List of Presents Given to the Governor of Mocha and His Officers
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List of presents given to the Governor of Mocha and his officers. Dated 15 August 1736 and signed by Nicholas Goodwin. Received by the East India Company ship Britannia.
Letter from Betalfuckee [Bayt al Faqih] to Thomas Waters, Commissary at Mocha, and the captain and officers of the East India Company ship King William. It reports on negotiations with French merchants and a strategy to buy coffee at a lower price. Dated 1 May 1738 and signed by Nicholas Goodwin....
Account of coffee purchases made at Betalfuckee [Bayt al Faqih] on behalf of the East India Company, December 1737 to April 1738. Dated 2 May 1738 and signed by Nicholas Goodwin. Received by the EIC ship King William.
Letter from Betalfuckee [Bayt al Faqih] to Thomas Waters, Commissary at Mocha, and the captain and officers of the East India Company ship King William. It reports on the price of coffee and lists recent purchases. Dated 12 May 1738 and signed by Nicholas Goodwin. Received by the King William.
List of ships arriving at Mocha, December 1737 to May 1738. Showing names of ship, master and supracargo; date of arrival and departure; place of origin and destination; and tonnage, cargo and number of guns. Undated and unsigned. Received by the East India Company ship King William.
Copy of two letters from Betalfuckee [Bayt al Faqih] to Thomas Waters, Commissary at Mocha, and the captain and officers of the East India Company ship King William. They report on the purchase of coffee and its transport to Mocha. Dated 18 and 19 May 1738 respectively and signed by Nicholas Good...
Letter from Betalfuckee [Bayt al Faqih] to Thomas Waters, Commissary at Mocha, and the captain and officers of the East India Company ship King William. It reports on the purchase of coffee and its transport to Mocha. Dated 24 May 1738 and signed by Nicholas Goodwin. Received by the King William.
Letter from Betalfuckee [Bayt al Faqih] to Thomas Waters, Commissary at Mocha, and the captain and officers of the East India Company ship King William. It lists and reports on recent coffee purchases. Dated 31 May 1738 and signed by Nicholas Goodwin. Received by the King William.
Letter from Mocha to the East India Company Court of Directors, reporting on the coffee trade and other affairs at Mocha. Dated 7 June 1738 and signed by Francis D'abbadie, James Sanders and William Frederick Boscawen, officers of the EIC ship King William.
Letter from Betalfuckee [Bayt al Faqih] to Thomas Waters, Commissary at Mocha, and the captain and officers of the East India Company ship King William. It lists and reports on recent coffee purchases. Dated 10 June 1738 and signed by Nicholas Goodwin. Received by the King William.