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

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  • 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, under Captain Thomas Foxall. Includes notes on course, distance, and position; weather observations; vessels sighted; and cargo loaded and unloaded.

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    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Monday 5th April
    1 N B W 1/2 W 3 6 NE B E Rain
    2 4 2
    3 5 2
    4 NNW 1/2 W 2 2 Vble [Variable] Very Light Airs and Calms with mostly Cloudy Weather throughout
    5 Wt [West] 1 4
    6 2 "
    7 W B N 1/2 N 1 2
    8 West " 6 People under the Boatswain
    9 H 0 " Calm
    10 2
    11 4 4 SE Cloudy
    12 1 2
    1 1 4 Vble [Variable] Fair
    2 1 4 NNE
    3 1 " NW
    4 " 6
    5 1 2 NNW Cloudy Long [Longitude] by Cronometer at 9:23:24 am
    6 W B N 1 4 Fair App time was 23:37 W of Greenh [Greenwich]
    7 NW B W 2 2
    8 2 6
    9 2 6
    10 2 4
    11 W B N 3 4 Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 00:12 S
    12 Dist P Log 46 Miles
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    C 58 W 36 20 30 00:2 N 30 21:47
    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Tuesday 6
    1 W B N 3 4 N B W Fair
    2 3 5
    3 W 1/2 N 3
    4 3
    5 W 1/2 S 2/2 NWW
    6 NE 3 3 Variation Per Amp 9:28 W
    7 3 3
    8 NE B E 3 2
    9 N 1/2 E 3 " Throughout Light variable winds and mostly Cloudy Weather throughout
    10 3 4
    11 2 "
    12 2 4 Cloudy
    1 1 "
    2 1 " Vble [Variable] AM Washed the Gun deck
    3 N B E 2 "
    4 3 2
    5 3 6 East
    6 3 2
    7 3 "
    8 3 4 N B E
    9 NW B W 2 "
    10 NW B N 3 "
    11 2 5 NE B N
    12 2 4
    Dist P Log 68 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 00:7 N
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    N 30 W 51 44 25 00:32 25 22:12
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    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Wednesday 7 April
    1 NW B W 2 N B E Fair
    2 2
    3 1 4 Cloudy Long [Longitude] by Cronometer at 2:19:40
    4 1 2 Vble [Variable] PM App time was 24:11:45 W
    5 1 4
    6 E B N 1 4 Rain
    7 ENE 1 6
    8 1 "
    9 N B E 1 "
    10 2 4
    11 North 1
    12 1
    1 H Non NW " Calm
    2 " Calm
    3 " Calm
    4 NNW " 6 NE Long [Longitude] by Cronometer at 8:51:12 AM
    5 " 4 Fair App time was 24:20
    6 " 4
    7 1 " NE B E
    8 2 " Vble [Variable]
    9 N B W 3 4
    10 North 3 4
    11 3 6
    12 3 4 Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed]
    Dist P Log 37 Miles
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    N 19 W 30 28 10 00:35 N 10 22:22 W
    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Thrusday 8
    1 N B W 4 6 NE B E Cloudy
    2 4 6
    3 4 " Mostly Cloudy and squally weather with a great deal of Rain and light variable winds
    4 4 " Rain
    5 6 6
    6 4 4
    7 N 1/2 E 3 2
    8 4 2
    9 N 1/2 W 2 4
    10 2 6
    11 NW B N 2 "
    12 NW B W 2 6
    1 3 "
    2 3 "
    3 3 4
    4 3 4
    5 NW 1/2 W 3 6 NE B N
    6 4 " Vble [Variable] Squally and rain
    7 4 " Shifted the fore and main top sail with ye [the] 2 best and midd 1 stay sail with the best and condemnd the old fore top sail it being unrepairable
    8 NW B W 4 2
    9 3 "
    10 NW 2 "
    11 2 4
    12 4 4
    Dist P Log 83 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 1:16 N
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    N 42 W [78] [18] 52 1:35 52 22:7
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    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Fryday 9 April
    1 NW B W 4 2 NE B E Cloudy
    2 3 6
    3 E 1/2 S 3 2
    4 O B S 2
    5 NNW 1 " Rain
    6 2 2 ENE Winds and weather much as yesterday
    7 1 " Vble [Variable] and rain People variously employd [employed] by the Boatsn [Boatswain] Some hands repairing the old main top mast stay sail
    8 N B W 1 "
    9 NW 1/2 W 4 2
    10 4 4
    11 4 4
    12 4 6
    1 NW B N 3 6
    2 4 2
    3 4 6 Long [Longitude] by Cronometer at 9:35:56
    4 5 AM App time was 26:29:45
