Indian Antiquary Vol 59

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE SCATTERGOODS AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
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Entry 5 September. Dr. Warrain. William Warren, surgeon to the Factory at Calcutta from February 1704, notorious for his marriage with Elizabeth Binns, a widow, while his wife was still alive in England (See Wilson, Early Annals, I. 201).
Entry 20th September. Coja Surhaud. Khwaja Isråil Sarhad, an influential Armenian merchant, who was employed in 1714-1717 to accompany the Embassy of John Surman to the Court of Farrukhsiyar.
Entries 11 October. Mr. Munger's outcry. The auction of the effects of John Monger, a writer in the Company's service, who died on 7 October.
Monser Taverneers Travells. The Travels of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, an English translation of which had been published in 1684.
Mr. Radshaw. George Redshaw, a merchant in the Company's service, later Charges. General-Keeper at Calcutta.
Entry 1 November. Mr. Bugden. William Bugden, Company's servant, who later on filled the offices of Secretary and Collector at Calcutta. He died in 1700 (Early Annals, I. 363-4).
Entry 20 November. Mr. Winder. Jonathan Winder, Company's servant and Member of Council.
Entry 10 December. Corge of Romalls. Score of rúmál, kerchiefs (See Yule, HobsonJobson, 8.v. Corge).
Entries 3 January. Mr. Boards Bannian. John Beard's baniya, Hindu trader. John Beard, then Second of Council, bocame President of Bengal in 1701.
Shaulbafts. Shalbaft, woven cloth for shawls; bafta, cotton cloth, made especially at Broach.
Elachees. Alacha, ilacha, silk sloth, with a wavy pattern. Sooses. Súsi, silk cloth. Dustore. Dastûr, commission. Chucklaos. Chakla, silk and cotton cloth.
On the day when the last entry was made in the abovo account, 10 January 1698/9, the Elizabeth sailed for Gombroon (Bandar 'Abbas), where John Scattergood probably disposed of the piccc.coods on which he had expended the money entrusted to him for "traffick." There is no record of this, nor of his first voyage to Persia, among the Scattergood Papers, but from the Records of Fort St. George we learn that the Elizabeth returned to Madras in August 1699, two months after the death of Richard Trenchfield. Thenceforward John Scattergood's namo appears in the "List of Seafaring mon, not constant inhabitants" of Fort St. George, showing that he was continuing to make trading voyages from that place. In 1704 ho was at Tuticorin, on the south-east coast of Madras, with Captain Henry Harnett, who, like Captain William How, was commander of a "country "ship, that is, one making voyages from port to Port in India, independently of, but countenanced by, the Company. Harnett had already commanded the George, the Anne, the Sidgwick and the Goodwill in voyages to Bencoolen, Bengal and Malacca and it is not unlikely that John Soattergood had accompanied bim to the latter place in 1703. He was now master of the Goodhope and apparently sailed from Tuticorin to Anjengo on the Malabar coast, taking letters to the Chief of that factory, and thence to Persia, whence he returned to Madras, as the Fort St. George Diary records, in June 1705. There is no direct mention of John Scattergood as a companion of Harnett on this voyage, but the following account showing his interest in the cargo of the vessel and the details of goods consigned to him and the master of the Goodhope is evidenoe that he acted as supercargo.
2. [ACCOUNTS, &c., PERSIA VOYAGE, 1705.]
Gombroone the 9th May 1705. Invoice of cost and charges of one hundred bales of Ruinass and fivety chests Shirash wine Freighted on ship Goodhope, Captain Henry Harnott Commander, being on the proper