Orders and instructions given by the East India Company Court of Directors to the supracargoes of the EIC ship Bute for their upcoming trading voyage to Mocha. Dated 30 May 1769. Received by the Bute.
Orders and instructions given by the East India Company Court of Directors to Patrick Maitland, Captain of the EIC ship Bute, for his upcoming trading voyage to Mocha. The instructions are printed, with details added by hand, and dated 14 March 1767. Received by the Bute.
Copy of letter from Rear-Admiral John Blankett in Mocha Road to Samuel Manesty, British Resident at Bussora [Basra]. The letter forwards intelligence related to the French campaign in Egypt and Syria, including the French retreat from Acre and reports that the Government of Mecca is supporting th...
Copy of an invoice for 3246 bales of coffee carried on board the East India Company ship Edgbaston. Dated 13 August 1744 and signed by Stephen Cobham, Captain of the Edgbaston, Thomas Thomson and Richard Wood. Received by the EIC ship Winchester.
Account of Silver Brought to Mocha by the Edgbaston
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Account for the disposal of thirty-five chests of silver brought to Mocha by the East India Company ship Edgbaston. Dated 15 September 1744 and signed by Stephen Cobham, Captain of the Edgbaston, Thomas Thomson and Richard Wood. Received by the EIC ship Winchester.
Account of Silver Cash Brought to Mocha by the Edgbaston
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Account of silver cash brought to Mocha by the East India Company ship Edgbaston. Dated 15 September 1744 and signed by Stephen Cobham, Captain of the Edgbaston, Thomas Thomson and Richard Wood. Received by the EIC ship Winchester.
Orders from the Court of Directors to the Royal Duke
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Copy of paragraphs 26-34 of instructions given by the East India Company Court of Directors to the supracargoes of the EIC ship Royal Duke for their planned trading voyage to Mocha. Undated. Received by the EIC ship Doddington.
List of bills drawn at Surat, payable to the supracargoes of the East India Company ship Edgecote. Dated 5 April 1756 and signed by Nathaniel Stackhouse, Secretary to the Government of Bombay. Received by the Edgecote.
Letter from the Captain to the Supracargoes of the Edgecote
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Letter from John Pearse, Captain of the East India Company ship Edgecote, to the ship's supracargoes, reporting his intention to call at Bombay [Mumbai] before returning to England. Dated 12 May 1756. Received by the Edgecote.
Letter from the Captain to the Supracargoes of the Edgecote
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Letter from John Pearse, Captain of the East India Company ship Edgecote, to the ship's supracargoes, requesting permission to remove unnecessary bindings from bales of coffee. Dated 31 May 1756. Received by the Edgecote.