    5 NW 1/2 W 6 Vble [Variable] Squally and Rain
    6 6
    7 NW B W 5 6
    8 5 6
    9 NW 5 "
    10 5 4
    11 5 Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 2:1 N
    12 5
    Dist P Log 99 Miles
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    N 61 W 88 43 77 1:59 77 24:34
    H Course K F Winds Remarks on Saturday 10
    1 NW 5 6 NNE Hazey
    2 5 6
    3 WNW 5 " Vble [Variable] Light variable wind and mostly hazey weather throughout
    4 NW 5 6
    5 3 4
    6 3 2 Rain
    7 NW B W 3 2
    8 3 4
    9 NW 1/2 W 2 4 People employd [employed] much as before
    10 2 "
    11 3 6
    12 3 "
    1 NW B W 4 " NE B N
    2 4 4 AM Washed the gun deck
    3 4 4
    4 4 6
    5 3 "
    6 4 2
    7 3 "
    8 NW 1/2 W 3 " NNE
    9 NW B W 5 " NNE Fair Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 2:29 N
    10 5 "
    11 4 4
    12 4 4
    Dist P Log 97 Miles
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    N 71 W 96 31 91 2:32 91 26:5
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    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Sunday 11 April
    1 NW B W 3 " N B E Hazey
    2 3 "
    3 3 2
    4 3 6
    5 3 4 Light Winds Mostley from y North and N B E with Hazey weather and smoth [smooth] watter [water]
    6 E B N 3 6
    7 E 1/2 N 3 6
    8 E B N 1/2 N 4 " North
    9 4 4
    10 4 4
    11 E 1/2 N 4 4
    12 4 4 Vble [Variable]
    1 2 6
    2 2 6 N B E
    3 3
    4 3
    5 E B N 5
    6 5 4
    7 E B N 1/2 N 5 4
    8 E B N 5 Vble [Variable] Hazey
    9 6
    10 6
    11 5 6
    12 5 6 Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 2:44
    Dist P Log 102 Miles
    Cousrse Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    N 73 E 72 21 69 2:50 69 24:56
    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Monday 12 April
    1 E B N 5 4 N B E
    2 5 4
    3 5 3
    4 5 4
    5 4 4 S 1 Reef fore top sail
    6 E 1/2 N 4 6
    7 NW 1/2 N 4 4 Out 1 Reef fore top sail
    8 5 4 The first part Cloudy The middle and latter fair light winds throughout
    9 NW B N 4 2
    10 4 2
    11 4 2
    12 4 2 People variously employd [employed] under the Boatsn [Boatswain]
    1 5 2
    2 4 "
    3 4 6 Some hands repairing the old main top mast stay sail and top gal [gallant] steering sail
    4 4 5
    5 4 3
    6 4 4
    7 NW 1/2 N 4 3
    8 NW 4 3 NNW
    9 5 2
    10 NW B W 5 4 N B E
    11 5 3
    12 5 Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 3:17
    Dist P Log 116 Miles
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    N 43 W 67 49 46 3:35 46 25:42
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    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Tuesday 13
    1 NW 4 NNE Fair
    2 4 2
    3 4 2
    4 NW 1/2 W 4 4 Hazey People variously under the Boatsn [Boatswain] Some hands repairing the Old fore top mast steering sail
    5 4 4
    6 NW 4 3
    7 NW 1/2 N 4 4
    8 NW B N 4 6
    9 4 4
    10 4 4
    11 NW 1/2 N 5 2 NE B N Moderate Breezes and mostly make watter [water] Fair weather the middle and Latter Hazey
    12 5 2
    1 NW B N 5 "
    2 5 "
    3 5 6
    4 5 6
    5 5
    6 5 4
    7 5 4 Long [Longitude] by Cronometer at 9:15:20
    8 5 4 AM App time was 30:16:45
    9 5 4 Fair
    10 NNW 4 4 Vble [Variable]
    11 4 4
    12 3
    Dist P Log 115 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 4:27 N
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    N 54 W 114 67 74 92 4:24 92 27:14
    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Wednesday
    1 NNW 1/2 W 5 NE Cloudy
    2 5 3 NE B N
    3 NW 5 4
    4 5 2
    5 NW B N 6 2 In 1 Reef main top sail
    6 7 6 A moderate trade and Cloudy weather
    7 NNW 6 6 NE
    8 7 4
    9 NNW 1/2 W 6 2 NE B E
    10 7 "
    11 NNW 8 6 NE
    12 7 6
    1 6 6
    2 6 6
    3 6 2
    4 7 3
    5 7 4
    6 7 4
    7 6 5
    8 6 5
    9 NNW 1/2 W 6 6 In 1 Reef
    10 6 4
    11 6
    12 6
    Dist P Log 161 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 6:9 ct
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    N 44 W 159 114 114 6:21 111 29:5
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