Indian Antiquary Vol 62

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

Page 407

JULY, 1933]
THE SCATTERGOODS AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
237
Ballance remaining in
our hands including the 2 East India bonds .. .. 531. 6. 5}
£755. 4. 71
Errors Excepted.
ED. FENWICKE. E. TRENCHFEILD.
London Feb. 7th 1720/21.
[NOTES ON DOCUMENT No. 125.) (1) Joseph Jackson, a London merchant, one of Scattergood's correspondents. (%) Miss Elizabeth Scattergood, maiden aunt of John Scattergood.
Elihu Trenchfield wrote a third letter in February, repeating the substance of his first communication and adding some interesting remarks about the change of government in Bombay and Madras.
[126] Extract of a letter from Elihu Trenchfield to John Scattergood,
dated 7 February 1720/1. I beleive you'll joyn with me in rejoycing at Mr. Phipps good fortune, who is appointed to succeed Mr. Boone in his Government of Bombay, and has the benefit ticket given him of setling the Mocho factory, where he is directly bound.(1) and from thence goes on one of the Company ships for Bombay. He carry'd it entirely by Mr. Harrison interest,(*) notwithstanding the opposition of Sir Robert Nightingale, who us'd his endeavours for Mr. Bevis.(*) I assure you it's beleiv'd the former will have als) great power in the direction of the East India Companys affairs as ever Sir Gregory Page had.(*)
I dont know how the change of Government in Madrass may have affected your affairs, but hope to hear you are become as great a favourite to Mr. Hastings as Tom Harris) was to his predecessor. His interest here is very great, being espous'a by Governor Harrison as well as Sir Robert Nightingall, so that I think Mr. Elwicks hopes of the Government must have vanish'd in Sir Gregory's death.(6)
[NOTES ON DOCUMENT No. 126.] (1) Soo P. 226. William Phipps, electod to succeed Charles Boone as Governor of Bombay in 1720 did not assume office until 1721. His Governorship lasted till 1728.
(*) Edward Harrison, Governor of Fort St. George 1711 to 1717, who, on his return to England, became a Director of the E. I. Co.
(9) Apparently Arthur Beavis, who had held office in Persia and who returned to England in the Dartmouth in 1719, is meant. See note on p. 50.
(TM) Sir Gregory Page, a Director of the E. I. Co., died on 5 May 1720. See Document No. 118, p. 227. (5) Thomas Harris, Scattergood's co-supercargo. (6) Nathaniel Elwick, however, superseded Francis Hastings a fow months lator.
Letters from his step-brother, his mother, his two step-sisters, his daughter Elizabeth and “ Uncle Roger" all provided Scattergood with family news. The last named again alluded to the "unaccountable transactions... ...relating to the South Sea Company who have bubbled all they have dealt with (which is allmost all the nation) except some great men they had occasion to make use of in carrying on their designs."