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 | Courses | [K] | [F] | Winds | Remarks on Wednesday 8
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1 | S B W 1/2 W | 6 | 6 | SE B E | Cloudy |
2 | | 6 | 6 | | Variable Winds Weather throughout |
3 | | 7 | " | | |
4 | | 7 | " | | |
5 | SSW | 8 | " | Vble [variable] Squally | People and tradesmen much as before |
6 | | 7 | 6 | | |
7 | | 4 | 3 | Taken back | |
8 | E B N | 2 | " | S B E | |
9 | | 1 | 5 | | |
10 | SW B S | 2 | " | Whose ship | Kept the still going |
11 | S B E | 4 | 6 | E B S | |
12 | South | 6 | 4 | E B S | |
1 | SSW | 7 | 6 | ESE | |
2 | | 8 | " | SE | |
3 | SSE | 8 | 4 | East | |
4 | S B E | 8 | 4 | E B S | |
5 | | 7 | 6 | | |
6 | | 7 | 4 | | |
7 | South | 7 | 6 | Vble [variable] Squally and Rain | |
8 | S B W | 7 | 2 | Vble [variable] Squally and Rain | |
9 | S B E | 6 | 3 | E B S Fair | |
10 | | 7 | 3 | | |
11 | S 1/2 E | 7 | 3 | | |
12 | | 6 | 2 | | |
| | | Dist P Log 156 Miles | | Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 19:15 S |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Acct | X Long | Long in
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S 2 W | 144 | 144 | 5 | 19:28 | 5 | 25:30 |
H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Thursday 9
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1 | S B E | 5 | " | E B S Fair | Light variable Winds throughout |
2 | | 4 | 6 | | |
3 | S B E 1/2 E | 4 | 6 | East | People variously employed by the Boatswain Sailmaker repairing the 2 best 4 top sail Armorer at is forge other tradesmen as necessary |
4 | | 4 | 4 | | |
5 | | 4 | 5 | | |
6 | | 4 | 5 | | |
7 | S B E | 4 | 4 | E B S | |
8 | | 4 | 5 | | |
9 | SW | 3 | 4 | Vble [variable] Squally in 1st Reefs | |
10 | | 5 | 4 | | |
11 | SW B W | 3 | " | S B E | Kept the still going |
12 | SE B E | 2 | " | Vble [variable] AB | |
1 | E B S | 1 | " | Fair | |
2 | | " | 6 | [bracket H 2-5] Vble [variable] | |
3 | East | " | 6 | Vble [variable] | |
4 | | 1 | 3 | Vble [variable] | |
5 | ENE | " | 6 | Vble [variable] | |
6 | WSW | 2 | 2 | Whose ship | |
7 | SW B W | 1 | 6 | S B E Out Reefs | |
8 | SW B S | 1 | 3 | SE B S | |
9 | S B W | 2 | 2 | SE B E | |
10 | | 3 | " | | |
11 | | 2 | 5 | | |
12 | | 2 | " | | |
| | | Dist P Logg 72 miles | | Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 20:14 S |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
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H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Fryday 10 April 89
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1 | South | 1 | 6 | ESE Fair | Variable Winds and Weather throughout |
2 | | 1 | 6 | | Variation pr Means of Ayth 3:23 W |
3 | | 2 | 3 | | |
4 | | 2 | " | | |
5 | S B W | 1 | 4 | Vble [variable] | Tradesmen as before |
6 | | 1 | " | | |
7 | SSW | 1 | 2 | SE B E | Kept the sitll going |
8 | | 1 | 4 | Vble [variable] Rain | |
9 | S 1/2 E | 3 | " | | AM Set up the Rigggin up fore and aft |
10 | South | 3 | 6 | ESE | |
11 | S 1/2 W | 2 | 2 | | |
12 | | 1 | 3 | | |
1 | S B E | 3 | 5 | | |
2 | | 3 | 5 | | |
3 | South | 3 | 3 | | |
4 | | 2 | " | | |
5 | Calm H | 1 | 4 | SE to SW | |
6 | | " | " | | |
7 | SSE | " | " | Vble [variable] Squally | |
8 | | 3 | 4 | Swell Rain | |
9 | | 2 | " | | |
10 | SE | 1 | 4 | NE | |
11 | SE B S | 1 | 6 | E B N | |
12 | | 2 | " | | |
| | | Dist P Log 44 miles | | Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 20:52 South |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
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S 8 E | 41 | 41 | 6 | 20:52 | 6 | 25:21 |
H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Saturday 11 April
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1 | SSE | " | 6 | Fair | Light Airs with calms and mostly fair Wether throughout |
2 | Calm | " | " | | |
3 | Calm | " | " | Hd S to SE | People variously employed Sailmaker repairing the 2 best fore top sail Armorer at is forge making marling spikes timbles &c. |
4 | Calm | " | " | | |
5 | | " | " | | |
