Letter 205 George Clifford and Sons in Amsterdam to Robert James regarding settlement of accounts and enclosing particulars of the cargoes of six Dutch Company ships recently arrived
Letter 206 Monsieur Law at Plymouth to Robert James regarding intelligence the Hawke was at Leith, Scotland and if it could be ascertained whether his brother was on board the ship
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Signature is possibly that of Father François-Louis de Lavaur, a french prisoner of war being held in prison in Plymouth.
Letter 207 Richard Waite Cox at the Office for Sick and Wounded Seamen to Robert James desiring that the French Prisoners on the Hawke and Plassey may remain on board till the ships arrival in the river
Letter 208 Nevil Maskelyne to the Court thanking them for the many favours received while in St Helena to observe te transit of Venus in 1761 and offering his best services for promoting the Company's navigation
Letters 209-210 John Watkins to the Court enclosing a certificate of his behaviour for seven years in the service of the Excise Office and praying to be appointed an Elder
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Enclosed: Certificate from John Bindley at the Excise Office, London dated 25 June 1762 attesting to the conduct and behaviour of John Watkins during his time as Officer of Excise in the Distillery.