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 Tuesday 28 April
    1 ESE 3 2 Vble [Variable] Fair
    2 2 6
    3 1 6 Shifted the main and fore sail with 2 best
    4 1 " Saw a Sail bearing west distce [distance] about 10 Miles
    5 1 "
    6 E B S 1 "
    7 ESE 1 "
    8 1 " The first part light airs the middle and Latter part an increasing breeze fair wether throughout
    9 " 6 Taken back
    10 " 4 NNE
    11 " 4 vble [variable]
    12 1 4 NNE People and tradesmen as yesterday
    1 3 4 Kept the stil going
    2 5 6
    3 6 6
    4 6 6
    5 7 6
    6 8 2 The Sail just in Sight from the mast head right astern
    7 7 4
    8 6 4
    9 7 4
    10 7 4
    11 7 4
    12 7 4
    Dist P Log 99 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obson [Observation] 37:19 South
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    S 85 E 99 9 99 37:16 124 11:4
    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Wednesday 29 April
    1 ESE 8 4 Variable wind & Weather throughout
    2 8 6
    3 9 "
    4 9 " Sailmaker repairing the 2 best fore top galt [gallant] Sail
    5 9 "
    6 9 "
    7 9 "
    8 9 2 Rain People usefully Employd [Employed]
    9 9 4 Rain
    10 11 " Do [ditto] & Squally The Weather being unsettled left of [off?] Distilling Water
    11 10 6 Do [ditto] & Squally
    12 9 6 North
    1 8 6 very Vble [Variable] & Rain
    2 4 4 very Vble [Variable] & Rain
    3 5 3 very Vble [Variable] & Rain
    4 5 2 very Vble [Variable] & Rain
    5 6 6 North
    6 7 4
    7 8 6
    8 9 "
    9 9 "
    10 7 6 vble [variable] Squally & Rain
    11 7 4 Fair
    12 7 3
    Dist P Log 200 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 37:40 S
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    S 85 E 200 11 200 37:30 252 15:16
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    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Thrusday 30 April 89
    1 ESE 7 4 WSW Cloudy
    2 7 2
    3 7 3 In just Reef F S
    4 7 6
    5 7 6 WNW Rain
    6 7 Variation Pr Ampt 21:26 W
    7 6 4 Out first Reef F St
    8 6 4
    9 6 "
    10 6 "
    11 6 " Winds variable and mostly Cloudy Weather
    12 6 "
    1 7 "
    2 8 "
    3 8 2 People and Sailmaker as yesterday
    4 8 3 SW
    5 8 "
    6 8 6
    7 9 "
    8 8 "
    9 8 "
    10 7 " SSW
    11 6 "
    12 5 "
    Dist P Log 174 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obson [Observation] 37:42 S
    Courses Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    S 89 E 174 3 174 37:43 220 18:56 E
    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Fryday 1 May 89
    1 ESE 5 2 WSW Cloudy
    2 5 6
    3 6 2 Vble [Variable]
    4 6 2
    5 6 " Variation Rr Az *22:47 W
    6 6 2 A Pleasant Breeze and mostly fair wether throughout
    7 6 2
    8 6 "
    9 5 4
    10 5 5
    11 6 " People variously employd [employed] Sailmaker repairing a lower studensail
    12 6 "
    1 6 2
    2 6 2 A long roling [rolling] swell from the SSW throughout
    3 6 2
    4 6 2
    5 5 4
    6 6 2 Variation Pr Ampd 22:19
    7 6 6 Do Pr Azth 24:21 } West
    8 6 6 24:30
    9 6 6
    10 6 6
    11 E B S 1/2S 6 5 South Saw several Gunnets the Water being colored judge we are in Soundins
    12 ESE 6 4
    Dist P Log 148 Miles
    Courses Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    N 86 E 148 10 148 37:32 186 22:2 E
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    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Saturday 2 May 89
    1 E B S 5 " Vble [Variable] Rain Sounded 200 Fathoms No ground
    2 6 "
    3 East 5 6 SSE
    4 5 "
    5 NE 5 " Vble [Variable] Variation P Azthe 24:6 W
    6 NE B E 5 4 24:5 W
    7 6 4 24:14 W
    8 ENE 6 4
    9 NE B E 6 "
    10 5 6 In 1st Reef
    11 ENE 4 2
    12 4 "
    1 NE B E 5 " Rain
    2 5 "
    3 NE 4 " In 2d Reef
    4 3 "
    5 SW 3 " Wore Ship
    6 3 "
    7 SSW 3 " SW Thunder lightning and Rain
    8 3 " SW
    9 SW 4 " SSE Sounded No ground 125 feet
    10 4 2
    11 SW 1/2 S 4 " NB by our watches judge no we where very much to the Westward
    12 3 4
    Dist P Log 110 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obsed [Observed] 36:50 S
    Courses Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    N 37 E 53 42 32 36:33 40 22:42 E
    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Sunday 3 May 89
    1 SW 4 4 SSE Cloudy
    2 4 6 Down top galt [gallant] yards struck mizan
    3 5 "
