Collections relative to China, and to intercourse of the English with that Empire.
Scope & Content:
The collections cover 1623-1699 and were probably prepared for Henry Dundas, President of the Board of Control, during Parliamentary enquiries into the East India trade around 1800. They also include copies of material on Taiwan(1670), Japan (1664-74), Mindanao (1684-86), Borneo, Manila and the P...
‘Stewards Disbursements for the month of November 1722’
Scope & Content:
Steward's account of expenditure for the month of November 1722, signed by John Style and dated 1 December 1722. It lists the amount spent on the following: house expenses (various food items, milk, water, and wood); servants’ wages; stable charges; factory charges; and ‘extraordinary’ charges.
A list showing expenditure on Mocha Factory repairs for the month of January 1722 [New Style date January 1723], signed by Francis Dickinson and dated 31 January 1722 [New Style date 31 January 1723].
‘Stewards Disbursements in the Month of March 1723/4’
Scope & Content:
Steward's account listing house expenses (various items of food and drink, and wood) for the month of March 1723/4 [Old Style date March 1723, New Style date March 1724], signed by Nicholas Goodwin.
Account of bullion loaded onto the East India Company ship Monmouth at Mocha, 12 August 1732, for transport to Bombay [Mumbai]. Signed by Isaac Houssaye, Charles English and Richard Martyn, officers of the EIC ships Houghton and Monmouth.