Statement Signed by the Captain, Second Mate and Carpenter of the Emigrant Sailing Ship Conway (James Baines & Co) re the Circumstances Surrounding the Ship Pulling into the Port of Greenock on 25 January 1854 After Severe Gales had Damaged the Jig-boom. On Board there were Three Hundred and Eighty Two Emigrants Bound for Australia. On the 27 January Cholera Broke Out, as a Consequence, the Ship was put into Quarantine - Migration to New Worlds

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Title	Statement Signed by the Captain, Second Mate and Carpenter of the Emigrant Sailing Ship Conway (James Baines & Co) re the Circumstances Surrounding the Ship Pulling into the Port of Greenock on 25 January 1854 After Severe Gales had Damaged the Jig-boom. On Board there were Three Hundred and Eighty Two Emigrants Bound for Australia. On the 27 January Cholera Broke Out, as a Consequence, the Ship was put into Quarantine
Date	25 Jan-10 Jul 1854
Document Type	Correspondence; Legal Papers
Reference	SAS/3/2/2
Library / Archive	National Museums Liverpool: Maritime Archives & Library
Description	Documents regarding the ship Conway that was quarantined at Greenock. Includes a statement signed by the Captain, Second Mate and Carpenter of the ship regarding both the ship damaging its jig-boom and having to pull into Greenock and correspondence between Baines and The Colonial Land Emigration Office regarding the later outbreak of cholera in 1854.
Theme(s)	Journey Conditions
Country (from)	Great Britain
Country (to)	Australia
Places	London, England; Melbourne, Australia
Ports	Liverpool, England; Greenock, Scotland
Ships	Conway
Keywords	emigrants, quarantine, bad weather, affidavit, cholera, emigration
Language	English
Copyright	National Museums Liverpool: Maritime Archives & Library