mangulore [Mangalore], 4 March 1744/5 (folio 83); Bombay, 24 March 1744/5 (folio 86); Surratt, 11 April 1745 (folio 87); Bombay, 26 April 1745 (folio 88); Calcutta [Kolkata], 15 June 1745 (folio 87); Kedgree [Khejuri], 12 November 1745 (folio 105); Madarass [Chennai], 23 January 1745/6 (folio 111); Fort St David, 5 February 1745/6 (folio 113); St Helena, 5 May 1746 (folio 135); the Downs, 27 August 1746 (folio 144); Depford, 21 September 1746 (folio 146).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 177; 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 148-176, which have not been digitised.
78. Edgecote: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Edgecotefrom England to Bombay [Mumbai], April-November 1755, from Bombay to Surat January-February 1755 [New Style date 1756], from Surat to Mocha, April-May 1756, from Mocha to Bombay, August-September 1756, and from Bombay to England, December 1756-July 1757 (Captain John Pearce). Upon leaving England Edgecotewas accompanied by the East India Company ships Pelham, Houghton, Strethamand Doddington, but soon parted company with them.The journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other ships, deaths of crewmembers, and general observations. Folio 1 provides the ship’s weight of kentlage (permanent ballast, usually made of pig-iron) and other ballast. A list of crew is provided on folios 2-3. Folio 69 describes an engagement against four Marrater [Maratha] ships.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 137; 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.
79. Anne Royal: Fragment of journal
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- Abstract: Fragment of a journal kept by Edmund Sayers of the voyage of the East India Company ship Anne Royalto Batavia [Jakarta] 22 February 1623 [New Style 22 February 1624] to 11 April 1624. The Journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, and general observations.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 15, and terminates at f 15, 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.
80. Expedition: Journal, John Rowe
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- Abstract: This volume consists of a journal (log book) of a voyage of the East India Company ship Expeditionto Swalley [Suvali, near Surat] to Jasquis [Jask] in Persia [Iran], and back to Swalley, recorded by John Rowe.The journal records the ship setting sail from Swalley on 30 October 1618, arriving at Jasquis on 22 November 1618 and departing on 11 December 1618, and arriving at Swalley again on 10 January 1618 [New Style date 10 January 1619].Entries for when the ship was at sea record information including: the course of the ship; bearings of land; measurements of latitude and longitude and variation; the depth of water; wind direction; sightings of land; and sightings of other ships.Entries for when the ship was at Jask record information including: goods being unloaded from the ship and taken ashore; goods being loaded onto the ship; sightings of other ships; and decisions made regarding what should happen to the crew and goods of two prize ships which had been taken.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 19; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
81. Charles: Journal, Henry Crosby
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- Abstract: Journal kept by Henry Crosby between 1619 and 1624, including voyages on the East India Company ships Charlesand Exchange.Folios 8-15 cover the voyage of the Charlesfrom England to Surat, March-October 1619, from Surat to Jasquet [Bandar-e Jask, Iran] and back, November 1619-January 1619 [New Style date, 1620], and from Surat to Achine [Banda Aceh, Indonesia], March-April 1620 (Captain John Bickell).Folios 15-16 state that Henry Crosby departed Achine aboard the Rauebuckein July 1620 and spent the next months trading along the coast of Sumatra before arriving at Jakatraye [Jakarta] in December. The Rauebuckecould be presumed to be the same as the East India Company ship Roebuck, except that the journal for the Roebuckfound in IOR/L/MAR/A/XXX states that the ship is travelling between the Cape of Good Hope and Surat in July-December 1620.For the remainder of the journal it is not clear which ship Crosby is aboard, until he arrives in England aboard the Exchange(Captain Richard Swanley). It has been presumed that he departed from Jakatraye in the Exchange, as there is no further mention of him changing ships.Folios 16-24 cover the voyage, presumably of the Exchange, from Jakatraye to patrol the coast of Mozambique as part of the Anglo-Dutch Fleet of Defence, with a base at the Island of Molala [Moheli, Comoros], October 1621-July 1622.Folios 24-29 cover continued service with the Anglo-Dutch Fleet of Defence, travelling from Molala to Surat, August-October 1622, patrolling the coast of India and joining a blockade of Goa, November 1622-April 1623, and arriving at Jakatraye in June 1623. Folio 28 describes an earthquake that was felt at sea off the coast of Sumatra on 27 May 1623.Folios 29-34 cover the voyage of the Exchange, accompanied by the East India Company ship Elizabeth, from Jakatraye to England, December 1623-June 1624.The journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other ships, including engagements against Portuguese ships, and general observations.The margins contain several pencil annotations, presumed to have been added by someone within the India Office during the twentieth century.The dates provided in folios 8-20 have been altered to a year earlier than originally written. The altered dates fit with the remainder of the volume and are presumed to be correct.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 37; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
