Letter 17 Memorandum from Secretary Henry Newman of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge to Thomas Woolley requesting that three assistant missionaries take their passage on board the Townshend.
Letters 18-19 Consul Daniel Foulis at Ostend to Thomas Woolley providing intelligence on English ships obtaining commissions from the Emperor to sail to the East Indies under foreign colours. Related papers attached.
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Dated 11 Jan 1718/19. Enclosure: List of ships in the Harbour of Ostend bound for the East Indies, 11 January 1719