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Ships' Logs TWO JOURNALS RECORDING VOYAGES BY EAST INDIA COMPANY SHIPS: i) Arthur Wiggins, Midshipman. "A Journal of the Proceedings on board the HCS Thomas Coutts From the Port of London to Bengal and China Commanded by Alexander Chrystie", daily entries recording a voyage to Bengal, onward to Whampoa [Pazhou] Reach, then back to England, recording weather conditions, ship's course, shipboard incidents (e.g. deaths), and employment, with sketches and doodles, most entries in a pre-printed log, c.200 pages plus blanks, folio, 3 December 1827 to 14 June 1829, vellum boards, worn ii) Edward Hatchett, Midshipman. "A Journal of the Proceedings on Board the EIS Monarch from the Port of London To Calcutta and back Commanded by Captain C. G. Weller", daily entries recording weather conditions, ship's course, shipboard incidents, and employment, with a few sketches, most entries in a pre-printed log, with a full list of ship's company including passengers, list of births and deaths on board, and remarks, c.120 pages, folio, 23 July 1847 to 11 May 1848, vellum boards, worn