6 | Do [ditto] Do [ditto] | " | " | | |
7 | Do [ditto] Do [ditto] | " | " | | |
8 | Do [ditto] Do [ditto] | " | " | | |
9 | Do [ditto] H | " | " | | |
10 | Do [ditto] H | " | " | SE to W | |
11 | SSW | 1 | 2 | SE to SW | Calker [caulker] on the gun deck |
12 | S B W | 2 | " | | Other tradesmen as Necessary |
1 | | 1 | " | | |
2 | | 1 | " | | |
3 | | 1 | " | | Kept the stil going |
4 | | 1 | " | | |
5 | S B E | 1 | 2 | E B S | AM Scraped and cleaned the gun deck |
6 | | 1 | 4 | | |
7 | SE B S | 1 | 4 | E B N | |
8 | | 1 | 4 | | |
9 | SE | 2 | " | E B N | |
10 | | 2 | " | | |
11 | | 1 | 6 | | |
12 | East | 1 | 4 | Taken a back | |
| | | Dist P Log 21 Miles | | Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 21:16 South |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
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S 16 W | 19 | 18 | 5 | 21:16 | 5 | 25:26 |
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H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Sunday 12 April '89
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1 | E B S | 1 | | Vble [variable] Cloudy | Light Variable Winds and Weather throughout the latter part fair |
2 | W B S | " | 4 | Wore ship | |
3 | WSW | 1 | 4 | South Rain | |
4 | SW B W | 2 | 4 | S B E | |
5 | SW | 3 | " | SSE Fair | |
6 | SW 1/2 W | 3 | " | | A hevy swell from the S B W |
7 | | 2 | 3 | | |
8 | | 2 | 3 | | Kept the stil going |
9 | S B W | 2 | 3 | | |
10 | | 2 | 2 | | |
11 | SSW | 3 | " | vble [variable] | |
12 | | 3 | 2 | | |
1 | S B W 1/2 W | 3 | 6 | SE B E | |
2 | | 4 | " | | |
3 | S B W | 2 | 6 | | |
4 | | 3 | 4 | | |
5 | | 3 | " | Rain | |
6 | | 3 | 3 | Rain | |
7 | S B W 1/2 W | 2 | 4 | | |
8 | S B W | 1 | 6 | | |
9 | SSE | 5 | " | East Squally | |
10 | E | 5 | 4 | Rain | |
11 | S B 1/2 E | 3 | " | vble [variable] | |
12 | | 3 | 2 | | |
| | | Dist P Log 69 miles | | Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 22.9 S |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
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S 16 W | 59 | 57 | 16 | 22:13 | 17 | 25:43 |
H | Courses | [K] | [F] | Winds | Remarks on Monday 13 April
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1 | SSE | 3 | " | East fair | Light breezes and mostly fair Weather |
2 | | 2 | 6 | | |
3 | SW | 3 | 6 | vble [variable] Cloudy | |
4 | | 4 | " | | |
5 | SSW | 3 | 4 | SE Fair | People variously employed Tradesmen as necessary Sail maker repairing the 2 best fore top sail |
6 | | 4 | 3 | | |
7 | S B W 1/2 W | 3 | 2 | SE B E | |
8 | | 3 | 2 | | |
9 | | 3 | 6 | | |
10 | | 4 | 4 | | |
11 | | 5 | " | | Kep the still going |
12 | | 5 | 3 | | |
1 | | 5 | 2 | | |
2 | | 5 | 6 | | |
3 | S B W | 5 | 4 | | |
4 | | 5 | 4 | | |
5 | | 5 | " | | |
6 | | 5 | 6 | | |
7 | S 1/2 W | 5 | 5 | ESE | Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 23:56 S |
8 | | 5 | 5 | | |
9 | | 5 | 5 | | |
10 | South | 5 | 2 | | |
11 | S B E | 5 | 2 | E B S | |
12 | | 5 | 2 | | |
| | | Dist P Log 112 Miles | | |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
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S 11 W | 108 | 106 | 21 | 23:55 | 22 | 26:5 |
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H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Tuesday April 14
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1 | S B E | 6 | " | E B S Cloudy | Fresh Breezes and mostly Cloudy Weather throughout |
2 | | 6 | " | | |
3 | SSE | 6 | 2 | East | |
4 | | 6 | 4 | | People variously employed by the Boatswain Tradesmen as necessary |
5 | S B E 1/2 E | 6 | 5 | | |
6 | | 6 | 6 | | |
7 | SSE | 8 | " | | |
8 | | 8 | 2 | | Rain lightning from the Westward |
9 | | 8 | 6 | | |
10 | | 8 | 6 | Continued Rain | |
11 | | 8 | 6 | | Kept the stil[l] going |
12 | S B E | 8 | 6 | E B S | |
1 | S B E 1/2 E | 9 | " | East | |
2 | | 9 | " | | |
3 | S 1/2 E | 8 | " | E B S | |
4 | | 7 | 2 | | |
5 | | 8 | " | | |
6 | SSE | 8 | 6 | vble [variable]} | |
7 | SE 1/2 S | 8 | 6 | NE} | |
8 | SE | 9 | 4 | | |
9 | | 8 | 5 | | |
10 | | 9 | " | | |
11 | | 10 | " | | |
