Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 62
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications
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JULY, 1933]
THE SCATTERGOODS AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
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captain and ship's officers. The following gives an idea of how the supercargoes were acting on behalf of their owners.
[142] Dr. Owners of the Bonita.
Per contra. To Putchuck 106. 95 wt. at
Per silver at Malacca 3722 pa. 4 Rp. 31; paid .. .. Rp. 3369. - - fa. 40 ca. .. .. Rp. 7444. 2. - Lead 34 ps. 31. 20 4 do. .. 148.- - Per 20 small iron gunns sold here
boathyre of do. aboard .. 2. - - to be paid on returne back Sundry ships disbursements at
weighing 59C. 2qr. -Ib. makMalacca .. .. .. 93. 4. - ing 6664 lbs. at 132 lbs. per 2 Leagures of arrack at
pecul is 504 pl. at Rp. 124 Rp. 341 . Rs. 68
pr pl. .. .. .. .. 618. 5. - Boathyre &c. .. .. 1 6 9. 4. - Per fraight received of John de The per contra gunns to re
Matt for bales of goods from ceive on returne from China
Maderass to this place .. 320. . in gold at Rp. 241 per bankal
is .. .. .. .. 618. 5. - Commission 2 per cent on the
above putchuck and lead amounts to Rps. 3519 .. 88. - - To silver carry to China for
their proportion of what received of the Governor Ma.
lacca .. .. .. .. 1871. - - 78 bankals of gold left behind at
Malacca, to receive on returne from China at Rp. 24 per bankal, the Governor not
be[ing] able to provide silver. 1872. - - 10 moya[!] 7 received of the
Governor at Rp. 24 and sold for 23 per bankal and carry
silver for the same to China. 240. 6. - Profit and loss for Rps. per
bankal loot [?] .. .. 10. 4. -
Rp.
8382. 7. -
Rp. 8382. 7. -
The only other letter among the Papers for the year 1721 is from Francis Hugonin, Scat tergood's attorney at Madras, and is dated there on 29 December.
[143] Mr. Scattergood, Sir,
These lines are designed for Anjengo there to waite and congratulate your safe arrival(") where you will have the first advise of the great alteration in this place by ships Heathcote and Marlborough who arrived the 15th October with a Commission for Mr. Elwick to be our Governor, Mr. Turner to be our Second, Messrs. Benyon, Oadham, Emmerson, Hubbard, Fowke and Drake of Councill, Messrs. Hastings, Horden, Cooke and Draper turned out of
