Richard Bastard. Logbook of the transport Lord Wellington on a voyage from Deptford to Rio de Janeiro en route to New South Wales, 13 March 1819-25 September 1819

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The log begins as a journal recording the fitting out of the ship, receipt of stores, the embarkation of convict women, the departure from Deptford (28 May 1819), the embarkation of further convicts at Plymouth and Cork, punishment of convicts and the departure from Ireland (6 July 1819). It then becomes a log, with hourly entries recording the ship's position, winds, and course, with brief references to the employment of the crew, the serving of lime juice to the convicts, disturbances among the convicts and punishments.

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