12 | | 9 | 6 | | |
| | | Dist P Log 195 Miles | | Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 26:40 S |
Courses | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
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S 26 E | 189 | 170 | 83 | 26:46 | 92 | 24:33 |
H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Wednesday 15 April
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1 | SE | 9 | 3 | NE Cloudy | |
2 | | 9 | " | | |
3 | | 9 | " | Fair | |
4 | | 8 | 5 | | |
5 | | 7 | 5 | North | |
6 | | 8 | " | | |
7 [} 7-8] | | 8 | " | vble [variable] Lightning and Rain to the Westward | |
8 | | 7 | 6 | | |
9 | | 9 | " | | |
10 | | 9 | " | | |
11 | | 8 | " | | |
12 [} 12-8] | | 7 | " | | Carried away the M CT Mast and Royal Yard split Ma and MyT sails Main and fore top galt [gallant] sail Royals loward and top masts slung sails Shifted the main and fore top galt [gallant] sails with the best got a short headed top galt [gallant] mast up Shifted the main and mizan top sails with 2 best |
1 | | 12 | " | | |
2 | | 6 | 2 | | |
3 | | 4 | 2 | | |
4 | continued | 5 | 4 | | |
5 | Rain | 5 | 6 | | |
6 | | 5 | 6 | | |
7 | | 6 | " | | NW |
8 | | 6 | " | | |
9 [} 9-12] | | 6 | 2 | | |
10 | | 6 | 3 | vble [variable] Rain | |
11 | | 5 | 4 | Shifted the fore top sail with the best 2 | |
12 | | 5 | " | | |
| | | Dist P Log 175 Miles | | No Obson [Observation] |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
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S 44 E | 175 | 126 | 122 | 28:46 | 137 | 22:16 |
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H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Thursday 16 April
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1 | SE | 3 | 6 | W Cloudy Squally and Rain | |
2 | | 5 | " | | |
3 | | 4 | 3 | SW | |
4 | | 4 | 3 | | |
5 | | 4 | 6 | | |
6 | | 5 | 4 | SW B S Do [ditto] | |
7 | SE B E | 4 | " | S B W Rain | |
8 | | 4 | " | | |
9 | East | 4 | 6 | SSE | |
10 | E B N | 5 | 4 | SE B S | |
11 | | 5 | " | | |
12 | | 5 | " | | |
1 | ENE | 4 | 4 | SE | |
2 | | 4 | 6 | | |
3 | E B N | 5 | 6 | SE B S Squally | |
4 | | 5 | 6 | | |
5 | EN | 5 | 3 | SE | |
6 | | 5 | 4 | In Reef Mz Top sail | |
7 | | 4 | 6 | } [7-8] vble [variable] Squally and Rain | |
8 | N B E | [4] | [6] | | |
9 | S B W | 4 | " | SE B E wore ship | |
10 | SSW | 3 | 6 | SE Squally and Rain | |
11 | SW B S | 4 | " | SE B S | |
12 | SSW | 3 | 5 | SE | |
| | | Dist P Log 112 Miles | | |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
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S 85 E | 75 | 6 | 75 | 28:52 | 86 | 20:50 |
H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Fryday 17 April
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1 | SSW 1/4 W | 4 | 2 | SE Hazy | PM struck down the for hole 9 Nine pounders and filled three large batts with salt water to trim ship People variously employed Carpenter making a main top Galt [Gallant] mast Sailmaker and some hands repairing the old main top sail and 2 best foresail |
2 | | 4 | 2 | | |
3 | | 4 | " | Fair | |
4 | | 4 | " | | |
5 | S B W 1/2 W | 3 | 5 | SE B E | |
6 | | 3 | 4 | | |
7 | S B W | 2 | 6 | | |
8 | S 1/2 | 2 | 2 | ESE | |
9 | South | 3 | " | | |
10 | | 3 | " | | NB the old mizan top sail being rendred [rendered] unfit to repair used the Remainder of the Canvas to repair the top sails &c |
11 | | 3 | " | | |
12 | SSW | 2 | 6 | SE | |
1 | SW B S | 1 | 6 | SE B S | |
2 | | 1 | 6 | | |
3 | | 1 | " | | Kept the stil going |
4 | | 2 | " | | |
5 | | 1 | 5 | | |
6 | | 1 | " | | |
7 | SW | " | " | vble [variable] Light airs | |
8 | | " | 5 | | |
9 | | " | 5 | | |
10 | Calm H [O with +] | " | 4 | | |
11 | Do [ditto] H from | " | " | N to E | Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 29:18 S |
12 | Do [ditto] H from | " | " | N to E | |
| | | Dist P Log 51 Miles | | |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
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S 27 W | 50 | 45 | 23 | 29:24 | 26 | 21:16 |
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