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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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[ NOVEMBA, 1933
() See note on document No. lla, p. 74. (6) Faded, i.e., light blue. () See note (5) on document No. 117. (7) Stat, silk cloth. (8) Earthy, i.e., mud-coloruz. © Scarlet. (10) Grogram, a coarse silk or material of mohair wool and silk.
John Scattergood died a wealthy man, his estate being estimated, according to two different accounts, at upwards of £20,000 or upwards of £40,000. After his death litigation ensued between his widow, his uncle Roger Scattergood, his aunt Elizabeth Scattergood and his daughter Elizabeth on the one part, and his executors on the other. The latest references to this “eminent merchant" in the India Office records are found in Court Book, vol. 69, among the minutes of Courts held on 3 and 11 February 1740/1:
“The bill of exchange drawn from Fort St. George, payable to William Colograve, Esqr., Receiver of the estate of John Scattergood Esqr., deceased, or to the Receiver for the time being, was laid before the Court, together with a Letter of Attorney, signed by the legal representatives of Mr Soattergood, empowering William Mildmay of the Middle Temple, "Eaqr., to receive the said bill, amounting to £529. 8.17, which was accepted by Order of Court the 81th October last.
Order'd that it be referr'd to the Committee of Law Suits to examine and report" (pp. 210-211). "On reading a report from the Committee of Law Suite, dated this day :
Resolved that the bill of exchange drawn from Fort St. George for £629. 6. 11, payable to William Colegrave Esqr., Receiver of the Estate of John Soattergood Esqr., be not paid but to the legal represen. tatives of the said Scattergood" (p. 216).
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P.S. The originals from which the above 172 copies of documents have been taken are to be found in two bundles of " Papers" at the Public Record Office, entitled "Master's Exhibits in Chancery, Scattergood v. Raworth, in Mr. Richard's Depository, Bundles 134/1 & 2."
Four sets of copies of the above have been made : 1. Transcripts by Richard Holworthy and Dorothy Shilton, bound in six volumes. in the possession of Bernard P. Scattergood, with typed Index by Lavinia M. Anstey.
2. Typed copies, chronologically arranged (by Lavinia M. Anstey), with typed Index, Introduction, Biographical Notes and Genealogical Tables (by Bernard P. Scattergood and Lavinia M. Anstey), deposited in the Manuscript Department of the British Museum Library.
3. Ditto ditto in the Guildhall Library. 4. Ditto ditto in the Record Department of the India Office.