Indian Antiquary Vol 60

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

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
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MARCH, 1931
These conveyances. The Dartmouth, a Company's ship, Captain Thomas Beckford commander, and the Arabella, a Separate Stock ship, Captain Alexander Reid commander, sailed on the 14 and 20 October 1712, respectively (Fort St. George Diary). The Arabella. See p. 79, for her arrival in India.
[226.] To Mr. James Wendey and Mr. Osmond Beavoir, Sirs,
By the enclosed letter of attorney I have appointed you two to be my attorneys in England, which favour I hope you will not deny me.
Sir George Mathews was my attorney before, but haveing drawn upon him bills payable to Mr. Thomas Wright for pounds [blank], those bills and 110 pounds more that he paid to Mr. Wendey and Mrs. Burniston, beleive that little or nothing is left in his hands, therefore desire you to speake to him to make up my accounts and send it me out (if anything left) in wine and beer; but I would not have you show your power nor call him to account, but leave it to himself to send me out accounts &o. as he thinks fitt. I beleive Mr. Wendey will be the properest person to speak to him about the matter over a glass of wine, he knowing some. thing of the matter allready.
I have ? s[l]ent on the John and Elizabeth pagos. 500 at 14 shillings for a pagoda and on the Arabella 500 more at 138. Bd., in all amounting to 687 li. 10s. payable to you two, which pray receive of him, 500 pounds of which I would beg you to send me out again in dollers by the way of China to be invested in gold and the rest to keep at interest.
I designe to send my wife home the next year to live with my mother, where I hope she and her two daughters may live with all oharges for 150 pounds per annum, which pray pay her at sundry times as she may want it; but you may allow her a little more if you judge it necessary.
But in case of the loss of the said ships John an Elizabeth and Arabella (which God forbid) and my wife should went money, I would have you take it up att interest on my account and pay it when you receive some of mine, which I shall send on all oppertunitys a little; but Mr. Lewis has promised me to give my wife a letter of creditt to take of his attornies what money she shall want.
I have sent 3 bonds home on severall conveyances for 2500 pagos, on the John and Elizabeth payable to my mother and Mrs. Wigmore. I have but 500 in those bonds; the rest belongs to my mother, Mrs. Wigmore &ca. Land other] freinds. I have likewise sent 3 bonds for 2500 pa. on the Arabella, payable as the others; 500 pa. is mine; the rest belongs as above. Pray receive my 1000 pa. out of those bonds and employ as above directed.
I remain, your most humble servant
J. SCATTERGOOD. Madrass the 2d Octr. 1712. P.S. Sirs
On the John and Elizabeth I have sent a small bundle putt up in waxcloth, marked containing 19 peioes fine chints, all for a bed, six peices of very fine for gownes and petticoates, anu two peioes of Surratt gold stript demitys, which I desired Mr. Crook, if he touches in Holland, to deliver to Minheer Drumond and Vanderhegden, merchants in Amsterdam, and to advise you two of it (those merchants being Mr. Wendeys corispondents); but if he should not touch in Holland, then to carry them to London in his ship and advise you of them that you may take effeotual method to bring them ashoare, either by having them run or to sell them amongst the John and Elizabetha cargoe, and soe buying them yourselves. Doe which way you judge best. When you gett them ashoare, give my mother 3 peices of those chints out of the six for gownes and petticoates, and let her have her choise. The rest keep till my wife