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Calculations of longitude March - May 1805

Sixth Voyage of BOMBAY CASTLE, Bombay and China (Captain Archibald Hamilton, Managing owner Joseph Dorin): calculations of longitude March - May 1805.

Related Material signal book (HMN/33) and cash book (HMN/34).

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Object Details

ID:	HMN/44
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Hamilton, Commander Archibald
Date made:	1805-01-01 - 1805-12-31; 1805-1805 1805-1805-12-31
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts:	Hamilton, Archibald, Commander, Honourable East India Company, 1778-1848. (Manuscript) Fourth Voyage of BOMBAY CASTLE, journal 26 Oct 1802-13 August 1804 (Manuscript) (HMN/25) Letterbook 16 Dec 1802-8 August 1804 containing letters from Archibald Hamilton (Manuscript) (HMN/26) Ships expenditure Oct 1803- January 1804 (Manuscript) (HMN/27) Mess stores of fifth voyage of the BOMBAY CASTLE. (Manuscript) (HMN/28) Accounts 1802 including longitude calculations. (Manuscript) (HMN/29) Reports of the sick Feb-April n.y. signed by W Brydon (surgeon on BOMBAY CASTLE) (Manuscript) (HMN/30) Navigation daily work 26 May 1801 to 29 April 1803 including description of navigation in Paternosters and papers (Manuscript) (HMN/31) Navigation daily work 1803-4 (Manuscript) (HMN/32) Signal book including quarter bill, boats crews, stations in tacking and lists of ships company 1802-1805 (Manuscript) (HMN/33) Cash book for fifth and sixth voyages n.d. (Manuscript) (HMN/34) Journal of accounts for fifth and sixth voyages and after, 6 Oct 1802-1 January 1808 (Manuscript) (HMN/35) Journal of accounts for fifth voyage 1802-4 (Manuscript) (HMN/36) Papers relating to John Hamilton's account with Pongua, merchant including Power of Attorney to Archibald Hamilton to recover debts from Pongua for his brother John 1804. (Manuscript) (HMN/37) Items relating to the Pulo Aor Victory 1804 (Manuscript) (HMN/38) Owner's instructions to Captain Hamilton signed J Dorin for self and owners 18 January 1805 (Manuscript) (HMN/39) Journal 24 Oct 1804-24 September 1806 (Manuscript) (HMN/40) List of ships' company 1804-6 (Manuscript) (HMN/41) Ship's expenditure 1805-6 (Manuscript) (HMN/42) Minutes of Courts of Enquiry 8 Feb-6 April 1805 (Manuscript) (HMN/43) Calculations of longitude March - May 1805 (Manuscript) (HMN/44) Cash book 17 Dec 1805-2 March 1806 and journal of accounts (Manuscript) (HMN/45) Ledger of goods ordered and payment 1804-5 (Manuscript) (HMN/46) Ledger 1804-8 (Manuscript) (HMN/47) Letterbook containing copies of correspondence between the Government of Bombay, the firms of Forbes & Co., and the Commanders of the China ships relative to apportionment of share of tonnage 21 Jun-16 August 1805 (Manuscript) (HMN/48) Trade papers including accounts, rough notes and letter with list of lots sold for Captain Hamilton. (Manuscript) (HMN/49) Statement to Court of Directors 1807 and copies of letters to Captain Clarke, HMS WEXFORD March 1805 (Manuscript) (HMN/50) Price lists of provisions, printed advertisements for hay-pressing machine and copy of order for oil stores (Manuscript) (HMN/51) Book containing information about the measurements, tonnage, cotton and dimensions of the BOMBAY CASTLE 1804-18 (Manuscript) (HMN/52) Owners instructions to Captain John Hamilton signed A Montgomerie n.d. (Manuscript) (HMN/53) Code of commercial and military signals, filled in, with time of Battle and Order of sailing for BOMBAY CASTLE n.d. (Manuscript) (HMN/54) Letters and other items concerning future use of BOMBAY CASTLE and Archibald's employment n.d. (Manuscript) (HMN/55) Papers relating to business transactions between Archibald Hamilton and Joseph Dorin 1806-09 (Manuscript) (HMN/56) Financial papers between Archibald Hamilton, his brother John and father, John Hamilton 1806-9 (Manuscript) (HMN/57) Copies of letters from Captain Moffat at Linton n.d. and to Captain Moffat from La Collier n.d. (Manuscript) (HMN/58) Signal book and sailing instructions from HMS WOOLWICH for the fleet n.d. (Manuscript) (HMN/59) Dimensions of the sails of the ship BOMBAY 1809 (Manuscript) (HMN/60) Dimensions and measurements of HEIC BOMBAY at Blackwall 1810. (Manuscript) (HMN/61) First voyage of BOMBAY journal 23 Feb 1810-21 Oct 1811 (Manuscript) (HMN/62) letterbook, letters from Archibald Hamilton March 1810-Feb 1812 including statement concerning attempts to get China built ship into the service. (Manuscript) (HMN/63) First Voyage of BOMBAY disbursement book 1810-11 (Manuscript) (HMN/64) Inventory of victualling stores received on board the BOMBAY CASTLE April 1810-August 1811 (Manuscript) (HMN/65) Account of stores received on board the BOMBAY CASTLE 1810 (Manuscript) (HMN/66) Account of sundries 1811 including papers of accounts, calculations and salt provisions (Manuscript) (HMN/67) Cash account at Canton and St Helena Dec 1810-July 1811 (Manuscript) (HMN/68) First voyage of BOMBAY expenses journal 1809-11 (Manuscript) (HMN/69) First voyage of BOMBAY expense ledger 1810-11 (Manuscript) (HMN/70) List of private trade including papers of calculations n.d. (Manuscript) (HMN/71) Delivery of investment in China 1810-11 showing weight and damage (Manuscript) (HMN/72) Price current of goods at Canton Dec 1810, estimate proceeds of Captain Archibald Hamilton's investments in Bombay 1811 and balance leaving St Helena July 1811 (Manuscript) (HMN/73) Second Voyage of BOMBAY invoices of Mess stores 1812-13 (Manuscript) (HMN/74) Second Voyage of BOMBAY rough minutes of Courts of Enquiry 1812 (Manuscript) (HMN/75) Navigation 'Daily Work' 1813 signed Montgomerie Hamilton (Manuscript) (HMN/76) Second Voyage of BOMBAY account book 1812-13 (Manuscript) (HMN/77) Second Voyage of BOMBAY investment and accounts current 1812-13 (Manuscript) (HMN/78) Private bills for Montgomerie Hamilton 1812-13 (Manuscript) (HMN/79) Second Voyage of BOMBAY receipts from Canton 1812 (Manuscript) (HMN/80) Estimate proceeds of Montgomerie Hamilton's homeward investment n.d. (Manuscript) (HMN/81) Third Voyage of BOMBAY journal 8 Oct 1813 - 1815 January 1816 (Manuscript) (HMN/82) Third Voyage of BOMBAY journal of accounts 1813-18 for the third and fourth voyages (Manuscript) (HMN/84) Ledger including album of views, quarter bill and crew list, and an account begun 6 November 1815 of observations and conversation with Napoleon during his confinement at St Helena. (Manuscript) (HMN/87) Third Voyage of BOMBAY navigation daily work book 1814-15 (Manuscript) (HMN/88) Letterbook including letters from Archibald Hamilton May 1815-November 1818 concerning freight, the BOMBAY's accident in the Straits of Sunda and trade costs etc (Manuscript) (HMN/89) Third Voyage of BOMBAY accounts ledger 1813-18 (Manuscript) (HMN/90) Third Voyage of BOMBAY invoice book and account sales 1813 - 1815 (Manuscript) (HMN/91) Interest account relating to voyage to Bombay 14 Dec 1813-30 June 1816 (Manuscript) (HMN/92) Third Voyage of BOMBAYaccounts of sales 1815-16 (Manuscript) (HMN/93) Third Voyage of BOMBAY, Bombay and China case paper presented to Samuel Marryat by the Commander and Officers of the BOMBAY CASTLE Oct 1816 (Manuscript) (HMN/94) Fourth Voyage of BOMBAY victualling, outfitting and repair accounts for BOMBAY 1816 (Manuscript) (HMN/95) Fourth Voyage of BOMBAY Journal 24 Oct 1816-21 May 1818 including extracts from journal of HEICS WINCHESTER (Manuscript) (HMN/96) Fourth Voyage of BOMBAY, mess expenses 1816-17 (Manuscript) (HMN/97) Fourth Voyage of BOMBAY, ships disbursements 1816-18 (Manuscript) (HMN/98) Fourth Voyage of BOMBAY, cash ledger 1816-18 (Manuscript) (HMN/99) Fourth Voyage of BOMBAY, atmospherical register 1817-20 of voyages four and five (Manuscript) (HMN/100) Fourth Voyage of BOMBAY, bills and accounts 1816 (Manuscript) (HMN/101) Fourth Voyage of BOMBAY, drafts 1817 (Manuscript) (HMN/102) Fourth Voyage of BOMBAY, papers regarding assurance policies for investments on outward bound 1816-17 (Manuscript) (HMN/103) Fourth Voyage of BOMBAY, invoice book, consignments, purserage 1816-18 (Manuscript) (HMN/104) Fourth Voyage of BOMBAY, expenses ledger 1816-18 (Manuscript) (HMN/105) Fourth Voyage of BOMBAY, journal of accounts 1816-21 (Manuscript) (HMN/106) Fourth Voyage of BOMBAY, various documents concerning BOMBAY 1817-19 including bills of