‘Loyall Cooks. Acco: 1708’

IOR/L/MAR/C/20

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The record is made up of 1 volume (19 folios). It was created in 8 Nov 1708-4 Mar 1709. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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This volume contains:

Accounts of goods received on board the East India Company ship Loyall Cook [usually written as Loyal Cooke ], including East India Company goods, goods for the Captain and members of the crew, goods for the Supercargoes, stores of food and drink for the crew, Carpenter’s stores, Boatswain’s stores, and Gunner’s stores
A list of men (crew) on board the ship, with columns listing their names, ‘quallificacons’ (positions), ages, and country (nationalities)
A list of places where the ship moored by date, which also records wind directions and weather conditions by date, between November 1708 and 4 March 1709.

The volume includes the inscriptions ‘No838’ and ‘Moses Baker, Wailer [?]. 9br.[November] 8: 1708’ (on folio 4 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ).

Extent and format

1 volume (19 folios)

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 23; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 5-16; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English in Latin script

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Original held at: British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/L/MAR/C/20
Former external reference(s): Birdwood Records: R, b, 3
Former British Library reference: IOR/L/AG/18/1/33
Date(s): 8 Nov 1708-4 Mar 1709 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: CarpentryFoodAmmunitionWeaponsCrew listsVoyages and travelsShipsTrade (practice)WeatherMaritime equipmentAlcoholic Beverages
People & organisations: Loyal Cooke

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Reference: IOR/L/MAR/C/20
Title: ‘Loyall Cooks. Acco: 1708’
Pages: front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:22v, back-i
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence