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 Saturday 18 April
    1 Calm Head " " NE Fair
    2 Calm Head " " NE
    3 SE 1 " NW
    4 1 6 WNW
    5 1 6
    6 1 6
    7 1 3 VR pr Means Azimth 3:19
    8 1 2
    9 1 2
    10 1 4 vble [variable] PM fummigated the orlop deck
    11 1 6 vble [variable] AM washed the gun deck
    12 2 " North
    1 3 "
    2 3 6 a Large swell from ESE
    3 4 "
    4 4 6 NNE
    5 4 "
    6 4 2 NE B N Kept the stil going
    7 4 2
    8 4 3
    9 6 2
    10 6 4
    11 6 4
    12 6 6
    Dist P Log 73 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 29:54 South
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    S 47 E 67 46 49 30:4 56 20:20
    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Sunday 19 April
    1 SE B E 6 4 North Fair
    2 6 4
    3 6 "
    4 6 4 Variation Pr Azth 3:37
    5 6 " D Amd 3:27
    6 5 4
    7 3 5 Vble [Variable] Light
    8 3 3 Vble [Variable] Light
    9 2 3
    10 1 4 Do [ditto] Do [ditto] hard Rain Kept the stil going
    11 1 4 Do [ditto] Do [ditto] hard Rain Variation Pr Ampd 3:10
    12 2 " Do [ditto] Do [ditto] hard Rain P Mean Az 3:9
    1 2 2
    2 2 4 Do [ditto] Lightng [Lightning] from East
    3 2 " Do [ditto] Lightng [Lightning] from East
    4 1 3 Do [ditto] Lightng [Lightning] from East
    5 1 4
    6 2 2 NW B N
    7 4 "
    8 4 6
    9 5 4
    10 5 " Vble [Variable]
    11 4 2
    12 4 2
    Dist P Log 91 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 30:41 S
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    S 59 E 91 47 78 30:41 91 18:49
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    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Monday 20 April
    1 SE B E 7 4 NNE Cloudy
    2 7 2
    3 6 2
    4 5 6
    5 5 "
    6 5 2 Light gale Round Variation B Algth 4:15
    7 6 " Do [ditto] Do [ditto]
    8 2 "
    9 South 3 6
    10 SSE 4 4 Vble [Variable] Squally & Rain
    11 SE B S 3 " Vble [Variable] Squally & Rain
    12 SE 4 6
    1 5 6
    2 5 6
    3 SE B E 5 "
    4 4 " AM got the Stream anchor in unstockt it and stowd [stowed] it on the fore castle
    5 5 4
    6 5 "
    7 5 2 Sailmaker reapairing the worst [symbol] 9 Calker [Caulker] caulking the watter [water] ways on the upper dek other tradesmen as necessary
    8 6 2
    9 6 2 Kept the stil going
    10 6 2
    11 6 4
    12
    Dist P Log 128 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 31:53
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    S 57 E 126 69 106 31:50 125 16:44
    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Tuesday 21 April
    1 SE B E 6 2 N B E Variable Winds and Weather throughout
    2 5 6
    3 5 2
    4 5 4 Sailmaker repairing the worst fore top sail Armorer at is forge
    5 4 4
    6 5 2 Vble [Variable]
    7 4 "
    8 4 6 Rain People as necessary
    9 4 2 Do [ditto] Do [ditto]
    10 5 "
    11 6 "
    12 6 4 NNE Kept the stil going
    1 7 6 Vble [Variable] & Rain
    2 7 " Vble [Variable] & Rain
    3 6 " Vble [Variable] & Rain
    4 5 "
    5 5 4 Do [ditto] Do [ditto]
    6 5 2 Do [ditto] Do [ditto]
    7 5 " Do [ditto] Do [ditto]
    8 6 " Vble [Variable] & Rain
    9 4 " Vble [Variable] & Rain
    10 5 6 Vble [Variable] & Rain
    11 5 2
    12 4 4
    Dist P Log 129 Miles No Observations
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    S 60 E 129 65 112 32:58 131 14:39
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    H Course K F Winds Remarks on Wednesday 22 April
    1 ESE 5 4 Vble [Variable] and Rain The first part rain and Cloudy Weather the middle and latter parts fair and Light breeze throughout
    2 5 2
    3 4 "
    4 4 4 Cloudy
    5 4 4 People Tradesmen and Sailmaker as yesterday
    6 5 "
    7 5 2
    8 5 6
    9 7 " N B E fair
    10 7 4
    11 7 6 Kept the stil going
    12 8 2
    1 7 "
    2 6 "
    3 5 2
    4 5 3
    5 5 3
    6 5 4
    7 5 3
    8 5 2
    9 5 "
    10 5 "
    11 5 2
    12 5 3
    Dist p Log 136 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 33:42 S
