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IOR/H/72
- Record Id:
- 040-000004109
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000004036
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000171.0x00036a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/H/72
- Title:
- Trade papers and accounts.
- Scope & Content:
-
pp. 1-208, Miscellaneous Trade Statistics and Accounts 1732-1813:
- pp. 1-2 & 27-28, Value of stores and bullion sent to India in each year from 1732/3 to 1771/2 and later to 1787;
- pp. 3-22, Gross amounts of sales at East India House (Company and Private Trade separate) in each year 1752-1785;
- pp. 23-26, Letter from R. Henderson to the Court of Directors detailing proposals for conducting public sales at different presidencies in India, 4 Dec 1787;
- pp. 29-30, Bullion sent to China 1765-1776;
- pp. 31-34, Silver sent to China 1786 and 1787;
- pp. 35-36, Goods imported and sold 1787;
- pp. 37-40, Goods exported to India and China, etc., in each year, divided between Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Bencoolen, St Helena, Mocha and China 1765-1784;
- pp. 41-44, Exports to China 1773-1787;
- pp. 45-60, 85-88 & 95-110, Estimated prime costs and sale prices of goods sold in London at various dates 1786-1799;
- pp. 61-64, Charges on merchandise (i.e. estimated overhead expenses) 1787/8;
- pp. 65-68, Account of quantities of East India goods exported from Great Britain with amount of drawbacks paid or payable thereon, but applicable only to goods sold by the East India Company 1788;
- pp. 69-72, Account of profit and loss on all Teas purchased by the East India Company in Europe, stating quantity purchased and prime costs 1784-1788;
- pp. 73-80, Statement of the debts owing by the East India Company in Great Britain on 1 Mar 1780 and 1 Mar 1789
- pp. 81-84, Stock of the Company by computation Jan 1789
- pp. 89-90, Accounts of piece goods received from India and sold in each year 1771-1790;
- pp. 91-94, Coast and Surat Goods and nankeen cloth sold 1770-1790;
- pp. 111-114, Accounts of Tonnage of ships arrived from Madras & Bengal, Bombay and Bencoolen 1791-1792;
- pp. 115-118, John Sinclair proposes to import Indian grass for feeding horses, Whitehall 19th June 1793. Original
- pp. 119-132 & 139-158, Costs of exports from England in various years (cloth, lead, copper, iron, tin and bullion) 1783-1800;
- pp. 133-138, Hugh Inglis to Henry Dundas, East India House 11th July 1799. Legality of sending goods from the Company's Warehouse to ports of Liverpool, &c. for exportation. Original;
- pp. 159-170, Export/import trade of Calcutta 1777-1799;
- pp. 171-174, Abstract accounts of Imports and Exports in Foreign Private Trade (exclusive of the trade of the East India Company) to and from all parts of Europe and America 1759/60-1799/1800;
- pp. 175-176, Account showing Tonnage of goods shipped at Fort St George on account of individuals 1791/2-1799/1800;
- pp. 177-188, Prime costs, freight, customs, proceeds of sale of articles from China 1800-1806;
- pp. 189-192, Exports to Canton 1800-1806
- pp. 193-202, Lists of Warehousing Ports
- pp. 203-206, Imports and Exports of Ligne? undated [note on list says 'At present itinerary lost though valuable'.]
- pp. 207-208, Quantities of Cloves, Nutmeg, Mace and Pepper sold in India and Europe with prices realised '20 years back', undated. Note suggests these may be quantities sold by the Dutch East India Company.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000004036
040-000004109 - Is part of:
- IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous
IOR/H/72 : Trade papers and accounts. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000004036[0064]/040-000004109
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/H
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1732
- End Date:
- 1813
- Date Range:
- 1732-1813
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Former Internal References:
- IOR/L/AG/17/1/2
IOR/L/AG/18/1/34
IOR/L/AG/18/1/43
IOR/L/AG/18/1/46 - Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)