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

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H | Course | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Wednesday 5 May
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1 | East | 5 | 2 | NNE Rain | |
2 | E B N | 5 | 2 | | |
3 | | 6 | " | Vble [Variable] | |
4 | | 6 | 2 | In 1 Reef | The first and middle parts Vble [Variable] Winds and Continual Rains The latter a Pleasant Breeze and Hazey weather |
5 | East | 8 | " | Vble [Variable] and rain | |
6 | | 8 | " | | |
7 | ENE | 6 | 4 | | |
8 | | 6 | 4 | | |
9 | East | 6 | " | | |
10 | | 6 | " | | |
11 | NE | 4 | " | | |
12 | Hd E | 2 | 4 | Calm | |
1 | | " | | | |
2 | | 3 | 4 | | |
3 | NE | 7 | 4 | NE | People employd [employed] by the Boatsn [Boatwain] |
4 | | 7 | 2 | | |
5 | | 7 | 2 | | |
6 | | 7 | 2 | | |
7 | | 6 | 2 | | |
8 | | 4 | " | | |
9 | | 7 | 2 | | |
10 | | 7 | 3 | | |
11 | | 8 | | | Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 37:6 |
12 | | 8 | | | |
| | | Dist P Log 144 Miles | | |
Courses | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
|
N 53 E | 133 | 80 | 106 | 37:2 | 131 | 34:29 |
H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Thursday 6 May
|
1 | NE | 9 | | SE Hazey | |
2 | | 8 | 2 | | |
3 | | 8 | 3 | | |
4 | | 8 | 3 | | |
5 | | 8 | " | | Pleasant Breezes and mostly hazey weather |
6 | | 7 | 4 | Fair | |
7 | | 7 | 4 | | |
8 | NE B N | 7 | 4 | ESE Hazey | |
9 | NE | 8 | " | | People variously employd [employed] by the Boatsn [Boatswain] |
10 | | 8 | 4 | | |
11 | | 8 | 4 | | |
12 | | 8 | 4 | | |
1 | | 8 | 2 | | |
2 | | 8 | " | | |
3 | | 7 | 6 | | |
4 | | 7 | 6 | | |
5 | | 7 | 4 | | |
6 | ENE | 7 | 4 | Hazey | AM Washed the Gun deck |
7 | | 7 | 5 | SE B S | |
8 | | 7 | " | | |
9 | | 7 | " | | |
10 | | 6 | 5 | | |
11 | NE B E 1/2 E | 6 | | | |
12 | | 6 | | | Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 39:42 |
| | | Dist P Log 185 Miles | | |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
|
N 35 E | 183 | 150 | 105 | 39:96 | 134 | 32:15 |
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H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Fryday 7 May
|
1 | NE B E 1/2 E | 6 | 4 | SE Fair | |
2 | E B W | 6 | 4 | | |
3 | | 2 | 4 | | Saw a Sail in the SE Qur [Quarter] hove tod [toward] to speak her spoke the Brother of Dartmouth In Mr. Cully Commander from Cales to the Banks of Newfoundland She left Cales the the 15 of April all well on bd [board] |
4 | Mss E B S | " | | of ENE | |
5 | Made Sail | | | | |
6 | E B N | 4 | | SSE | |
7 | | 4 | | | |
8 | E B N 1/2 N | 4 | | Vble [Variable] and Rain | |
9 | | 4 | 2 | | |
10 | | 4 | | | |
11 | | 6 | 2 | | |
12 | | 6 | 4 | | |
1 | E B N | 5 | 4 | Fair | Light Pleasant Breezes and fair weather |
2 | | 4 | 4 | | |
3 | East | 5 | 6 | | Long [Longitude] by 0 & [cresent] at 11:25:32 AM was 32:11:30 W of Green [Greenwich] The Cronometer at the same time was 34:33:45 |
4 | | 5 | 2 | | |
5 | | 4 | " | | |
6 | | 4 | 3 | | |
7 | | 3 | 2 | | |
8 | | 4 | " | SSW | |
9 | | 5 | 2 | | |
10 | | 5 | | | |
11 | Saw | 4 | | a Sail East | Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 40:30 |
12 | | 4 | | | |
| | | Dist P Log 103 Miles | | |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
|
N 63 E | 103 | 47 | 92 | 40:22 | 120 | 30:15 |
H | Courses | [K] | [F] | [Winds] | [Remarks]
|
1 | E B N | 4 | 2 | WSW Fair | |
2 | | 5 | 2 | | The first and middle parts moderate Breezes Westerly and fair weather The latter parts light variable winds with rain and Cloudy weather a heavy swell from ye [the] Westd [Westward] |
