Thomas Crawford's Diary, 1825
The first page of Thomas Crawford's diary.
May 1825
June 1825
- 02 — “Lost on the cabin floor”
- 03 — “A brig from Greenock”
- 04 — “Weather somewhat calm”
- 05 — “A tumbler of whisky toddy”
- 06 — “Seldom out of bed”
- 07 — “I often dream about home”
- 08 — “Many stories about Greenock”
- 10 — “I heard it singing in some of the cabins”
- 11 — “We were becalmed”
- 12 — “Not a breath of wind”
- 13 — “Sailing remarkably well”
- 14 — “Porpoises were seen playing about the ship”
- 15 — “We put up the awning”
- 16 — “Looking out anxiously for Madeira”
- 17 — “Commenced dancing reels”
- 18 — “The anniversary of Waterloo.”
- 19 — “We very soon lost the Island”
- 20 — “The sea calm”
- 21 — “Land ahead”
- 22 — “Did not return till late”
- 23 — “A few peaches”
- 24 — “Very like William Glen of Largs”
- 25 — “A fair wind”
- 26 — “Weather very beautiful”
- 27 — “Our sails set”
- 28 — “The tail of a Tornado”
- 29 — “Very very hot”
- 30 — “Dancing on deck”
July 1825
- 01 — “Very like Salisbury Crags”
- 02 — “Little progress”
- 03 — “A very fine large ship”
- 04 — “Had it not been for my great coat”
- 05 — “Sailors are not fond of being troubled with questions”
- 06 — “We observed Lightning”
- 07 — “Today being the Greenock Fair day”
- 08 — “A great many flying fish”
- 09 — “The heat very great”
- 10 — “It began to rain”
- 11 — “ The flies are very thick”
- 12 — “A smart breeze”
- 13 — “A pretty sharp rate”
- 14 — “Smart breeze”
- 15 — “Flying fish”
- 16 — “The stars at night”
- 17 — “Little progress”
- 18 — “Fresh breeze”
- 19 — “Very hot”
- 20 — “The shaving was postponed”
- 21 — “A most disagreeable operation”
- 22 — “Plenty of flying fish”
- 23 — “A flying fish found on deck”
- 24 — “We have moonlight”
- 25 — “My shoulder is a little better”
- 26 — “Began to rain a little”
- 27 — “Blowing fresh”
- 28 — “A nice sea pie for dinner”
- 29 — “Light pleasant winds”
- 30 — “Calm pleasant weather”
- 31 — “Weather calm”
August 1825
- 01 — “Soon after breakfast, a few sharks were seen”
- 02 — “A few Cape Pigeons following the ship”
- 05 — “A heavy rolling sea”
- 06 — “Light winds”
- 07 — “Pleasant wind”
- 08 — “A son of Mason the Player”
- 09 — “Weather very beautiful”
- 10 — “After tea the wind became fair”
- 11 — “A good many Cape pigeons”
- 12 — “I thought of the shooting at home”
- 13 — “The rain came on”
- 14 — “Anxiously looking out for the island”
- 15 — “Weather cold”
- 16 — “Showers of rain”
- 17 — “The wind fair”
- 18 — “The wind fair”
- 19 — “The wind increased & blew strong”
- 20 — “Two of the passengers were a little sick”
- 21 — “A little cold”
- 22 — “Eleven feet from the tip of one wing”
- 23 — “Just like harvest weather”
- 24 — “Not quite fair”
- 25 — “Not very cold”
- 26 — “The ship sailed fast”
- 27 — “Weather very pleasant”
- 29 — “One of the steerage passengers in a Neilston Lad”
- 30 — “Sailing very well”
- 31 — “The wind steady during the day”
September 1825
- 01 — “Weather cold”
- 02 — “Capt. Crear has put up a card”
- 03 — “Covered with white Albatrosses”
- 04 — “Roasted pork for dinner”
- 05 — “Completely becalmed”
- 06 — “Cold & pleasant”
- 07 — “Cold upon deck”
- 08 — “3460 Miles distant”
- 09 — “Just like a spring day at home”
- 10 — “Fresh with hail showers”
- 11 — “The weather beautiful”
- 12 — “A few of the passengers are sick”
- 13 — “Very heavy rain”
- 14 — “Two men about the helm”
- 15 — “A very clear Atmosphere”
- 16 — “The wind howled through the rigging tremendously”
- 17 — “Weather very wet”
- 18 — “On the right course”
- 19 — “Sailing well”
- 20 — “The wind steady”
- 21 — “Weather pleasant”
- 22 — “Obliged to put about again”
- 23 — “The Sailors [...] are very differently fed from the sailors on Clyde”
- 24 — “A fine large pie”
- 26 — “Little or no progress”
- 27 — “Cold & pleasant”
- 28 — “The night very beautiful”
- 29 — “Mr. McLachlan presented me…”
- 30 — “Becalmed”
October 1825
- 01 — “A little after tea”
- 02 — “A Comet”
- 03 — “At a distance resembled very much the Craig of Ailsa”
- 04 — “Very different from the Pilots on the Clyde”
- 05 — “The same as among the heather at home”
- 06 — “Covered with snows”
- 07 — “Out after the Bush Rangers”
- 08 — “I gave him 2/6 for my Father’s sake”
- 09 — “Went to the Scotch Kirk in the forenoon”
- 10 — “The Ladies & Gentlemen dress very extravagantly”
- 11 — “Riding on a Grey horse”
- 12 — “The weather here resembles very much the Greenock weather”
- 13 — “Very wet and cold, completely Greenock weather”
- 14 — “Hobart Town is something like Port Glasgow”
- 15 — “J. McDougall from Glasgow goes about here with the same air of impudence as he had done nothing wrong”
- 16 — “No Sermon in the afternoon”
- 17 — “Requesting an answer”
- 18 — “An attempt to escape”
- 19 — “Very warm during the forenoon”
- 20 — “Sailed for India”
- 21 — “Set sail for Sydney”
- 22 — “Our Cabin party is small now”
- 23 — “I was very sick”
- 24 — “The Whales are numerous”
- 25 — “Smoke on the Land”
- 26 — “Mr Ryrie has a Piano on board”
- 27 — “Bearing upon Mount Dromedary”
- 28 — “The Triton had arrived”
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