‘List of Goods remaining in Warehouse at Mocha Factory July ye 12.th 1724’
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A list of goods remaining in the Warehouse at the Mocha Factory, 12 July 1724. Signed by Robert Cowan, John Gerrard, Thomas Rammell, John Style and Francis Dickinson.
Letter from William Wheeler, Bursar of the Salisbury, to the Commissioners for Victualling
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A letter of advice to the Commissioners for Victualling HM Navy from William Wheeler, Purser of the ship Salisbury, dated May 1723. It reports the borrowing of money from John Sarson, British Agent at Mocha, to pay for necessities. It was received via the ship Craggs on 27 May 1724.
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 3 March 1723/4 [Old Style date 1723, New Style date 1724]. The letter reports on ships arriving at Bombay and departing from Bombay, and the state of the Company’s affairs at Gombroon [Bandar Abbas]. It also ...
‘An Abstract of the Expenses in Mocha Factory for the Year 1720’
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An abstract of the expenses in the Factory at Mocha for the year 1720. It is signed by Edward Say and Thomas Rammell and dated 31 May 1720. It was received via the ship Princess Anne on 18 March 1720 [New Style date 18 March 1721].
‘Acco:t Loss of weight of two Chests Treasures of Ship Sunderland’
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Account certifying that two chests from the ship Sunderland were found short of weight. It is dated Mocha, 30 June 1721, and signed by Henry Albert, Warehouse Keeper, and James Husband, Fourth Mate. Examined by J G and F D. Witnessed by Sir Rob Nightingale (25 October 1720) and Henry Lyell (6 De...
Letter from the Chief and Factors at Mocha to Captain Edwards
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Letter to Captain Edwards from the Chief and factors at Mocha requesting that nothing be carried on board ship which might adversely affect the coffee through its smell. The letter is dated 15 July 1719 from John Hill and Edward Say, on behalf of Court of Directors of the East India Company. It ...
Copy of General Letter from Mocha to Charles Boone, Governor of Bombay
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A copy of a letter from Mocha to Charles Boone, Governor of Bombay, signed by William Phipps, Henry Albert, Thomas Rammell and Francis Dickinson, dated 19 August 1721. The letter is concerned about the Imam's policy of 'verar' on freight goods brought from Surat and the seizure of the Susanna ke...
‘An account of the Weights, Measures and Coins in use at Beetlefuckee’
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An account of the weights, measures and coins in use at Beetlefuckee [Bayt al Faqīh], signed by John Geekie and dated 30 June 1722. It was received via the ship Townshend on 8 June 1723.