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Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/B/472B
Title:: Shrewsbury: Journal
Scope & Content:: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship the Shrewsbury from England to Bombay and Mokha [Mocha] (Captain Benjamin Jones), 1 May 1771-18 June 1773. The Shrewsbury departed from Portsmouth on 1 May 1771, and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations (dates are...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1 Jan 1771-22 Jul 1773
Extent:: 1 file (131 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/B/478E
Title:: Salisbury: Journal
Scope & Content:: Journal of the East India Company ship the Salisbury by Captain John Foot. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Bombay and back, from 22 December 1752 to 3 August 1754. The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds etc., and...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 22 Dec 1752-3 Aug 1754
Extent:: 1 file (109 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/B/486A
Title:: Hector: Journal
Scope & Content:: Journal of the East India Company ship, Hector, kept by Captain Stephen Kirwan. The journal covers the ship's voyage to Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] and Bombay [Mumbai] (all dates are those of arrival): 12 February 1751, Gravesend; 14 March 1751, Downs; 7 July 1751, St Augustine Bay, Madagascar; 2...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1 Feb 1750-15 May 1754
Extent:: 1 volume (145 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/B/544K-L
Title:: Nassau: Journal
Scope & Content:: Journal of the East India Company ship Nassau by John Pascal Larkins, chief mate. The journal covers the ship's voyage from India towards China, arriving at Whampoa [Pazhou] Island, before returning to England via St Helena, between 24 October 1784 and 17 July 1785 (Captain Arthur Gore). The j...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 4 Oct 1784-17 Jun 1785
Extent:: 1 volume (51 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/B/556A
Title:: ‘A Journal For the Ship Royal Captain p Nath.l Tanner’
Scope & Content:: A journal (log book) of the first voyage of the East India Company ship Royal Captain, recorded by the Captain Nathaniel Tanner. The journal entries are dated 17 February 1761 to 19 August 1763. The journal is inscribed: ‘A Journal For the Ship Royal Captain p[per] Nath.[anie]l Tanner’, ‘This ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 17 Feb 1761-19 Aug 1763
Extent:: 1 file (174 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/B/593B
Title:: Tavistock: Journal
Scope & Content:: Journal of the East India Company ship the Tavistock by Captain Matthew Martin. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Bombay and Surratt [Surat] and back, between 16 September 1707 and 18 November 1710. The journal contains daily entries in seven columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 16 Sep 1707-18 Nov 1710
Extent:: 1 volume (105 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/B/601B
Title:: Ilchester: Journal
Scope & Content:: 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 Ted...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 30 Dec 1749-7 Oct 1751
Extent:: 1 file (119 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/B/606C
Title:: Sandwich: Journal
Scope & Content:: Journal of the East India Company ship 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 [...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 6 Jan 1753-2 Jul 1755
Extent:: 1 volume (136 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/B/624A
Title:: Admiral Watson: Journal
Scope & Content:: The journal of the ship Admiral Watson by Captain William Cooke. The journal contains: 'The list of ship Admiral Watson's Company', including soldiers and Indo-Portuguese lascars (ff 2-4) The daily entries for the voyage from Rotherhithe to Deptford (11 January 1758), Gravesend (27 February 175...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 11 Jan 1758-6 Nov 1759
Extent:: 1 volume (122 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/B/639A
Title:: 'Journal of Ship Princess Louisa Bound to Mocha Anno Domini 1733'
Scope & Content:: This volume consists of a journal recording the voyage of the East India Company ship Princess Louisa, from England to Mocha and Bombay, and back to England. The entries are dated 29 August 1733 to 26 April 1735. The Captain of the ship was Richard Pinnell. The entries start from 29 August 173...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 29 Aug 1733-26 Apr 1735
Extent:: 1 volume (131 folios)

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