    4 4 6 top galt [gallant] masts
    5 4 6 Out 2d Reef
    6 E B S 4 6 S B E Wore Ship
    7 2 4
    8 3 3
    9 East 4 4 SSE
    10 4 4 The firsts and latter parts fresh Gales the middle more moderate
    11 4 2
    12 4 2 filled 11 butts with sailt water to trim ship
    1 3 6
    2 3 6
    3 E B N 3 6 SE B S
    4 3 6
    5 East 3 " SSE
    6 3 " I find by my watch this last 24 hours to have set to the Westward of 70 Miles
    7 E 1/2 N 3 "
    8 3 2
    9 3 4
    10 4 "
    11 E B N 4 3 SE B S
    12 4 "
    Dist P Log 95 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 36:40 S
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    N 72 E 43 13 32 36:33 51 23:33
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    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Monday 4 May 1789
    1 E B N 1/2 N 4 2 SE B S Hazey A fresh gale with mostly Hazey weather and a hevy head sea throughout
    2 4 2
    3 4 2
    4 4 2
    5 ENE 4 3 SE Variation P means 4 Azth 25:20 West
    6 4 6 De [ditto] ampd 25:30 West
    7 4 6
    8 E B N 1/2 N 4 6 SE B S
    9 4 3
    10 4 4
    11 4 4 People variously employd [employed] Sailmaker repairing the 2 best jibb
    12 4 4
    1 E B N 4 4
    2 4 4
    3 4 "
    4 4 " Squally In 2 Reef Main top sail
    5 4 2
    6 4 2
    7 4 2 Long by O & [cresent] 3:25:52 [above numbers H in in] PM was 20:59:30
    8 4 4
    9 ENE 4 " SE Shifted the Jibb with the worst
    10 4 "
    11 3 6 Sounded ground 45 fathoms
    12 3 4 green shells and sand by O & [cresent] Long at noon 22:4
    Dist P Log 103 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obson [Observation] 35:10 S
    Courses Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    N 39 E 102 79 64 35:21 79 24:57
    H Courses K F Winds Remarks Tuesday 5 May 89
    1 SW B S 4 4 SE B S Out 2 Reef Main and Mizan to Sails up Mz T G M [Mizan Top Gallant Mast]
    2 4 "
    3 SW 1/2 S 5 "
    4 5 5
    5 SW 1/2 W 5 4 SSE Variation P Az the 24:49 West
    6 5 4 P Ampd 25:0 West
    7 SW 5 2
    8 5 "
    9 4 6
    10 4 6 Out 2 Reef Fs shifted the mizan with the best
    11 SW B S 4 5 SE B S
    12 4 5 Sett the still going
    1 S WB W 4 3 SE B E
    2 4 4 Punished [[Joseph English]] by running the gauntlet for having robbed [[John Winch]] of two Guineas and a half
    3 South 4 4 ESE
    4 4 5
    5 S B W 4 4
    6 4 2
    7 S B W 4 4 SE B E
    8 South 4 " ESE
    9 S B E 4 4 E B S
    10 4 4
    11 4 4
    12 4 5 Long [Longitude] by last Obson [Observation] 21:46
    Dist P Log 112 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obson [Observation] 36:54 South
    Courses Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long In
    S 8 W 102 101 14 36:51 18 24:33
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    H Courses K F Winds Remarks Wednesday 6 May
    1 S B E 5 " E B S Cloudy
    2 5 "
    3 S 1/2 E 5 2
    4 5 4
    5 SSE 4 6 East Variation P Amplitude 25:18 W
    6 4 4
    7 5 2 Blowing fresh with Cloudy wether throughout
    8 5 2
    9 5 4
    10 5 5
    11 SE B S 5 5 E B N
    12 5 3
    1 SSE 6 2 East
    2 6 4
    3 6 6
    4 6 4
    5 SE B S 5 " E B N
    6 5 "
    7 SE 1/2 S 5 2 ENE
    8 5 3
    9 SE B S 6 " E B N
    10 5 "
    11 4 2
    12 4 4 In 2d Reef Long [Longitude] by last Obson [Observation] 23:15
    Dist P Log 129 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obsed [Observed] 38:50 S
    Courses Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    S 34 E 126 105 70 38:39 89 25:52
    H Courses K F Winds Remarks on Thursday 7 May
    1 SE B S 4 4 E B N Cloudy Struck top galt [gallant] masts
    2 4 4
    3 4 4 The first part blowing hard with a hevy swell throughout
    4 4 4
    5 4 "
    6 3 6 The middle and latter moderate
    7 3 3
    8 3 "
    9 3 2
    10 4 2 Swayd the top galt [gallant] masts up
    11 4 2 Out 2d Reef main top Sail
    12 4 2
    1 SE 4 2 ENE Sailmaker repairing the 2 best jib People variously employd [employed]
    2 4 2
    3 4 2
    4 4 2
    5 3 4 up fore top galt [gallant] masts
    6 SE B E 3 4 NE B E up top galt [gallant] yards
    7 4 "
    8 4 "
    9 5 4
    10 5 6 Long [Longitude] by last Obsd [Observed] 25:12
    11 6 2
    12 6 3
    Dist P Log 104 Miles Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 39:36
    Courses Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    S 61 E 103 50 90 39:40 117 27:49
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