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Sunderland : Journal [‎front] (1/156)

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The record is made up of 1 file (72 folios). It was created in 9 Nov 1720-18 Apr 1722. 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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Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Sunderland from England to Mocha and back (Captain William Hutchinson), 9 November 1720-10 April 1722 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left the Downs, 26 December 1720; 2 April 1721, the Cape [Cape of Good Hope]; 10 June 1721, Mocha; 15 August 1721, Goa; 5 September 1721, Cochin [Kochi]; 15 December 1721, St Hellena [St Helena]; 24 March 1721 [Old Style]/24 March 1722 [New Style], Woolwich.

Inscribed: 'This is my Originall Journall of the Shipp Sunderland, Wm. Hutchinson, 18 April 1722' (folio 1).

The journal contains daily entries in seven columns: H [Hour]; K [Knots]; F [Fathoms]; Course; Winds; Weather, and [date and remarks]. When the ship is at anchor or close to shore, entries consist of remarks only.

The journal records: navigational information; weather; sea conditions; the ballasting, supplying, and provisioning of the ship; the maintenance of the ship; details of the other ships with which the Sunderland sailed in convoy; sightings of country ships and other vessels; commodities carried (especially coffee at Mocha); conveyance of Company letters; and references to private trade.

The journal also includes a list of officers and seamen on board the Sunderland , consisting of six columns recording the following information, where applicable: men's names; number; run [deserted]; discharged; dead; and year, month, day, and place where (folios 2-3).

The journal is double-dated where necessary, giving both Old and New Style dates.

The record is part of a volume containing two separate log books: Sunderland : Journal, 1720-22 (IOR/L/MAR/B/675A), and Sunderland : Journal, 1723-25 (IOR/L/MAR/B/675B).

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1 file (72 folios)
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The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 72; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which every shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; 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.

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