exchange, landing, etc., (Manuscript) (HMN/107) Fourth Voyage of BOMBAY, memoranda concerning trade and prices 1817 (Manuscript) (HMN/108) Fourth Voyage of BOMBAY, accounts of sale of goods in London 1818 (Manuscript) (HMN/109) Fourth Voyage of BOMBAY, copy of draft of charter party between part-owners J & C Forbes and Archibald Hamilton and E I Co. n.d. (Manuscript) (HMN/110) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, journal 12 Dec 1818-26 September 1820 (Manuscript) (HMN/111) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, disbursement 1818-20 including copies of letters from Archibald Hamilton 4 Feb 1819-26 March 1820 (Manuscript) (HMN/112) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, ship's stores account 1819 (Manuscript) (HMN/113) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, mess expense book 1818-20 (Manuscript) (HMN/114) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, ship and house accounts, Canton Feb-Mar 1820 (Manuscript) (HMN/115) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, minutes of Courts of Inquiry 1819-20 including loose paper with names and numbers (Manuscript) (HMN/116) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, letter from M Winn to Archibald Hamilton 16 May 1821 concerning money due the owners of BOMBAY (Manuscript) (HMN/117) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, contracts, invoices etc., for lighterage of bullion to Bombay on LORD COCHRANE and REGENT 1818 (Manuscript) (HMN/118) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, invoice book July 1818-Mar 1820 including quicksilver investments on ELIZABETH and LORD COCHRANE (Manuscript) (HMN/119) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, ledger 1819-20 (Manuscript) (HMN/120) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, letterbook 20 July 1818-23 June 1824 (Manuscript) (HMN/121) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, expense journal 1818-21 (Manuscript) (HMN/122) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, boat notes 1819-20 (Manuscript) (HMN/123) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, account book 1819 (Manuscript) (HMN/124) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, receipts for goods purchased, Captain Archibald Hamilton n.d. (Manuscript) (HMN/125) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, drafts on account of owners of ship BOMBAY 1819 (Manuscript) (HMN/126) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, musters and memoranda relative to Bombay piece goods 1818 (Manuscript) (HMN/127) Papers relative to Glascow goods 1818-19 and Manchester goods 1818-19 (Manuscript) (HMN/128) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, letters from friends regarding commissions for the 1819 voyage (Manuscript) (HMN/129) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, fabric pattern book dated Manchester 6 January 1819. (Manuscript) (HMN/130) Settlement papers between Archibald Hamilton and John Forbes for the BOMBAY CASTLE 1821 and agreement between Capt Balston of the PRINCESS AMELIA and Capt Archibald Hamilton regarding voyage profits (Manuscript) (HMN/131-133) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, account of stores and lists of case contents left at ship BOMBAY's warehouse n.d. (Manuscript) (HMN/134) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, list of provisions n.d. entitled: 'Received from Comptore' (Manuscript) (HMN/135) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, expenses - Malacca n.d. (Manuscript) (HMN/136) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, memoranda and accounts regarding St Helena investments n.d. (Manuscript) (HMN/137) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, small accounts of Archibald Hamilton 1811-20 (Manuscript) (HMN/138) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, unfinished letter n.d. 'am quite angry with your uncle for not' (Manuscript) (HMN/139) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY,signal and bearing book for HCS BOMBAY n.d., no entries. (Manuscript) (HMN/140) Fifth Voyage of BOMBAY, barometer register for HCS BOMBAY n.d., no entries. (Manuscript) (HMN/141)