Guide to the Papers of Jonathon Bennett (as filmed by the AJCP), 1850-1852

Summary

Collection number:

M714

Extent:

1 item

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February-23 September 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Logbook 24 May 1850-8 March 1852 recording the ship's voyage from Liverpool to China. The entries record daily routine aboard, weather observations, the navigational course of the ship, and behaviour of the crew, including desertions. Most of the crew were discharged at Port Jackson and new hands hired.

Biographical / Historical:

Officer on the trading vessel Margaret which sailed in 1850 from Liverpool to San Francisco, visiting Tahiti, Sydney, Bombay and China.

The Margaret, a 644 ton trading vessel commanded by John Ord, sailed from Liverpool on 2 July 1850. It stopped briefly at Juan Fernandez (21 Oct. 1850) before reaching San Francisco on 22 December 1850. It left San Francisco on 31 March 1851 and sailed across the Pacific, stopping briefly at Clarion Island (13 April 1851), Papeete (9-14 May 1851) and Lady Elliot Island (14 June 1851), before reaching Sydney on 18 June 1851. It left Sydney on 21 August 1851 and sailed northwards to Endeavour Strait, passing Raine Island and Booby Island, and then westwards to India. It reached Bombay on 14 November 1851 where it took on board a cargo of cotton. It left Bombay on 14 January 1852 and by 9 March (the final entry) was a short distance from Singapore on course to China.

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2175527] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

The private residence of Mr P.S. Laurie, Surrey, England.

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February-23 September 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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