3 | | 5 | " | | |
4 | | 5 | 3 | | |
5 | | 5 | 4 | | |
6 | | 5 | 4 | | |
7 | | 5 | 4 | | |
8 | | 5 | " | | |
9 | | 6 | " | W B S | |
10 | | 6 | 6 | | |
11 | | 6 | 6 | | |
12 | | 6 | 2 | | |
1 | | 7 | 2 | | |
2 | | 7 | " | | |
3 | | 7 | " | Vble [Variable] and Rain | |
4 | | 6 | 2 | P Do [Ditto] & Do [Ditto] | |
5 | | 5 | 6 | | |
6 | | 4 | 4 | | |
7 | | 4 | 4 | | |
8 | | 3 | 4 | Cloudy | |
9 | | 2 | 5 | | |
10 | | 2 | 4 | | Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 41:48 |
11 | | 3 | | North | |
12 | | 3 | | | |
| | | Dist P Log 124 M | | |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
|
N 56 E | 124 | 69 | 103 | 41:39 | 437 | 37:58 |
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H | Courses | H | F | Winds | Remarks on Sunday 9 May
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1 | E B N | 4 | 6 | NNW Fair | |
2 | | 5 | 2 | | |
3 | | 6 | | | |
4 | | 6 | " | | |
5 | | 5 | " | North | |
6 | | 5 | 2 | | |
7 | East | 5 | 3 | | |
8 | | 5 | 3 | | |
9 | E 1/2 S | 4 | " | N 1/2 E | |
10 | | 3 | | | Variation Br Ayth 21:3 |
11 | E B S | 2 | | | The first and middle parts a Light Breeze and a Heavy swell from the NW The latter calm fair weather throughout |
12 | | 2 | | | |
1 | East | | 4 | | |
2 | | | | Calms | |
3 | | | | | |
4 | | | | | |
5 | | | | | |
6 | | | | | |
7 | | | | | |
8 | | | | | |
9 | E B W | | 4 | Saw a sail N B E | Long by 0 & [cresent] at 9:47:28 AM was 29:6:15 W of Greenwh [Greenwich] |
10 | | | 6 | | |
11 | | | 5 | | The Cronometer at the same time was 31:24 |
12 | | | 6 | | |
| | | Dist P Log 57 M | | Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 41:48 |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
|
N 66 E | 56 | 23 | 51 | 41:51 | 68 | 26:50 |
H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Monday 10
|
1 | E B N | " | | W Light Airs Hazey | |
2 | | 1 | | | |
3 | | 1 | | | |
4 | H NE | | | Calm | Shifted the mizen top sail with 2 best |
5 | ENE | | | Do [Ditto] | |
6 | E B N | | 4 | Vble [Variable] | |
7 | | 1 | | | |
8 | | 1 | | | Light Airs Calms and mostly Cloudy weather throughout with a heavy swell from ye [the] NW |
9 | | 1 | | | |
10 | | 1 | | | |
11 | | 1 | | | |
12 | | 1 | | | |
1 | | 1 | | | |
2 | | 1 | | | |
3 | | 1 | | | |
4 | | 1 | 6 | | Long [Longitude] by last Ayth 28:29 |
5 | | 1 | 4 | | |
6 | | 1 | " | SW Cloudy | |
7 | | 2 | 4 | | |
8 | | 2 | 4 | | |
9 | | 2 | " | A Brig to the Sd [Southward] | |
10 | | 2 | 4 | | Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 42:9 |
11 | | 2 | 4 | | |
12 | | 2 | 4 | | |
| | | Dist P Log 31 M | | |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
|
N 37 E | 31 | 17 | 26 | 42:5 | 35 | 26:15 |
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H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Tuesday
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1 | E B N | 2 | " | SSW Hazey | |
2 | | 2 | " | | |
3 | | 2 | 2 | Vble [Variable] | |
4 | | 2 | 2 | | |
5 | | 2 | " | | Shifted the mizen top sail with the 2 best |
6 | | 2 | " | | |
7 | | 2 | " | | |
8 | | 1 | 4 | | |
9 | | 1 | 4 | | |
10 | | 1 | 4 | Vble [Variable] | |
11 | | 3 | 4 | | |
12 | | 4 | 2 | | |
1 | ENE | 5 | 2 | | |
2 | E B N | 6 | " | | |
3 | | 6 | " | | |
4 | ENE | 5 | 2 | | |
5 | E B N 1/2 N | 6 | 4 | | Saw two sail to the Eastd [Eastward] standing to NW |
6 | | 6 | " | | Long [Longitude] at noon by last sight 0 & [cresent] 26:45 |
7 | | 4 | 2 | | Passed a Large ship which showed English colours by her appearance a Tugate |
