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Letter 35 C. Lockyer at South Sea House to Thomas Woolley relating to their use of the long room at Gresham's College for the transfer of their stock thanks to the East India Company's assistance.
Letter 36 J. Gilbert to the Court relating to his settling the prices of the Company's drugs which are to be sold the following day. List of commodities and prices included.
Letter 90 Robert Cowan in Red Lyon Square to the Court stating that two bills to the value of 120,000 Rupees has been paid by Henry Lowther with interest.
Letter 68 Catherine Vandenenden on board the Catherine to Thomas Woolley requesting a loan of two guineas from the Company.
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Dated 2 Mar 1716/17. Secretary's note gives the author's name as Catherine Vandenenden, however the signature on the letter appears to be Catherine Vandenant.
Letter 27 Copies of two letters from Robert Cowan in Goa to Thomas Woolley relating to his diplomatic negotiations on behalf of the President and Council of Bombay with the Viceroy of Goa to form an alliance against their mutual enemies in India.
Letter 117 Edward Phipps, Richard Wood, Robert Mackett and John Hull in Canton to the Court providing details on the cargoes which they sold and the goods purchased in China.
Letters 170-171 William Wood at the Custom House, London to Robert James enclosing copy of a letter from the Customs Officers at Plymouth relating to the Baggage of the French gentlemen lately come from Pondicherry
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Secretary to answer: the Court have no objection to the delivery of the said baggage.
Letter 228 Messrs Hope and Co in Amsterdam to Robert James enclosing details of the cargos of seven dutch ships recently arrived from Bengal, Ceylon and China
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Enclosures: Cargo lists in Dutch for the Gravelande, Wiltryk, and Cattendyke from Bengal, and the Ruyteveld, and Vlietluft from Ceylon. Details of the two China ships and their cargo are not included.