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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DECEMBER, 1932] THE SCATTERGOODS AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
him by Mr. Maubert, which Mr. Mauberts uncle, Mr. Shovell, can informe you. Pray make
an end of the account.
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The day I left Portsmouth I gave Mr. Wendy a barr of water silver(3) which he forgott to send me aboard as he promised.
I hear that Mr. Charles Burniston is becoming a great man, therefore pray do what you can to recover his bond to me with interest.
The goods I send home have given particularly directions about, as Mr. Hambly can informe you of that of Tobins. These that I send now by Capt. Jackson amounting to tales 5086: 6: 2 and what I send by Messrs. Pennycott and Cocks amount to 2460 tales. I gave orders if any ship comes to China with English supra cargoes to send it out to me in my absence to buy gold and remitt you the produce of both the invoyces directly from Ostend. My share of money left at Portsmouth amounts to £1108 : 28. 9d.,(*) which hope is paid to Mr. Lewis.
When I came to India I bought of one Alexander a Jew (he uses the Jerusalem Coffee house) five emralds, which he charges forty two guineas. Twenty one I paid him, he being concerned halfe; but he made this bargaine: that if the stones should not sell for prime cost, then I was to returne the stones, and he would pay me my principall back as per his attested note enclosed. Not being able to get the prime cost, I send them back by Mr. Peter Godfrey,(5) and pray receive of him the twenty one guineas before you deliver the stones.
I ordered Mr. Lewis in my instructions what to allow my wife at Lincoln ard ordered him since to pay Mr. [sic] uncle Roger Scattergood twenty five pounds per annum, which please to allow out of my mony. Affter all my interest mony is paid of, except my Aunt Scattergoods, unless she is willing to receive it, employ the remainder in what you judge will turn best to my account.
I have no more to write you at present about my affaires : I shall write you both by the Companys ship particular letters. Please to give my duty to my Mother and love to my sisters and service to all freinds, to whome I shall write likewise by the Companys ship. I remaine dear Sir,
Your affectionate brother and humble servant,
J. S.
P.S. Since I wrote above, haveing had some discourse with Captain Jackson, he telling me that he beleived he should come out again the next season, i[n] that case I ordred him to pay you all my mony to lye at interest, and when he goes, to let him have betwixt 3 & 4000 pounds to concern in his ship, insureing it; but if no manner of probabilyty of his getting out, then to follow my former orders.
Novr. 16. P.S. Just as Captain Peter Jackson was goeing away he had occasion to borrow four hundred tales of me, for which he gave three bills of exchange, one of which I have inclosed in this, the other shall send by other conveyances.
When you insure on Captain Jackson, lett him know it before, for fear you may both do it at the same time, for he has orders about it likewise.
[12 Nov. 1719.]
An Account of what mony my attorney Mr. John Maubert and I have sent hom[e] to England since my comeing out from thence is as follows, vizt.