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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NOVEMBER, 1932) THE SCATTERGOODS AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
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Of accounts at this period we have one by John Maubert, Scattergood's attorney in Madras, with payments and receipts from September 1715 to April 1716 showing a credit balance of pagodas 3350. 11. 59, and others dated in Bombay noting sums expended on his behalf for tea, packing, etc.
The first news of Scattergood after his arrival in England, April 1716, is on 28 July of that year, when his friend William Phipps, who had also returned to England, wrote to him from his country house at Haywood (? Heywood, Westbury, Wilts), addressing the letter “To Mr. John Scattergood at his house in Devonshire Street, near Queen's Square, London." Scattergood had therefore settled down near his mother, Elizabeth Trenchfield, who resided in the adjoining Square. A week later Phipps wrote again to the same address.
(65)
Heywood the 6th August 1716. . Mr. Scattergood, Sir,
I received yours of the 4th this morning, do thank you for the advice you give me of the arrival of the Mary() and near approach of the other India ships, and for the news you have learnt from them. I am a little concerned you mention nothing of Raworth,(?) as you have too great a concern to omitt enquireing particularly after that voyage : pray give me account what you hear of it. What letters comes for me in my absence I have desired Mr. Barrington Eaton to take up for me; he lives at Sir Gerard Conyers in Austin Fryars; if therefore you hear of any letters for me please to direct them thither. I purpose to be in town in a fortnight. Please to give my service to Mrs. Warre(3); the arrack I have received and observe what you have paid Kennedy.
With the tender of mine and familys respects to you and yours, I conclude Sir, your humble servant
WILLIAM PHIPPS.
[NOTES ON DOCUMENT No. 65.] (2) The Mary. Captain Richard Holden, arrived from Madrag on 27 July 1716.
(8) John Raworth, supercargo of the Ann. Both Scattergood and Phipps were interested in the voyage of that ship to China and Phipps was anxious to learn the outcome of the seizure of a Chinese junk by Raworth in retaliation for injuries received at Amoy. For an account of the incident see below, Docu. ment No. 66.
(3) Florentia Wacre, widow of William Warre, member of Council at Fort St. George, who died there on 6 May 1715. She and her daughter returned to England in the Mary (Fort St. George Diary, May 1715 and Feb. 1716).
It is at this period that John Scattergood's name is found in connection with the East India Company. At a Court of Directors held on 5 September 1716, it was ordered that “Goods mentioned in the accompt of Jonn Scattergood value forty-eight pounds twelve shillings and three pence be deliver'd him he paying into the Treasury thirty-five pounds and eight pence due thereon" (Court Book, vol. 47, p. 108), and at & Court held on 16 November the "request of Mr. John Scattergood being read," it was "ordered that he have liberty to send out to Fort St. George by the Duke of Cambridge a black servant named Kerwina, he paying the charge of her passage” (Court Book, vol. 47, p. 182). The "black ser. vant” was evidently an attendant on Mrs. Scattergood in the Kent. Again, at a Court held on 28 December it was "ordered that Mr. John Scattergood may send out the value of two