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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SEPTEMBER, 1933 ]
THE SCATTERGOODS AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
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Transported from on board the Bonitta to on board the Fame to Mocha vizt. 213 msunds wax @ 163 per maund .. .. .. 3514. 2. 1 tub China ware
.. .. 25.
3539.2. at 11 61. 3. 76, Ditto on board the Stanhope to Surrat 217 peculls of tea @ 40 rups. per pecull .. .. 850. at 18 14. 3. 50 775% maunds and 5 seirs China roots @ 4 seirs per maund .. .. .. .. .. 3103. 2. O at 154. 1. 23
. 230. 3. 31 Fees .. .. 1. - 80
Rupees .. 232. - 31 Errors excepted and contents received
Per me Bombay Apprill 7th 1722
ROBERT NEWLYX Custom) Mr.
On the eve of his departure from Bombay for the last time, Scattergood addressed the following letter to his friend Governor William Phipps.
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[-April 1722] Honble. Sir,
You haveing been so kind as to be my attorney, I make bold to trouble you with theso few lined by way of memorandum.
In the bunder (-) I have left ten peculls of quicksilver, which please to receive and sell for my account for what you can gett. Mr. George Wyche owes me a small debt, as per his account deliver'd you, which please to gett for me, which I make no question but that you will recover, tho several other people could not. I have sent up to Surratt 163 bags of China root and 20 tube of camphire that I have sold to Mr. Ennis [Innes). I have wrote up to Mr. Bonnell to recover the money of Nagar and remitt it me by bills to Madrass.(2) Please only to enquire if he has done it or not.
In Mr. Courtney's (3) hands I have left 8000 of canes which have desired him to sell as well she can and pay the money to you. In the ketch John, which is now at Cochin under Captain Dabordie's management, I am concerned seven thousand rix dollars in the stock and bloek (Capt. Harry has one thousand under me). Please to enquire about hir, and when hir cargoe are sold, receive my share. I have wrote to Captain Daberdie about hir to Surratt, (*) thinking she might be there, to remitt me my share to Madrass, but am now afread she will not come to Surratt this year, therefore when she arrives the next season, manage the sales so that we may not be groet sufferers by hir loosing hir passago. I am to pay to the customs house omcers one hundred rupees, to the Church one hundred, (5) and to Mr. Sawbridge one hundred, which I beg you to pay out of the money you may receive of mine. What money you reevive of mine, please to remitt to Madrass to my attorneys or to England by bills respondentia on diamonds or what way you judge most advantagious.
From Madrass and China I shall trouble your Honour and write more fully. I return your Honour many thanks for all favours and remain, Yours Honours most obedient humble servant,
J. S.