Letter from the Captain to the Supracargoes of the Edgecote
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Letter from John Pearse, Captain of the East India Company ship Edgecote, to the ship's supracargoes, requesting delivery of a further 142 bales of coffee. Dated 26 June 1756. Received by the Edgecote.
Letter from the Captain to the Supracargoes of the Edgecote
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Letter from John Pearse, Captain of the East India Company ship Edgecote, to the ship's supracargoes, forwarding a list of drugs bought at Mocha. Dated 20 August 1756. Received by the Edgecote. The list is catalogued as IOR/G/17/3 Part 2 f.273.
Letter from the Captain to the Supracargoes of the Edgecote
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Letter from John Pearse, Captain of the East India Company ship Edgecote, to the ship's supracargoes, explaining that several bales of coffee were found to be badly damaged and not fit for shipment. Dated 26 November 1756. Received by the Edgecote.
Letter from the Captain to the Supracargoes of the Shrewsbury
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Letter from Benjamin Jones, Captain of the East India Company ship Shrewsbury, to Edward Ironside and John Harvey, agreeing on behalf of the ship's owners not to demand any demurrage for the carrying of treasure to Bombay [Mumbai]. Dated 20 August 1772. Received by the Shrewsbury.
Letter of Introduction from the Captain of the Prince of Wales
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Letter of introduction from the East India Company ship Prince of Wales to the factors at Mocha. Dated 3 May 1741 and signed by John Pelly Jr, Captain of the Prince of Wales.
Receipt for Reimbursement for a Present Given to the Government of Mocha
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Receipt for payment from the supracargoes of the East India Company ship Prince of Wales as reimbursement for a present given to the Government of Mocha. Dated 12 May 1741 and signed by Charles Crommelin, former Commissary of Mocha. Received by the Prince of Wales.
Account of Gold, Silver and Pearls Brought to Mocha by the Edgbaston
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Account of gold, silver and pearls brought to Mocha by the East India Company ship Edgbaston. Dated 15 September 1744 and signed by Stephen Cobham, Captain of the Edgbaston, Thomas Thomson and Richard Wood. Received by the EIC ship Winchester.
Court of Directors' Resolution On Goods Which May Be Privately Imported
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Printed copy of an East India Company Court of Directors' resolution listing goods which may be privately 'Imported by the Commanders, Officers and Seamen' of Company ships, and those goods reserved for the trade of the Company. Dated 15 November 1734. Received by the EIC ship Doddington.
Court of Directors' Resolution On Goods Which May Be Privately Traded
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Printed copy of an East India Company Court of Directors' resolution listing goods and quantities which may be privately exported and imported by the Commanders and Officers of Company ships. Dated 24 December 1760, with handwritten amendments dated 5 November 1766. Received by the EIC ship Bute.
Certificate for Cash Paid Into the Company's Account at Mocha
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Certificate for cash paid into the East India Company's account at Mocha by Benjamin Jones, Captain of the EIC ship Shrewsbury. Dated 20 August 1772 and signed by Jones, Edward Ironside and John Harvey. Received by the Shrewsbury.