The Journal of Samuel Kelly

Episode 20: Returning to London and final journal entries

In this final episode, Samuel finds himself accosted by the crew and forced to sign drafts to pay them exorbitant wages on their return to London. Falling in with a convoy, Samuel returns to London in poor health and makes his final journal entries. If you want to support this project and more like it, consider buying me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/goodourfirstcatchoftheday Interested in true history stories? This podcast is for you! The Journal of Samuel Kelly is a detailed diary kept by an 18th century sailor. It was discovered approximately 100 years after his death. The book is out of print with its final printing occurring around 1925 by the Fredrick A Stokes company.

Episode 19: Yellow Fever in Jamaica

Arriving at Kingston, Samuel finds the place decimated by Yellow Fever. Soon, he begins to lose his crew to illness and desertion. Amidst the slave ships, unsanitary conditions of the town and dishonest merchants, Samuel wishes nothing more than to return to England. If you want to support this project and more like it, consider buying me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/goodourfirstcatchoftheday Interested in true history stories? This podcast is for you! The Journal of Samuel Kelly is a detailed diary kept by an 18th century sailor. It was discovered approximately 100 years after his death. The book is out of print with its final printing occurring around 1925 by the Fredrick A Stokes company.

Episode 18: Evading the French ships in the Caribbean

Samuel sails to St. Domingo while war between the English and French begins to heat up. Storms and a variety of sea animal encounters mark a relatively peaceful journey across the Atlantic. However, the likelihood of encountering a French warship forces Samuel to devise creative ways to conceal his ships lack of crew and firepower. If you want to support this project and more like it, consider buying me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/goodourfirstcatchoftheday Interested in true history stories? This podcast is for you! The Journal of Samuel Kelly is a detailed diary kept by an 18th century sailor. It was discovered approximately 100 years after his death. The book is out of print with its final printing occurring around 1925 by the Fredrick A Stokes company.

Episode 17: Drunk crew, riots and the Press Gang

Delivering freight around the region of Great Britain, Samuel continues to deal with poor ship conditions and drunk crew man. When he's finally able to return to his old ship, the Thetis, Samuel spends time near Strand Street where riots and impresses are a nightly occurrence.   Interested in true history stories? This podcast is for you! The Journal of Samuel Kelly is a detailed diary kept by an 18th century sailor. It was discovered approximately 100 years after his death. The book is out of print with its final printing occurring around 1925 by the Fredrick A Stokes company

Episode 16: Returning home

Samuel returns home to England where his enjoyment of friends and family is dulled by a nagging illness. After delivering freight between Bristol and Lisbon in a leaky vessel manned by drunk shipmates, Samuel gets a call to return to his old ship the Thetis. If you want to support this project and more like it, consider buying me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/goodourfirstcatchoftheday Interested in true history stories? This podcast is for you! The Journal of Samuel Kelly is a detailed diary kept by an 18th century sailor. It was discovered approximately 100 years after his death. The book is out of print with its final printing occurring around 1925 by the Fredrick A Stokes company.