Logbook of the East India Company packet SURPRISE, 1783-1785.
Logbook of the East India Company packet SURPRISE, David Asquith commander. The log includes lists of crew and passengers and covers the following voyages:
Bengal to River Shannon, Ireland, 20 April 1783 to 10 September 1783; England to Madras and Bengal, 30 April 1784 to 28 August 1784; Bengal to England, 28 November 1784 to 7 April 1785.
Bengal to River Shannon, Ireland, 20 April 1783 to 10 September 1783; England to Madras and Bengal, 30 April 1784 to 28 August 1784; Bengal to England, 28 November 1784 to 7 April 1785.
Record Details
| Item reference: | LOG/C/82; MSS/94/027 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1783-1785; 1785-01-01 - ? |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Logbook probably kept by Jones Collins, midshipman, EARL BALCARRAS, of a voyage from England to China and back. (Manuscript) (LOG/C/1)
- Logbook kept by Jones Collins, midshipman, GEORGE FOURTH, of a voyage to Bengal, China and back. (Manuscript) (LOG/C/2)
- Logbook kept by Captain James Hamilton, DUTTON, of a voyage from London to Madras. (Manuscript) (LOG/C/3)
- Logbook kept possibly by Commander J Pearse, EDGECOTE, for a voyage to Madras and Bombay. (Manuscript) (LOG/C/4)
- Logbook possibly kept by George Jackson, master, ESSEX, for a voyage to Madras, China and back. (Manuscript) (LOG/C/5)
- Logbooks kept by T A Gib, purser, WILLIAM FAIRLEE, 1829-1831, and SIR DAVID SCOTT, 1825-1829 and 1831-1833, for voyages from England to Bengal, China and back. (Manuscript) (LOG/C/6)
- Logbook kept by Frederick Alexander, midshipman, BROXBORNEBURY, for a voyage to China and back. (Manuscript) (LOG/C/7)
- Logbook kept by Frederick Alexander, midshipman, BROXBORNEBURY, for a voyage to Madras and Calcutta. (Manuscript) (LOG/C/8)
- Logbook kept by George Davey, DUNIRA, for a voyage to Bombay and China. (Manuscript) (LOG/C/9)
- Logbook for the HEIC ship WARLEY, for a voyage to China and back. (Manuscript) (LOG/C/10)
- Logbook kept by William Kershaw, CUFFNELLS, for a voyage to India and China and back. (Manuscript) (LOG/C/12)
- Number not used - No record exists for this reference (Manuscript) (LOG/C/13)
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