| Description | 1. 17 Jun 1714 Letter from E Trenchfield, Fort St George to Henry Davenport, London concerning Henry Davenport's return to England with his family. Also news of next voyage to Bengal to load with sugar. Ends letter with regards to family and Mrs Chardin.
2. 8 Oct 1714 Letter from John Legg, Fort St George, to Henry Davenport concerning ships which sailed in July. Also news from India about shipping from Europe which had arrived safely. Also about a letter from Trenchfield to say that Craddock had died in Bengal of a fever.
3. 10 Feb 1715 Letter from John Legg, Fort St George, to Henry Davenport with news that the Danes had seized a rich moor's ship and taking her down river. The English, French and Dutch offered mediation for peace, but the Danes would not hear of it. Also news of the ship Bleinheim being blown up.
4. 6 Oct 1714 Letter from Richard Horden, Fort St George to Henry Davenport asking not to be forgotten in the future.
5. 12 Feb 1715 Letter from Richard Horden, Fort St George to Henry Davenport: similar to above letter.
6. 8 Oct 1714 Letter from William Warre, Fort St George to Henry Davenport congratulating him on safe arrival in England and news of the troubles at Fort St David.
7. 31 Jan 1715 Letter from William Warre, Fort St George to Henry Davenport concerning the deputy governor's post at Fort St David.
8. 29 Sep 1714 Letter from Bernard Benyon, Fort St George to Henry Davenport concerning poor yield of diamonds.
9. 23 Sep 1714 Letter from Bern Benyon, Fort St George to Henry Davenport with news from various ships and ports.
10. 27 Sep 1714 Letter from Mr Hugonin, Fort St George to Henry Davenport concerning the arrival of two ships, but one with no cargo. Also that he and Madame Chardin should have sold her house and garden before she went, for such bargains of houses and gardens are out of date at present.
11. 28 Sep 1714 Letter from Mr Hugonin, Fort St George to Henry Davenport. Duplicate of above.
12. 30 Sep 1714 Letter from Mr John Purton, Fort St George to Henry Davenport hoping that Davenport arrived safely home in England, with his wife and child.
13. 21 Feb 1714 Letter (in French) from Thomas Cap, Madras to Henry Davenport.
14. 15 Jul 1714 Letter from Augustus Burton, Fort St David to Henry Davenport concerning a Thomas Gray being made of Council and reporting that he (Burton) is in better health than when Henry Davenport left for England.
15. Undated letter from R Berriman, Fort St David to Henry Davenport concerning news of events after Henry Davenport's departure from Fort St George, including Augustus not being considered for any posts. Also that he preferred Raworth's administration to the present one.
16. 6 Oct 1714 Letter from R Berriman, Fort St George to Henry Davenport concerning news from Fort St George and his move from Fort St David.
17. 30 Aug 1714 Letter from John Hanlee, Fort St David to Henry Davenport concerning his gratitude to Henry Davenport.
18. 20 Nov 1714 Letter from Mr Trenchfield, Calcutta to Henry Davenport concerning journey to Madras to pick up freight. Also news of Captain Cradock, who died of a fever. All voyages that year were successful except to Mocha, where they could not dispose of their goods.
19. 23 Feb 1714 Letter from Randolph Hawkes, Fort St George to Henry Davenport with news of the death of Mr Benyon, which led to a vacancy in the Council.
20. 2 Feb 1714 Letter from Abel Langelier, Fort St George to Henry Davenport concerning Mr Legge's future wedding.
21. 13 Jul 1714 Letter from Mr Hugonin, Fort St George to Henry Davenport congratulating Davenport on becoming governor of Fort St David. Also news of several people's deaths including Mr Langelier and the fact that Madam Chardin's house and gardens have not yet sold. Also news that the price of diamonds has risen.
22. 1 Feb 1714 Letter from William Warre, Fort St George to Henry Davenport concerning news since Davenport left Fort St George of a burial and a wedding. The first being Captain Tempes Ellingworth and the latter being Mr Legg and Hannah Seaton.
23. 2 Feb 1714 Letter from Mr Farmer, Fort St George to Henry Davenport concerning news from Fort St George since Davenport's departure back to England including unfairness bestowed upon him (Farmer) by the Company.
24. 28 Jun 1714 Letter (in Spanish) from Paulo Isass, Madras to Henry Davenport.
25. 14 Jul 1714 Letter from R Berriman, Fort St David to Henry Davenport with news from Fort St David, also hopes that Davenport "is free from fatigue of a long passage in a pestered ship".
26. 17 Jul 1714 Letter from John Legg, Fort St George to Henry Davenport concerning Legg being made of Council. Also congratulating Davenport on his advancement to the Governor of Fort St David.
27. 10 Jul 1714 Letter from Mr Stephenson, Fort St George to Henry Davenport concerning Davenport's commission and the suspension of Mr Raworth at Fort St David. States "that he is not sorry, that you did not stay to enjoy the honour conferred upon you", but still hopes to see him in Fort St George as governor one day. Also news of several people dying of a "violent fever".
28. 26 Jul 1714 Letter (in French) from Moris Guety, Fort St George to Henry Davenport.
29. 16 Jul 1714 Letter from Mr Devoroyak, Fort St George to Henry Davenport concerning shipments of cotton being sent to Bengal for Henry Davenport. Also listing deaths of his son, Mr Glover, Mr Langelier, Mr Wathem and William Coafe.
30. 10 May 1714 Letter from Richard Pearce, Fort St George to Henry Davenport concerning his dismay on arriving in Madras of Davenport having left for England and the "trechory of Mr Warren, who is as great a villan as lives". Also news of fever and famine on Tonquin, where winds forced him to stay and of ships being plundered and Captain Goldsmith on the ship Josiah being lost and "nothing being saved".
31. 12 Jul 1714 Letter unsigned, Fort St George to Henry Davenport concerning the increasing price of diamonds by 20/30 percent. Also several more deaths of people known to Davenport.
32. 2 Jun 1714 Letter from A Langelier, Fort St George to Henry Davenport concerning selling of Madera and news of various ships and selling of silk for a poor price.
33. 13 Dec 1714 Letter from E Trenchfield, Calcutta to Henry Davenport with news of death of Mr Benyon, being a very public loss, reported to have left 50,000 pagodas.
34. 26 Sep 1714 Letter from Thomas Woodward, Cuddalore, Fort St David to Henry Davenport concerning the death of Davenport's godson of smallpox. Woodward also reports that his sister also died of smallpox and his wife recovered from it. |