‘Stewards Acco.t of House Expences in the Month of February 1724/5.’
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Steward's account listing house expenses (various items of food and drink, and wood) for the month of February 1724 [New Style date 1725], signed by Nicholas Goodwin.
This item contains the East India Company’s early correspondence about Persia [Iran], together with translations of firmans [farmāns, i.e. edicts] and trading privileges [rughūms] issued by the Shah, his Commercial Agent [Mālik al-Tujjār] and Master of the Mint, the Beglerbeg [Governor-General] o...
‘Calculate of the medium of the Beetlefuckee Customhouse Weights taken January 23. 1722/3’
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A calculation table showing the medium of the custom house weights at Beetlefuckee [Bayt al Faqīh], signed by John Style and Nicholas Goodwin, and dated 23 January 1722/3 [Old Style date 1722, New Style date 1723]. It was received via the ship Barrington on 12 March 1723 [New Style date 12 Mar 1...
General Letter from Bombay Castle to Robert Cowan, Chief, and Council at Mocha
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A general letter from Bombay Castle to Robert Cowan, Chief and Council at Mocha, dated 27 March 1724. The letter reports news including the dispatch of two ships to Mocha, one laden with rice. The letter was received via the ship Prince Augustus, 1 April 1725.