Journal of the proceedings of the KATHARINE COUNTESS OF EFFINGHAM, 1789-1790

Journal kept by John Platt as mate on the merchant ship KATHARINE COUNTESS OF EFFINGHAM, master B. Hughes, between 21 November 1789 and 3 April 1790. It records the ship departing from London and docking at Portsmouth for repairs, then a voyage carrying Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham, together with his wife and suite, to Jamaica, following his appointment as governor there.

Record details

Item reference: PLT/11
Catalogue section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 item
Date made: 1789-11-21 - 1790-04-03
Creator: Platt, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London