Indian Antiquary Vol 61

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

Page 367

DECEMDER, 1932)
THE SCATTERGOODS AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
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In reply to the lotter of the “Captain Chinaman" (document No. 94), Scattergood wrote as follows.
[98]
[-November 1719) Senr. Jan Younqua,
I received your lotter por ship Bonita by Mr. Harris with your instructions what to bring from this place, which I shall doe all that lyes in my power. I shall bring a good quantity of torches and tobacco chepe ; 100 peices poisecs of the colors you order'd ; some quantity of raw silk; a good deall of gold thread, and all the China ware that I can gett, with China root, &c.
I hope that you have gott ready the brigantine with the cargoc() to goo away as soon as Mr. Harnage arrives,() for he can not stay above 3 or 4 days. Mr. Curganven, Mr. Harnage and myself are concerned thirds in vessell and cargoe. My third part hope the Armenian's() money that you will receive on account his respondentia, which is 4375 rix dollers and of the 4000 loft in your hands will be sufficient. What my share will be more, please to charge to my account.
You need not send any gold with John de Matt for Madrass, for have given order by a letter that I send him to receive from my attorney what money he shall want, and your part you can pay afterwards. I have wrote John de Matt about it. I have payd to a China(man), one Suoqua, one hundred tales for your account (with) which he says he is to buy things for you.
I have no more to add, but remain,
your freind and humble servant
(NOTES ON DOCUMENT NO. 98.) (1) This was to consist mainly of sugar. (2) In the Charlotte. (3) Khudja Aratoon Lazaro.
To João de Mattos Scattergood wrote a similar letter with an additional paragraph.
[99] .... Pray dosire the Captain Chinaman to send a large vessell to goc to Bangermassin,(") and the Island Subie(?) to gett all the hysam, or the bechu de marr(3) that can be gott, and I will be att all the c[h]arges, for that comidity will be at a great price here in China the next year: therefore pray do not fail of sending a large guntin(*) now as soon as possible, for if he should stay till I come to Mallacca before he sends a vessell, she may not have time to return before I come back from Madrass, for the voyage to Bangermassen and back again will require 5 or 6 months.
I desire you to provide as much rattans as will serve to dunage(s) the ship (Jerusalem], and as sugar comes in, secure all for the said ship, as much as will fill the ship, and dispatch her as soon as possible you can for Suratt. The remainder of our stock buy up gold as cheap as you can to carry to Madras, except you can meet any vessell that goes from hence [Malacca) that will take goods for a cheap freight, and you think that by freighting goods will turn to a better account then gold.
The pamengers that comes from Pollicatt (Pulicat] you must perswade to goe to the coast (Madras) again, some on every ship, for you must not trust for the Bonita, for you know what noice Mr. Harris makes (0)