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William Donaldson log book of the East India Company ship Lord Hawkesbury : manuscript
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Title
William Donaldson log book of the East India Company ship Lord Hawkesbury : manuscript.
Production
England ; India ; Malaysia ; Saint Helena ; South Africa, 1796 March 28-1798 September 4.
Physical Description
1 volume (circa 146 leaves) ; 38 x 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
A majority of the leaves are engraved blank log forms, signed at the foot: "Pubd. as the act directs April 7, 1791 by J. Woodmason, Leadenhall St".
Binding: Contemporary reverse calf with blind tooled panels.
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Dean Byass on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection Fund, 2018.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
William Donaldson (active approximately 1796-1802) was a British sailor for the East India Company. On the Lord Hawkesbury, he was first officer in 1796-1798, and became captain in 1798 or 1799-1802.
The Lord Hawkesbury was a British East India Company ship, built by Randall & Brent. The ship was launched in 1787 and broken up in 1808.
Summary
Autograph manuscript log book, kept by first officer William Donaldson aboard the East India Company ship Lord Hawkesbury, from 28 March 1796 to 4 September 1798. The log documents the ship's voyage and return, under the command of John Price, from Deptford, England to Bengal, India. Recorded stops include Portsmouth and Gravesend, England; the Motherbank, off the Isle of Wight; Saint Helena Island; Table Bay, South Africa; Pinang Island, Malaysia; and locations in Bengal, India including Madras Roads (Chennai), Khejuri, Saugar Roads (Gānga Sāgar), and Diamond Harbour. Included are daily positions and weather observations; notes on interactions with other ships; transfers of sailors to and from other ships; and lists of passengers that were transported by the Lord Hawkesbury on the journey, including regiments of British soldiers, and civilian men, women, and children. Also included is a list of the Dutch ships captured by Vice Admiral George Elphinstone at Saldanha Bay, South Africa, in August 1796.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
February 16, 2022
References
William Donaldson Log Book of the East India Company Ship Lord Hawkesbury. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
William Donaldson Log Book of the East India Company Ship Lord Hawkesbury. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Blank forms.
Logs (records)
Ships' logs.
Ships' passenger lists.
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