| Description | 1. 1709 Printed sheet concerning shipment by Robert Raworth and Henry Davenport of Fleetwood on the ship Halifax, captained by Henry Hudson in Madras bound for the port of Bengal. Cargo of round and Java pepper.
2. Oct 1709 Letter from John Andum Peat, Calcutta to Honourable Thomas Pitt and Robert Raworth. Concerning consignment of goods.
3. Jun 1710 Letter from Mr Love, Fort William to Henry Davenport, Madras. Concerning receiving of dividend of the Charlton's voyage.
4. 18 Jun 1710 Letter from Messrs Chitty and Blount, Fort William to Mrs Davenport, Madras, concerning a shipment of candy, pepper and copper. Wishing Mr Davenport a successful voyage.
5. Jan 1711 Letter from Messrs Chitty and Blount to Messrs Raworth, Frederick, Fleetwood and Boon, concerning his business partner being taken ill and the French intercepting shipping, which has halted all shipping.
6. 30 Dec 1710 Letter from Messrs Chitty and Blount to Messrs Raworth and Fleetwood, concerning selling of the Shaw Allum and news of joint venture in pepper in The Halifax.
7. 2 Jan 1711 Letter from Messrs Chitty and Blount to Robert Raworth, owner of the Tonquin Merchant. Concerning problems with order and company ships progress due to French lying in wait for ships.
8. 19 Jun 1710 Letter from Messrs Chitty and Blount to Messrs Raworth, Davenport and Fleetwood, concerning consignment of pepper and state of ships, one being just a hull and not ready until next season.
9. Undated letter from Joseph Chitty to Mr Davenport. In answer to his correspondence on Jonah.
10. Undated letter from Joseph Chitty to M. Bennett, concerning a payment to Henry Davenport in rupees.
11. Aug 1711 Invoice from Robert Stokes of Chitty and Blount to Robert Raworth and Edward Fleetwood, Madras. Upon arrival in port of Gulston Galley. Paid to Robert Raworth, Edward Fleetwood and Henry Davenport.
12. 31 Oct 1711 Letter from John Bennett, Bombay to Messrs Chitty. Includes a list of goods sold, which includes sugar, china, copper, cloves, opium and elephants' teeth.
13. Dec 1713 Letter from Henry Frankland, Sago, to Henry Davenport, Fort St George. Concerning sailing to England this season on the ship Marlborough.
14. Aug 1711 Invoice for Mr Davenport's account as it stands in Mr Blount's books. Fort William.
15. 1711 Letter from John Russell to Edward Harrison, concerning intended freight on the Danes ship.
16. Jul-Aug 1711 Invoice for freighters of ship Sophia.
17. 13 Jan 1711 Letter to Mrs Davenport from the trustees of James Love deceased: Elizabeth Sheldon, Abraham Adams and Samuel Blount, Calcutta. Concerning Captain Boddam's last voyage to Batavia.
18. 20 Jul 1711 Letter from Robert Raworth to Henry Davenport concerning cargo sent by mistake on the Sarah and Hest ship.
19. Feb 1711 Letter from Joseph Chitty and Samuel Blount to Messrs Raworth, Davenport and Fleetwood. Concerning an invoice for the loading of 24 bales of silk. Had not sent the silk on before for fear of the French waiting up the coast.
20. 6 Mar 1710 Letters, one a copy of a previous letter from Messrs Chitty and Blount, Calcutta to Messrs Raworth, Davenport and Fleetwood. Concerning a shipment of pepper and its non arrival. |