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Undated letters to John Talbot about John Chardin and family news.
Letters to ships' captains, clients and others.
Letter to John Nicholas telling of a voyage on which they were beset by French ships who were looking out for them eventually arriving in Fort St George "to the great joy of the whole town who had given us over for lost".
Letter to Robert Raworth with news of French prizes, one of which was a dutch ship of 52 guns.
Letter to Thomas Pitt giving details of an attack on Fort St David during which there was "insufferable slaughter of men and horses for near 3 hours".
Letter to Sharington Davenport asking him to take care of Henry's business interests in England and to act as his attorney.
Letter to John Talbot concerning the death of "that ever virtuous and best of women, my mother" and his sister Ann.
Letter to Captain Marcus Buffkins with details of sales of ships and goods. Tells him to take precautions against the French ships before he leaves Bengal; "and to be sure keep not a paper on board, that will anyway show you are concerned either with English or Dutch".
31 Dec 1712 Letter to his brother telling him of the death on 19 Dec of his wife after giving birth to a daughter "leaving me behind her the most unhappiest of men living. Her virtue, goodness, charity and everything valuable in her sex she was endowed with. The inexpressible loss makes me almost distracted. I am yet incapable of business". |