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James Adam diary: 1857-1863 (Ms. Codex 1948)

James Adam diary: 1857-1863 (Ms. Codex 1948)

Diary comprising two volumes spanning the years from 1857 to 1863 written by James Adam. Volume 1 contains Adam's descriptions his journey from Scotland to India as a medical officer. On August 15, 1857 Adam departed from London on a steamer ship the Candia. He wrote of his sea voyage including...

642 pages: 79% complete (70% indexed, 100% transcribed, 20% needs review)
Mary Emma Jocelyn diary, 1851-1852.

Mary Emma Jocelyn diary, 1851-1852.

UPenn Ms. Codex 1770 Born in New Haven, Connecticut to antebellum abolistionist, clergyman, and engraver Simeon Smith Jocelyn (1799-1879) and Harriet Starr (d. 1877). The Jocelyn family moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 1844 where Simeon Smith Jocelyn was installed as the pastor of the...

182 pages: 59% complete (13% indexed, 100% transcribed, 40% needs review)
Ship's Log of the General Goddard, between England and India, 1789-1790

Ship's Log of the General Goddard, between England and India, 1789-1790

UPenn Ms. Codex 939 A 755-ton Indiaman which made six trips between England and India. After the second trip, in 1789-1790, it was purchased by Robert Wigram, owner and builder of many Blackwall frigates. Documentation of a voyage between England, Calcutta, and Madras in 1789-1790,...

175 pages: 10% complete (10% indexed, 100% transcribed, 89% needs review)
Ship's log of the Hawke, between England and India, 1795-1799

Ship's log of the Hawke, between England and India, 1795-1799

UPenn Oversize Ms. Codex 938 The first volume documents a voyage under Captain R. Edwards from England to Calcutta and Madras between 1795 and 1797; the second volume lists the crew with their stations and wages at the beginning of the volume and documents another voyage, this time under...

563 pages: 23% complete (20% indexed, 100% transcribed, 77% needs review)
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