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SOME ANGLO-INDIAN WORTHIES.
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"Mr Ambrose Salusbury, Sir, Wee are glad to observe that you are furnished with Oxen and that you are in hopes to have the Peeter in Pettipolee by the 15th next month. Pray hasten all as much as possible you can, and you need not doubt but the Agent, as well as our selves, will represent your service home, where you neede not question the Bonble. Companys good resentment of it to your advantage. The Phirmaund is not yet arrived. As soon as we receive it, it shalbe dispeeded to you. In the Interime we hope you will [bave] noe obstruction in the businesse. If you cannot procure Cotton aswell as Dungarees for the 200 Pagos. sent you, pray send the whole amount in Dungarees, for that we daily want them to embale the Companys goods. Wee Remaine, Sir, Your very loveing freinds, RICHARD MOHON; MATT. MATXWARING ; GEORGE CHAMBERLAINE.86
Metchlepat am the 30th Novemler 1672."
On the 11th December, 1672, Salisbury's letters recommence. If we may judge from his own account, the petre investment was indeed an arduous task and it is not strange that he was loth to undertake it. His conduct of the affair elicited the praise of Messrs. Mainwaring and Chamberlaine, who, in their letter of 21st December, reminded him of the "creditt " which would "redowne" to himself alone." Salisbury's protestations of incorruptibility in his letter of the 26th December seem rather uncalled for and ring somewhat false.
"Mr Richard Mohun Etca. Councell, I was in hopes, when I writt the former, 87 to have the Peter at Pettipolee by the 15th this month, bat in my last advised have caused great part to be boiled againe since my being in these parts, that it will bee the latter end of this month before all the Peeter will arrive to Pettipolee. Had not the great Rain put a Stopp to this business for a month should have sett forth sooner, and not have doubted to provide 800 Candy, however bave made such improvement of this short time that by the blessing of Almighty God hope you will see sach effects of my labours that will compleate the 500 Candy. I formerly advised that I had contracted for the first hundred Candy at 5 pago. per Candy and 200 at 5 pago. per Candy, but, since my arrivall, finding the Peeter men I made Contract with to have brought up the Peeter at 3 pago. and 3 and 4 per Candy, I shall use my Endeavors to make an abatement of ball pago. per Candy in the 200 Candy when the business is at a period. Should I now compell them to it, they would make Complaints and bribe the Governor and ruin all soe that I must desist till the business be compleated. I hear not of any Phirmaand and the Peter Braminy denieth to send downe the old one, the Peeter at soe many places that noe small difficulty to content the Governours &ca, and to bring the Peeter &ca. to one place to send a quantity togeather, your services all disposed on, and I am in want here, there being soe many to please that I am forced to give cloth and glasses, and all will not content some ill Conditioned people. And, in the Way to Pettipolee, in some places my letters, the Peeter in others, are forced to pay Juncan, and for the Oxen what it will be I shall, when all concluded, give you Account. Ile assure you in some places I stay not so long as to eate, time being soe short, I have not time to dine bat stay from one night to the next. You cannot judge of the trouble of this business. God grant me good success in it that my service may be to the Honble. Company and your good likeings. Dangarees shall hasten per the next Cuffalgb [kafila, caravan : Cotton dear, therefore buy none at Petti polee and in the way with what have now ready qt. 600 Oxen [sic] the rest. Is now arrived News that the Governour of Condeneere (Oundanore) hath sent his De-Roy [durãi, prohibition in the king's name] upon the Peeter, Soe that now if your Governours letter will bee of none offect, the Company will bee Sufferers and that ruined. I have in niany Lettera desired you to procure a Phirmaand Soe that I hope you will not blame mee. I remaine Your assured, AXBOSE SALUBBURY.
[Goodeshawder), the 11th December 1672." 89
" Mr Richard Mohun Etcg. Councell, I advised you last night the Kings people have put the De Roy and chop (chhāp, a stamp) on the Companys Peeter that is in Gunneys ready to goe hence, and upon all the Peeter not weighed. The Peeter at Pettipolee and on the way, and this in Ganneys
#6 Pactory Records, Manilipataw, Vol. . Salisbury appears to allude to a letter which does not exist. * Factory Recorde, Masulipatam, Vol. 9.
