Materials for a history of a series of attempts, first by the English and afterwards by the United East India Company, to acquire & establish a trade at the port of Chusan in China from the year 1699 to 1759. Extracted from the Company's Records.
Richard Wickham's copy book of his letters written in Japan and at Bantam
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Richard Wickham at Edo to: - Richard Cocks at Hirado, 26 Apr 1614 - William Nealson at Hirado, 23 Apr 1614 - William Eaton at Osaka, 26 Apr 1614 - Richard Cocks at Hirado, 22 May 1614 - William Eaton at Hirado, 22 May 1614 - Richard Cocks at Hirado, 25 May 1614 - William Nealson at Hirado, 25 May...
'Tonqueen Journall Register, begun June the 25th & December the 7th ended 1672.' Endorsed: Received in London 13 April 1675 per Eagle. Diary and consultations of William Gyfford, Thomas James and Nicholas Waite 25 Jun - 7 Dec 1672.
'Mr Gifford's Journall at Tonqueen. A Journall Register begun the 13th December 1672, ending the 28 June 1676.' Endorsed: Received in London the 22 August 1677 per President. Diary and consultations of William Gyfford, Thomas James, Nicholas Waite, William Keeling and John Styleman, 13 Dec 1672...
'Tonqueen Journall Register 1678/9.' Endorsed: Received per Caesar and opened in Court 15 September 1680. Diary and consultations of Thomas James, John Bluden, Henry Ireton, William Keeling, John Styleman and George Tash, 2 Jul 1678 to 28 May 1679.
'Tonqueen Journall Register beginning June the primo 1679 & ending May 31 1680.' Endorsed: Received per Nathaniel & opened in Court the 17 August 1681.' Diary and consultations of Thomas James, William Keeling, Henry Ireton, George Tash, John Styleman, Thomas Sheppard and Lemuel Blackmo...
'Tonqueen letters of consultations began 15 December 1681, ended the 28 July 1682.' Diary and consultations of Thomas James, William Keeling, Henry Ireton, George Tash, and Lemuel Blackmore, 15 Dec 1681 to 28 Jul 1682.