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
[ JULY, 1932
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[London, 27 Oct. 1714.] To Mr. John Scattergood Sir,
I did not purpose to write to you by this conveyance when I first heard of it: vut after. ward, considering that a letter by this ship, which I presume may arrive in Aprill, was more likely to meet you in Fort St. George then a letter by the January ships, which will not arrive before June or July, I made use of the apportunity. Your letter from China by the Bliss I received in Santa Helena and likewise the pott of thea you sent me by Mr. Fenwick, for which I return you my thanks. I likewise thank you for the good account you give me of young Jones(') and I am sorry I have no better of Mr. Hellam.() But Mr. Phips and the Captains haughty humour and his morose temper were not likely to agree long together. Upon my arrival in England I found your Mother, two sisters and your pretty little daughter(3) in good health. She is a very fine child indeed, and such as you may be proud of. She hath had the small pox since I came to London, but they are well over with her, and the child goes about and is not at all disfigured. Your brother John looks sickly and is so. And I am wholly of opinion that it [is] his best way to go to India. I have made it my business to find out Mr. George Crook, whom I mett with, and having examined into the business of the hinging (") find he had not the money, but that Mr. Smith sold the hinging to a merchant in Hugely, received the money just before the ship saild, and paid it to Mr. Foulkes, as in his letter from Anjengo Smith writes to me. I now write to Mr. Williamson about it, and shall write to him more at large by our Bengall ships, and do now offer him that, provided he pays the tooney to my order, I will be answerable for the same, and bear him harmless. And I would advise you to do the same, and likewise all the concernd, of which pray advise them. This with my respects to your self, your lady, Mr. Elihu Trenchfield &oa. family (whom I heartily command to the Divine Protection) is all at this time from
Sir
Your affectionate friend and most humbele servant
GEORGE LEWIS London October the 27th 1714.
[Endorsed] Reod. the 9 of April 1714/15.
(NOTES ON DOCUMENT No. 53.] (1) This must be "little Jones," evidently a protégé of the Rev. Geo. Lowis, whose death is recorded in the next document.
(2) See noto (13) on Document No. 49.
(3) Elizabeth, Scattergood's oldest daughter, who had gone to England with her grandmother Eliza. both Trenchtield.
(*) This refers to Scattergood's claim on the estate of Robert Foulkes, for which see p. 80.
Scattergood's letter to the Rev. George Lewis, written at Canton and given below, crossed the one printed above.
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(Canton, Oct.-, 1714] To the Revd. George Lewis, Revd. Sir,
Your kind letter from the Cape I received by the Hester the 1st of September last, being the day I arrived this place. I heartily congratulate your safe arrivall so fart on your way and hope the rest may be as pleasant and safe. I presume you have heard by your Madrass letters of our arrivall there and making a 28 per cent voyage. I am here again on the same account, only Mr. Phipps that was with me before, is gone to Amoy on the Duke of Cambridge, Captain Arlond, and Mr. George Wyches (Mr. Wyches at Surat his brother) is with me.