8 | | 3 | 4 | | |
9 | ENE | 5 | " | | |
10 | | 5 | 4 | | |
11 | | 5 | 4 | | |
12 | | 4 | " | | Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 43:4 |
| | | Dist P Log 90 Miles | | |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
|
N 50 E | 90 | 58 | 69 | 43:7 | 94 | 24:41 |
H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Wednesday 12
|
1 | NE B E | 3 | | SE B E Hazey | |
2 | | 4 | | | |
3 | | 3 | | | |
4 | | 2 | | | |
5 | E B N | 1 | | Fair | |
6 | | " | 6 | Vble [Variable] | |
7 | NE B E | 2 | 6 | | Light Air Variable Winds and fair weather |
8 | NE | 3 | " | | |
9 | | 2 | 2 | | |
10 | ENE | 2 | 2 | | |
11 | | 3 | " | | |
12 | | 3 | " | | |
1 | | 3 | 6 | | |
2 | | 2 | 6 | | |
3 | NE B E | 2 | 6 | | |
4 | | 2 | 6 | | |
5 | NE | 4 | " | ESE | |
6 | NE B N | 4 | " | E B S | |
7 | | 5 | 3 | | Long [Longitude] at Noon by last sight of 0 & [cresent] 26:8 |
8 | | 4 | " | Vble [Variable] | |
9 | NNE | 5 | " | | |
10 | | 6 | 6 | | |
11 | | 5 | 2 | | |
12 | | 5 | 5 | | Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 44:24 |
| | | Dist P Log 82 Miles | | |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
|
N 20 E | 78 | 78 | 27 | 44:17 | 37 | 24:4 |
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H | Courses | K | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Thursday 13 M [May]
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1 | NNE 1/2 E | 4 | 4 | | Vble [Variable] Hazey | |
2 | | 4 | 4 | | | |
3 | | 4 | 5 | | | |
4 | NNW | 4/1 | | | | Saw a sail to the Eastd [Eastward] standing to the Westward Bore away to speak her spoke the Navy of Dublin which Place she left the 2d of May Bound to Filladelphi [Chea?] Fletcher Commander in [Cos?] as all was in England has Long [Longitude] by Act yesterday at noon was 26:10 Wd [Westward] of Greenh [Greenwich] |
5 | H 0 | | 4/1 | | | |
6 | N B E | 2 | 2 | 6 | Made sail | |
7 | | 3 | 4 | 6 | | |
8 | | 2 | 4 | 6 | | |
9 | | 2 | 4 | 4 | | |
10 | | 3 | 4 | 4 | | |
11 | N 1/2 E | 3 | 4 | 6 | | |
12 | | 2 | 4 | 6 | | |
1 | | 2 | 5 | " | | |
2 | NNE | 2 | 5 | " | | |
3 | | 2 | 4 | 4 | | |
4 | | 4 | 4 | 2 | | |
5 | N 1/2 E | 3 | 4 | 2 | E B N | Long [Longitude] at noon by last Ayth 0 & [cresent] 26:42 |
6 | | 2 | 4 | 2 | | Passed by two sails stand [standing] to the Southd [Southward] |
7 | | 2 | 4 | 4 | | Passed by a brig standing to the Westd [Westward] |
8 | | 2 | 4 | 4 | Vble [Variable] | |
9 | NE B N | 4 | 3 | 4 | | |
10 | | 5 | 3 | 4 | | |
11 | | 6 | 4 | 2 | | |
12 | NNE | 5 | 4 | 2 | | Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 46:1 N |
| | | Dist P Log 101 Miles | | | |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
|
N 14 W | 99 | 96 | 24 | 46:00 | 34 | 24:38 |
H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Fryday 14
|
1 | E B N | 4 | 2 | | |
2 | | 2/2 | 2 | Vble [Variable] Hazey | |
3 | ESE | 5 | | | |
4 | ESE 1/2 E | 4 | 4 | | |
5 | | 4 | 2 | E B N | |
6 | | 4 | " | | |
7 | | 3 | 6 | | |
8 | | 2 | " | In 1 Reef | |
9 | SE | 1 | 6 | | |
10 | | 1 | 6 | | Taken a back |
11 | | 1/1 | | | |
12 | NNE | 1 | 6 | | |
1 | | 3 | 6 | | |
2 | | 3 | 4 | | |
3 | | 3 | 6 | | |
4 | | 3 | " | | |
5 | | 3 | 4 | | |
6 | | 3 | | | |
7 | NNE | 2 | | | |
8 | | 1 | | Calm | |
9 | | " | | | Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 45:41 |
10 | E 1/2 N | 1 | | | |
11 | E B S | 2 | | | |
12 | | | | | |
| | | Dist P Log 70 Miles | | |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
|
S 40 E | 53 | 41 | 34 | 45:96 | 48 | 23:50 |
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