Indian Antiquary Vol 61

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

Page 313

JULY, 1932)
THE SCATTERGOODS AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
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I have allmost concluded our business here and shall be goeing in three or four days more and hope shall make a pretty good voyage. Weither I shall bo ablo to gett another to this place I can not tell. However, I will make all the interest I can, for I would fain come one more to pinn the baskett.() But if I should fail, I designe, God willing, to come to England as soon as possible, when hope to enjoy your good companey which will not be the least of my happiness there. I left my brother Elihu at Madrass goeing on the saine ship and same Captain to Bengall, and from thence to Surratt, where hope to meet him. He with the rest of our freinds where all well when I came away, but by Mr. Raworth who is arrived att Amoy I hear that Mr. Langelier and poor old Glover(!) are dead. As for other news, you will hear better from Captain Peacock or Captain Phrip() who were allmost ready to saile when I came away.
Poor little Jones is dead.(") He died here on the 17th instant of a feavour. I miss him mightily, he being a great help to me in my business. He left nothing but a few old cloaths. The 50 Pagodas that you order'd me to give him with the profitte, I shall deliver again to your attornies att Madrass.
By Mr. James Naish I have sent you a large pott of the best tea I could procure here, which he has promised me to deliver you without any trouble, which hope will be exceptable as comoing from, dear Sir,
Your most humble and most oblidged servt.
J. S. [Canton Oct. 1714.]
[NOTES ON DOCUMENT No. 54.] (1) That is, conclude the matter' or 'finish the business.'
(3) Samuel Glover, like Scattergood, a free merchant, was buried at Fort St. George on 19 June 1714 (Madras Burials).
(3) Captain Eustace Pencock of the Somers and Captain Richard Phrypp of the Frederick, both Com. pany's ships.
(6) See note (1) Document No. 53.
In November, before leaving Canton, Scattergood wrote an account of the business transacted to William Phipps at Amoy.
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[Canton, 6 Nov, 1714! Mr. William Phipps Sir,
Yours of the 18th past came safe to my hands, as likewise of the 3rd by your express, (') which I answered, and am mightily concerned to hear you received but 2 letters from me, that of the 1st of September and the 29th. I have wrote you now five letters, the lst of September (the day I arrived), and then a few days after giveing you an account how I agreed for my cargoe, and then a short letter to informe you of Capt. Duglass, (?) that of the 29 in answer to yours,() and this. However, I shall write in this, being my last, everything that I know of news and about our cargoe, &c.