Letters 38-39 Consul Arthur Pollard in Aleppo to the Court forwarding packets to the Company in London. Also forwards an extract from a letter he received from Gombroon providing details on the siege of Pondicherry, and affairs in Surat. Duplicate of his letter dated 2 May 1749 also attached.
Letters 159-160 Secretary Thomas Corbett at the Admiralty Office to Robert James forwarding a letter addressed to him from Captain F. William Drake on board HMS Mercury in the Downs reporting that the Company's ships are ready to sail.
Letter 104 Ralph Leycester in London to the Court requesting permission to return to his station in Calcutta
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Referred to the Committee of Correspondence who reported he had been granted permission 10 Dec 1760 to return to his station at Bengal the following season without prejudice to his rank.
Letter 170 Chambers, Hiccox and Chambers at Madeira to the Court regarding arrangements for shipping pipes of wine to England and regarding a recent breakage
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Letter received from the Portland Man of War 02 Feb 1762.
Letters 138-139 Father François-Louis de Lavaur, late Superior of the French Jesuits at Pondicherry, in Plymouth to the Court desiring a speedy passage may be procured for him and Father Perigaud to France
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Letter in French (138) with English translation (139). Secretary to transmit an exchange to the Commissioner for Sick and Wounded Seamen.
Letters 146 -147 Father François-Louis de Lavaur, a French Prisoner at Plymouth to the Court desiring the Court will arrange a speedy passage for himself and his famuily to France
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Letter in French (146), with English translation (147). Secretary to respond.
Letters 45-46 Notarial translations by Benjamin Bonnet, notaire publick, of a bill and letter of advice drawn by the Archbishop of Manilha [Manilla] on the Royal Treasury of Spain for 15180 dollars
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Original letter in Spanish dated 1 March 1763, and no longer enclosed, was received by the Albion 25 September 1763. The original bill and letter of advice was sent to Messrs Drouilhes & Sons at Madrid by post November 1763. Committee of Correspondence and Treasury jointly to procure accept...
Letters 208-209 Peter Scheemaker, Vine Street, London to Robert James regarding the statues of Lord Clive, Sir George Pocock, General Lawrence and Admiral Watson
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To be left to the consideration of the Committee of Correspondence. Encloses a note regarding an advance of £300 on account of the statue of Admiral Watson, paid to Mr Scheemaker 29 November 1761.