Letter 165 Captain George Jackson in London to the Court that the Essex's time at Gravesend had expired and requesting permission to stay there a further ten days rather than at the Downes
Letter 167 Robert Campbell in London to the Court requesting permission for his wife to take a black woman servant named Charlotte with her to Bengal on board the Houghton
Letter 168 John Burrow, Robert Wood, Alexander Hume, Stephen De Vismé, Benjamin Torin, Thomas Thomas Jr, and John Walton, Supra Cargoes for Canton to the Court requesting permission to take their menial servants with them
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John Burrow - Robert Patten; Robert Wood - Stephen Terry; Alexander Hume - Richard Hatton; Stephen de Vismé - James Mills; Benjamin Torin - John Archer; Thomas Thomas Jr - Francis Powell; John Walton - John Ramshaw. Permission granted by the Committee of Shipping on being satisfied each individ...
Letter 169 Herbert Pyefinch in London to the Court requesting permission to return to Bengal two black women servants who had been attending his family
Letter 170 Chambers, Hiccox and Chambers at Madeira to the Court regarding arrangements for shipping pipes of wine to England and regarding a recent breakage
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Letter received from the Portland Man of War 02 Feb 1762.
Letters 171-172 Captain De Laumer, formerly of the Comte de Lally's regiment and now a French Prisoner at Wickham to the Court regarding passage for his wife
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Original letter in French with English translation. The English translation has been incorrectly dated as 28 December 1759.
Letter 173 Captain John Dickinson in London to Laurence Sulivan regarding his appointment to command the Artillery Company at Bengal and requesting to stay in London until the following season
Letters 175-178 to and from Captain Frederick Vincent at Bencoolen and the Dutch servants at Padang relating to their seizing and keeping possession of the English settlement of Nattal
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Original letters from Captain Vincent received via Holland 24 Sep 1762: 3 Sep 1761 Frederick Vincent at Bencoolen to the Chief of Affairs for the Honourable the Netherlands Company at Padang (letter 175, folio 384) 30 Sep 1761 Dutch servants at Padang to the Chief of the English Affairs at Benc...