East India Company's 'Account Current' for the Factory at Mocha. Dated 9 August 1731 and signed by David Wilkie, Captain of the EIC ship Heathcote. Received by the EIC ship Stretham.
Manifest of Private Trade Shipped on the Heathcote
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Manifest of private trade goods loaded onto the East India Company ship Heathcote at Mocha. Dated 9 August 1731 and signed by David Wilkie, Captain of the Heathcote. Received by the EIC ship Stretham.
Letter from Mocha to the East India Company Court of Directors, reporting on the coffee trade and other affairs there. Dated 30 May 1732 and signed by Isaac Houssaye, Richard Martyn and Charles English, officers of the EIC ships Houghton and Monmouth.
Letter from Francis Dickinson to Isaac Houssaye and Richard Martyn
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Copy of a letter from Francis Dickinson, Commissary at Mocha, to Isaac Houssaye and Richard Martyn, dated 16 June 1732, refuting allegations that he purchased coffee at Mocha to sell to the East India Company at a profit. Received by the EIC ship Houghton.
Copy of a letter from Charles English to Isaac Houssaye, dated 22 June 1732, regarding coffee bought at Beetlefuckee [Bayt al Faqih]. Received by the East India Company ship Houghton.
Certificate signed by Siad Mahadeen Ellowby [Sayyid [?] bin Muḥammad Ḥalabī] for coffee purchased from him at Beetlefuckee [Bayt al Faqih] by Francis Dickinson, Commissary at Mocha. Dated 29 June 1732 and witnessed by Charles English and John Hawys. Received by the East India Company ship Houghton.
Copy of letter from John Hawys to Francis Dickinson, Commissary at Mocha, dated 29 June 1732. The letter reports that an investigation has cleared Dickinson over an allegation that he purchased coffee at Beetlefuckee [Bayt al Faqih] and sold it to the East India Company for a profit. Received by ...
Weights, Coins and Measures Used at Mocha and Beetlefuckee
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Account of the weights, coins and measures in use at Mocha and Beetlefuckee [Bayt al Faqih]. Dated 10 August 1732 and signed by Francis Dickinson, Commissary at Mocha, and John Hawys. Received by the East India Company ship Houghton.
Account of Coffee Purchases at Mocha and Beetlefuckee
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Account of coffee purchases made at Mocha and Beetlefuckee [Bayt al Faqih] on behalf of the East India Company, March-June 1732, and associated costs. Signed by Francis Dickinson, Commissary at Mocha, and John Hawys, and dated 10 August 1732.
Accounts of the East India Company ships Houghton and Monmouth covering their voyages from England to Mocha. Dated 14 August 1732 and signed by Isaac Houssaye, Charles English and Richard Martyn, officers on the Houghton and Monmouth.