Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 61
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
MARCH, 1932
[45.]
Madras 28 May 1714. Honoured Mother,
I received your kind letter for which I return you my most dutifull thanks and for the care you are pleased to take with my daughter Betty.
I am now just return'd from my last China and Surrat voyage and am goeing on another, from when shall write you at large, which may reach your hand as soon as this. I hope shall have the happiness of seeing you in two or three years more, my last voyage comeing out very well.
Please to give my service to all fronds and tell them that I shall write them from China. I have wrote to my Attornies Messrs. Wendey and Beavoir to pay you all the charges you have been at for my girl with a bundance of thanks. I beg your prayers and blessings may attend me where ever I goe, remain Your most dutifull and most affectionate son
J. S. Madrass the 28 May 1714.
(46.)
Madras 5 June 1714. Dear Cousin Duglass(")
My wife received your letter by me and money by Sterling,() but the Dele a bitt of any list or directions what to doe with it. So she designes to give it all away to the Church to pray for your convertion from all folly and heedliness. But, however, to sett all things write, I desired her to provide 12 shirts and smocks for your father and mother, some chints for your sisters and handkercheifs and neckcloths for the rest of your family.
I hope to be on the Mallabarr Coast in December next where, if you should send your grab(3) that you had last from Angary,(9) I shall be glad to meet her if your occation will per mitt. You need not send down any stock, for I shall have gold enough to load her up, and for your part I will take but 10 per cent respondentia. If you please, I will take or of her provided you are reasonable in the valuation ; but pray let me hear from you on the Mallabarr Coast with a price current of Bombay and Surat. I am now just upon the goe, so please to give my service to your lady &c. freinds, romain Your affectionate kindsman and most humble servant
J. S. Madrass the 5th June 1714.
Notes on Document No. 46.] (1) Douglay Burniston, son of Charles Burniston, was a cousin of Arabella Forbes (née Burniston), Scattergood's wife.
() William Sterling, supercargo of the Duke of Cambridge.
(3) Grab (Ar. ghurdb), a square-rigged Arab vessel. See Yule, Hobson-Jobson, s.v. Grab.
(*) Conagee (Khánhůji) Angria, the noted corsair of the period. Whether the vessel in question was acquired by purchase or capture does not appear.
