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IOR/G/12/21

Record Id:: 040-000175386
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:: 036-000175241
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Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/G/12/21
Title:: Diary and consultations of the Council in China for 1722
Scope & Content:: Covers 2 Jan 1722-10 Apr 1723; at Canton Jul-Dec 1722. Supercargoes: James Naish, Henry Talbot, ship Eyles (Capt James Winter); Richard Newman, Waldo Dubois, ship Lyell (Capt Charles Small); John Savage, Edward Pratt, ship Sir Robert Walpole (Capt Charles Boddam); Whichcot Turner, ship Emilia (Capt John Misenor). Other shipping mentioned: King George country ship from Bombay; Bonita country ship from Madras; Empress (formerly Brussells Galley) Ostend Company; a French ship from St Malo; an Armenian-owned ship from India. Official purchases: on 10 Aug 1722 the Council contracted with 'Sequa' for the following complete cargoes: Emilia & Lyell, for England -Quicksilver 200 pecul at 42 tael per pecul; Silk, raw 2000 pecul at 150 tael; woven 10,500 pieces for 53,700 tael - 6000 taffetas,1500 grograms,2000 poisees, 800 bed damasks, 200 lampasses; Tea - Bing 250 pecul at 35 tael, Bohea 2000 pecul at 27 tael, Congho 500 pecul at 38 tael, Pekoe 250 pecul at 38 tael, Singlo 1500 pecul at 19 tael .Eyles, for Bombay - Alum 1000 pecul at 1½ tael per pecul; Camphor 100 pecul at 25 tael; China root 250 pecul at 2 tael; Quicksilver 100 pecul at 42 tael; Sugar 2500 pecul at 3 tael; Sugar candy 500 pecul at 6 tael; Tutenague 1200 pecul at 6 tael; Vermilion 50 pecul at 42 tael. Walpole, for Madras - Alum 350 pecul at 1½ tael per pecu;l Camphor 20 pecul at 25 tae;l China root 500 pecul at 2 tael; Gold 500 shoes of 9¾ tael weight, cost 51,855 tael; Sugar 3000 pecul at 3 tael; Sugar candy 250 pecul at 6 tael; Tea, Bohea 1000 pecul at 27 tae;l Tutenague 2500 pecul at 6 tael. Chinaware was purchased from various merchants - Emilia & Lyell 123,500 pieces, cost 7317½ tael; 1671 pieces (2 chests) for St Helena, cost 36 tael . Eyles 61,820 pieces (50 chests), cost 1922.4 tael. Sago for packing, 122 pecul 75 condrin at 31 tael per pecul. Total cost of purchases, 359,811 tael. p.40 1 Nov 1722 Two days since the gunner's mate of the King George, coming up in the longboat, fired at a bird in the paddy ground, where a boy of about fifteen years of age was reaping and unfortunately received a mortal wound by a slug in the peice he fired. It being really an accident, we hope the Gentlemen Supra Cargoes will not meet with great difficulty in marking it up with the parents, as well as Mandarines, who too often vilely increase their personal estates by such misfortunes. p.43 15 Nov 1722 The China boy that was killed by gunner's mate of King George hath not only given Messrs Scattergood & Hill great trouble, but hath cost them already near 2000 tales, whereof the parents had 350, & though the gunner's mate is cleared in form, yet they now meet with great difficulty, for the Tituck, upon some pretence that the Toygen & Ninneham have concerted this business in prejudice to the honnour of the Emperor, threatens advising him thereof, so that the Hoppo will not deliver them their Grand Chop. Diary and consultations of John Savage and Edward Pratt, supercargoes of the Sir Robert Walpole (Capt Charles Boddam) 7 Dec 1721-12 Sep 1723 - after carrying a 1722 cargo to Madras, the Sir Robert Walpole returned to China and was at Canton again May-Sep 1723 before sailing for England. Official purchases: apart from 1000 pecul of Bohea tea from 'Quiqua', they contracted with 'Tonqua' for their total investment - Alum 300 pecul at 1.4 tael per pecul ;China root 500 pecul at 2 tael; Gold 30 shoes of 10 tael weight, cost 3000 tael ;Quicksilver 152 pecul at 42 tael; Silk, raw 60 pecul at 142 tael ;woven 2850 pieces, cost 17,552 tael - 1500 taffetas, 500 grograms, 250 plain poisees ,400 coloured poisees, 200 bed damasks; Sugar 1500 pecul at 2.8 tael; Sugar candy 1500 pecul at 5.8 tael ;Tea, Bohea 1500 pecul at 23 tael; Tutenague 2000 pecul at 6 tael; Vermilion 150 pecul at 42 tael. Total cost of purchases, 102,576 tael.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:: India Office Records
Hierarchy Record Ids:: 032-000173250
036-000175241
040-000175386
Is part of:: IOR/G : East India Company Factory Records
IOR/G/12 : Factory Records: China and Japan

IOR/G/12/21 : Diary and consultations of the Council in China for 1722
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Languages:: English
Scripts:: Latin
Start Date:: 1721
End Date:: 1723
Date Range:: 1721-1723
Era:: CE
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