Account of the Weight of Coffee Carried by the Houghton
Scope & Content:
Account of the weight of each bale of coffee purchased from June to August 1732 on behalf of the East India Company and loaded onto the EIC ship Houghton at Mocha. Dated 14 August 1732 and signed by Phillip Worth, Master of the Houghton.
General letter from Mocha to Robert Cowan, Governor of Bombay, reporting on trade and other affairs at Mocha. Dated 15 August 1732 and signed by Francis Dickinson, Commissary at Mocha, and John Hawys. Received by the East India Company ship Houghton.
General letter from Mocha to the East India Company Court of Directors. It reports on shipping, goods received, investments, trade and accounts. Dated 15 August 1732 and signed by Francis Dickinson, Commissary at Mocha, and John Hawys. Received by the EIC ship Houghton.
List of ships arriving at Mocha, October 1731 to August 1732. Showing dates of arrival and departure; names of ship, master and supracargo; place of origin and destination; and tonnage and number of guns. Undated and unsigned.
Account of bullion delivered from Mocha to Robert Cowan, Governor of Bombay. Dated 14 September 1732 and signed by Isaac Houssaye, Charles English and Richard Martyn, officers of the East India Company ships Houghton and Monmouth. Received by the Houghton.
Bombay Presidency's 'Account Current' for the East India Company ship Monmouth on the delivery of bullion from Mocha. Dated 14 September 1732 and signed by Isaac Houssaye, Charles English and Richard Martyn, officers on the EIC ships Monmouth and Houghton. Received by the Houghton.
List of East India Company and Dutch ships arriving at the Cape of Good Hope, April 1732 to January 1733. Showing names of ship and commander, dates of arrival and departure, and destination. Undated and unsigned.
Receipt from William Mackenzie, Surgeon on the East India Company ship Prince William, for the care of twenty-two soldiers at Mocha. Dated 29 June 1733.
Receipt for 1924 bales of coffee received at Mocha by the East India Company ship Prince William. Signed by William Beresford, Captain of the Prince William, and Edward Page, and dated 3 July 1733.
East India Company's 'Account Current' for the Factory at Mocha. Dated 4 July 1733 and signed by Francis Dickinson, Commissary at Mocha, and John Hawys. Received by the EIC ship Prince William.