Indian Antiquary Vol 60

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

Page 289

MARCH, 1931
THE SCATTERGOODS AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
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comes in England or till you hear further from me, which you shall not faile upon every oppertunity.
Hope you will pardon this letter, for I wrote it at three severall times and being in an hurry in goeing away for Surratt. October the 8tb 1712.
J. S. [NOTES ON DOCUMENT 226.) James Wendy. The Rev. James Wendy was elected chaplain for Fort St. George on 31 December 1697 (Court Book, 37, 467, 471) and was probably a fellow passenger of Scattergood in the voyage to India in 1697-8. In February 1708 the Court appointed Robert Jones "in the room of Mr. Wendy who, as your last letters say, desires to quitt our service and return for England" (Despatches from England 1706-10, p. 43). The latest mention of Wendy in India is found among the Scattergood Papers, dated 9 November 1708, endorsed “Mr. Wendys Bond for pagodas 1000 to be paid at the marriage of my daughter Elizabeth.” See also The Rev. Frank Penny, The Church in Madras, I, 117, 128, etc.
Sir George Matthews. Commander of the London in 1708. See p. 57.
Thomas Wright. There is no other mention of this Thomas Wright in the Papers. He was probably connected with John Wright, a friend of Francis Forbes, Arabella Scattergood's first husband, and father of Thomas Wright, a writer who died in Bombay c. 1704.
Mrs. Burniston. Mary, wife of Charles Burniston and sister-in-law of Arabella Soatter. good. She and her husband acted jointly in the settlement of the affairs of John Burniston, Arabella's father, who died in Bombay in 1704.
The John and Elizabeth and Arabella. Separate Stock Ships. See p. 81.
I designe to send my wife home. Arabella Scattergood, however, did not sail for England until 1716.
Mr. Lewis. The Rev. George Lewis, chaplain at Fort St. George from 1692 to 1714. He sailed from Madras for England in the Marlborough on 21 January 1713-14 (Fort St. George Diary). See also the Rev. Frank Penny, op. cit., I, 108, 130, 178, etc.
Gold stript demitys. For dimity see p. 7. Mr. Crook. George Crooke, supercargo of the John and Elizabeth. Haveing them run. That is, smuggled ashore to avoid paying custom.
Among the Papers is Seattergood's "Acoount of what I carry with me to Surrat on the St. Andrew. This inoludes "sundry goods bought at Madrass, others in company " with Captain Greenhaugh and Govr. Edward Harrison, and "chekings" (sequins) at 161 and 15 per cent.
The St. Andrew was ready to sail in September 1712, but, as stated above, her departure was delayed until October by a storm which damaged the ship and cargo. Soattergood employed this time in reviewing his affairs and in drawing up an account of them for his wife, whom he deputed to act for him at Madras and to whom he gave careful instructions for her
guidance.
[23. AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT MONEY I HAVE ABROAD AND WHAT I OWE WITH PROPER INSTRUCTIONS TO EACH VOYAGE &O, TO MY WIFE MY ATTORNEY IN MY ABSENCE (9 OOTR.
1712)], vizt. In the Heriot to Persia Mr. Dean supercargoe, vist. Mr. Dean
received here as per his note pagodas .. .. .. 535. 25. 58 Messrs. Russell and Feake paid in Bengall 2 bills amounting
to rupees Madrass 4284.7. at 336 rupees per 100 pagodas: 1273. 24. - 1809, 13 58 When this ship arrives gett my share and after all nocounts
are made up for I don't care to be any more ooncerned