82. New Year's Gift: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship New Year's Giftfrom England towards Surat and Bantam (Captain Thomas Elkington, Master Martin Pring/Nicholas Downton), 9 March 1613 [New Style date 9 March 1614]-14 September 1615 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): 9 March 1613 [New Style date 9 March 1614], off the Lizard; 15 June 1614, Saldanie [Saldanha Bay, Cape of Good Hope]; 6 August 1614, St Augustine's Bay [Madagascar]; 9 September 1614, Sucatora [Socotra].The journal ends on 14 September 1614, with the ship leaving Socotra bound for Surrate [Surat].Labelled on the front cover 'No. 15', and inscribed '1614. Begun 9th. March 1613/14. Ends 30 Sept [September] 1614' (folio 1B).The journal contains regular dated entries in (variously) seven or eight columns, under the following headings: daies [days]; houres [hours]; course; leages [leagues]; latitude (degrees and minutes); varia[tion]; windes [winds]; and [month, year, and remarks]. When the ship is in harbour, the entries consist of remarks only.The journal records: navigational information; weather; sea conditions; topographical and anthropological descriptions; descriptions of flora and fauna; potential trading commodities; and references to the other ships with which the New Year's Giftsailed in convoy.The journal includes descriptions of Saldanha Bay and Pengwin Ilande [Penguin Island] (folios 5-7); St Augustine's Bay (folios 11-12); and the reception given to members of the ship's crew by the King of Socotra (folios 12-13).The record includes a draft letter dated 27 February 1614 [New Style date 27 February 1615], which describes the voyage, and gives an account of an engagement between English ships and a Portuguese fleet at Surratt [Surat] in January [1615] (folios 14-15).The record bears summary notes of a later date in pencil on the front cover, and in the left hand margin of the journal and letter.The journal and letter (where indicated) employ Old Style (Julian calendar) dates only.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1a, and terminates at the last folio with 15; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.The file contains foliation anomalies, f 1a and 1b. The volume includes a sequence of 131 unfoliated blank pages following f 15, which have not been digitised.
83. William: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship the Williamby George Marriatt, covering its voyage from England to Suratt [Surat] and Bantam [Banten] and back between 1 March 1629/30 and 6 August 1633 (Captain Matthew Wills).The journal consists of daily entries of information on the following: navigation; winds; weather; contact with other East India Company ships, such as the Blessing; contact with Duch [Dutch] ships and French crew; descriptions of the coasts seen during the ship's course; general observations. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. The entries include mentions of confrontations with other ships (folios 5, 19, 20, 27, and 46).The dates of the entries (where indicated) are in the Old Style (i.e. the Julian calendar).The ship's route is as follows (dates given are those of arrival): 15 March 1629/30, the Downs (f 5); 20 May 1630, Trinidado [Trinidade] (f 8); 21 June 1630, Cape Bona Esperance [Cape of Good Hope] (f 9); 14 July 1630, Augustine Bay [St Augustine's Bay] (f 11); 7 August 1630, Iohana [Johanna/Anjouan] (f 12); 14 October 1630, Swally [Suvali], Suratt (f 14); 7 February 1630/31, Comorrom [Bandar-e ʻAbbās, also written in the journal as Comorome] (f 17); 5 April 1631, Swally, Suratt (f 18); 23 May 1631, Polacat [Pulicat, also written in the journal as Poolacat and Pollacatt] (f 19); 23 August 1631, Iohana (f 24); 14 October 1631, Swally, Suratt (f 28); 26 February 1631/32, Comorrom (f 29); 8 April 1632, Swally, Suratt (f 32); 1 August 1632, Bantam (f 39); 12 October 1632, Iambee [Jambi] (f 40); 14 January 1632/33, Bantam (f 42); 15 April 1633, Cape (f 46); 17 May 1633, St Alena [St Helena] (f 47); 3 August 1633, the Downs (f 52).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 58; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
84. Abingdon: Journal
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- Abstract: File containing fragments of two journals for two East India Company ships. The journals are as follows: journal of the Abingdon(folios 82-89), Captain John Goodfellow and Robert Pye, Chief Mate; journal of the Josiah(folios 90-137), Captain Randall Pye and Robert Pye, Chief Mate. The Abingdonjournal covers the ship's voyage between Bombay [Mumbai] and Suratt [Surat], 20 November 1704-10 March 1705. The Josiahjournal covers the ship's voyage between Bombay and Cape Comarene [Kanyakumari], 11 March 1705-22 April 1706.The Abingdonjournal contains daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other East India Company ships as well as Dutch ships, deaths of crewmembers and general observations.The Josiahjournal contains daily entries in two different formats. Firstly, daily entries written in a journal style (folios 97-111, 113-124). Secondly daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds &c., and Remarks (folios 90-96, 112 and 125-137). Both parts have different handwriting. 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 as well as Dutch ships, commodities carried, and other remarks. The journal contains coast drawings (folios 96, 117). Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style (Julian) and New Style (Gregorian) calendars. Each ship is mentioned as a companion in the journal of the other ship.The route of the Abingdonis given as follows: Bombay, November 1704; Surratt, December 1704.The route of the Josiahis given as follows: Bombay, March 1705; Persian Gulf, April 1705; coast of Arabia, November 1705; Bombay, December 1705; Pigeon Island, [Netrani Island], February 1706; Cape Comarene, February 1706.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 81, and terminates at f 146; 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.