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
[ DECEMBER, 1939
[NOTES ON DOCUMENT No. 96.] (1) Dobashi, interpreter. (2) Joseph Pereira, a Joguit Father of Macao. (%) A sedan-chair. (4) Apparently a personal attendant on Scattergood. (5) Joseph Seru (or Ceru), another of tho Josuit Fathors at Macao.
The Charlotte, in which Scattergood had sailed from Malacca, was ready to leave Canton for Surat in November 1719. He was interested in her cargo to the extent of 1500 pagodas and in her he sent by Stephen Orme 8 "shooes of gold " weighing 94 oz. 8 dwt., consigned to Stephen's cousin, Alexander Orme, to be employed by him at Calicut in his " distilling trade," he giving a "bond at interest" payable on demand. At the same time Scattergood sent 10 "shooes of gold more" to be invested in "shirks fins" and Mangalore sandal wood, and sent to Madras as soon as possible. As Peter Curgenven was also desirous of procuring a quantity of these commodities, Orme was urged to " be before him" and not to "stand for a small matter in the price." To Messrs. Curgenvon and Harnage, however, Scattergood dropped no hint of forestalling them. He asked them to hand over his gold to Aloxander Orme and at Malacca to "receive the brigantine and goods that Mr. Harnage and I bought." On their arrival at Surat he begged their assistance to recover the amount owing to him by George Wyche. By the Charlotte Scattergood wrote to Jeremiah Bonnell requesting him to buy up a quantity of putchuck, rose malloes," very good incence in white drops, without stones", and yellow sandal wood and consign them to Madras to await him there, but “whatever you buy for me, pray be very private, and do not let any body know they are for me, but consign them to Mr. John Maubert," to whom he wrote a characteristic letter.
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[- November 1719] Mr. John Maubert, Sir,
Yours per Bonita with your inclosed account &c. I received and am very much concern'd to hear that I have no money remitted me when the Bonita came away, but hope long before this you have received the bills.
We arrived here in the Charlotte but three or four days before the Bonita so could not doe much before she came. Gold is now prodegious dear, at 120 dollor money for 10 tale weight of 93 touch, by reason here is eleven ships, 4 Ostenders, 2 Companeys, our 2, Captain Boone, a French ship and a Moorman,(?) so that we must waite with patience till most of them are gone, by which means hope to gett it a considerable cheaper. Hope to be at Madrass by the latter end of March or the beginning of Aprill. I wrote you by one, John de Matt that if he should want money, to beg you to advance him what he wants till my arrivall.
Pray take care that Auga Nurry disposes his ship(?) to nobody but to us, for I have gott an extraordinary skeme for a great voyage for hir. Secure what tin you can.
Romain your humble servant,
J.S.
(NOTES ON DOCUMENT No. 97.) (1) Two of the Ostend Company's ships were the Brussells galley, Captain Peter Jackson, and the Wirtemberg. Captain Philip Vantnaestrict. The names of the other two do not appear. The Company's ships were the Sunderland, Captain William Hutchinson and the Easex, Captain John Pinnell." Our 2" were the Bonita and the Charlotte. Captain Thomae Boone commanded the Boone frigate, a privately owned vessel. The "French ship" is not again mentioned. The "Moorman" (Muhammadan vessel) belonged to Abdu'l-bafôr of Surat.
(?) For Agha Nunes and the Santa Cruz see document 90, note (1).
To James Williamson in Bengal Scattergood wrote at this time, sending him, per Captain James White, master of the Triplicane, a present of tea, and informing him that he had purchas. ed Thomas Harris's share in that vessel, which made him owner of a third part. He requested Williamson to purchase Patna rice and mangoes for his friends at the "Pillou " (Pilau) Club in London and to despatch them to Captain Richard Rawlins, one of the members. By Captain White, Scattergood also sent to Bengal for sale “ 176 China pictures" and some Chinese porcelain; the latter he thought would "sell best amongst the Moor men at Hugley." At the same time he sent two casks of soy for sale in Bengal by Captain Marmaduke Crompton of the Mary Ann galley.