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Acct X Long Long in
    S 72 E 136 42 129 33:40 154 11:59
    H Course K F Winds Remarks on Thursday 23 April
    1 ESE 5 4 N B E Hazey A Pleasant breeze and mostly fair Weather throughtout
    2 5 6
    3 6 3 Fair Sailmaker repairing the 2 best main top galt [gallant] sail Calker [Caulker] Calking [Caulking] the watter [water] ways on the upper deck
    4 7 3
    5 7 3
    6 7 3
    7 8 "
    8 7 6 People usefully employd [employed] under the boatswain
    9 7 5
    10 7 5
    11 7 5
    12 7 5
    1 8 " Fair Kept the still going
    2 8 "
    3 8 "
    4 8 "
    5 8 2
    6 8 2
    7 8 "
    8 8 "
    9 8 6 NNE
    10 7 2
    11 7 6
    12 8 6
    Dist P Log 183 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obs [Obs] 34:38 South
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    S 74 E 189 50 176 34:32 209 8:30
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    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Fryday 24 April 1789
    1 ESE 7 6 NNE Fair A fresh breeze and mostly fair Weather throughout
    2 7 4
    3 7 4
    4 8 "
    5 8 6
    6 8 3 People and Tradesmen Sailmaker as yesterday
    7 8
    8 8
    9 8 2
    10 8 2
    11 8 4 Kept the stil going
    12 9 2
    1 9
    2 9
    3 8 4
    4 8 4
    5 9
    6 9
    7 8 4
    8 8 3 NE B N
    9 8 6
    10 8 6
    11 9 2 Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 35:38 South
    12 9 2
    Dist P Log 204 Miles
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    S 77 E 204 46 199 35:24 244 4:26 W
    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Saturday 25 April
    1 ESE 8 6 N B E Fair A fresh breeze and fair Weather throughout
    2 8 6
    3 8 6 Sailmaker repairing the 2 best fore top galt [gallant] sail
    4 8 6
    5 8 6
    6 8 6
    7 9 4 People variously employd [employed]
    8 9 6 AM Struck down the orlop deck four Qualites deck guns to trim ship
    9 9 6
    10 9 4
    11 9 "
    12 9 "
    1 10
    2 10
    3 10
    4 9 6 Kept the stil going
    5 9 5
    6 9 5 Shifted the fore top mast stay sail with the 2d best
    7 9 "
    8 9 "
    9 9 6
    10 9 6
    11 9 6
    12 9 6
    Dist P Log 225 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 36:19 S
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    S 79 E 225 43 221 36:21 273 00:7 E
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    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Sunday 26th April '89
    1 ESE 8 6 N B E Hazy
    2 8 6 A Fresh breeze and mostly fair Weather throughout
    3 9 "
    4 9 2
    5 9 5
    6 9 2
    7 9 4
    8 9 4 Kept the stil going
    9 9 6
    10 10 "
    11 10 "
    12 10 " NNE
    1 9 6
    2 9 6
    3 9 6
    4 9 6
    5 9 6
    6 10 "
    7 10 "
    8 9 6
    9 9 4
    10 10 "
    11 9 5
    12 9 2
    Dist P Log 230 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 36:42 S
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    S 82 E 230 32 228 36:51 284 4:51 E
    H Courses H F Winds Remarks on Monday 27 April
    1 ESE 9 4 N B W Cloudy The fore part a Fresh breeze and Cloudy Weather the middle and latter parts decreasing breeze and Fair Weather
    2 9 4
    3 9 2
    4 9 2
    5 10 "
    6 10 4 NNW People variously employd [employed] under the Boatswain Sailmaker reapairing the 2 best fore sail Calker [Caulker] Calking [Caulking] the watter [water] ways on the upper deck
    7 10 2
    8 9 6 Vble [Variable]
    9 9 4
    10 8 6 WSW
    11 8 4 SW
    12 8 4
    1 8 5 Fair
    2 8 2 Kept the stil going
    3 8 2
    4 8 "
    5 8 "
    6 8 "
    7 7 "
    8 7 " SSW
    9 6 5
    10 6 2 Variation Pr Azth 18:5
    11 5 4 18:1 } West by Ships Compass
    12 5 2 17:55
    Dist P Log 200 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 37:7 South
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    S 84 E 200 21 199 37:9 249 9:00 E
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