| Description | 1. 10 Feb 1715 Letter to Henry Davenport from William Stevenson. Death of Mr Bayon, disposal of estate, poor state of trade.
2. 11 Sep 1715 Letter to Henry Davenport from Gunner Hugonin. Shipping and gossip.
3. 14 Sept 1715 Letter to Henry Davenport from William Stevenson at Fort St George. Trade increased by war between the Danes and the Great Mogul, the 'moors' using English shipping for their trade. Good diamonds, but expensive.
4. 3 Jan 1716 Letter to Henry Davenport from William Stevenson at Fort St George. Sale of silk, investment in overpriced diamonds, squabble over commission with Governor Harrison.
5. 26 Jan 1716 Letter to Henry Davenport from Samuel Teake. Holds balance of his account and awaits instructions.
6. 6 Jan 1717 Letter to Henry Davenport from Mr Theobald at Fort St George. Forwards a small bundle of goods from 'the little Bramin diamond merchant' as a mark of his esteem.
7. 6 Jan 1717 Letter to Henry Davenport from John Legg. Gossip.
8. 17 Aug 1717 Letter to Henry Davenport from William Stevenson at Fort St George, poor state of trade.
9. 12 Feb 1718 Letter to Henry Davenport from Hugonin at Fort St George. Gossip, state of trade.
10. 16 Sep 1718 Copy letter to Henry Davenport from Mr Theobald. Trade affected by famine and the war between the Arbs and the Persians at Surat. Madras beautified by new buildings.
11. Undated copy letter to Henry Davenport from Hugonin at Fort St George. Good work of General Hibert in imprisoning several dishonest local merchants, seizing their goods and inflicting public corporal punishment on them. Arrival of Mr Follet to succeed Governor Harrison. Price of silver high because converted into rupees to pay the revenue of the Kingdom of Golconda to the Mogul.
12. 10 Dec 1718 Copy letter to Henry Davenport from Hugonin at Fort St George. Mr Frederick has been suspended from the company, and Mr Turner and Mr Houghton turned out. At Fort St David Mr Lapotre, Captain Himer, Mr Griffiths, Mr Bowridges and the family of Madam Fredericks turned out. Suspicion falling on himself because Holland now forbids its subjects to serve or stead in these parts, hopes that British parliament will not do the same since he designs to live in England.
13. 9 Aug 1719 Letter to Henry Davenport from John Legg at Fort St George, expedition to the Moguls Court, lack of authority of the Mogul, high price of silver, death of Governor Hodges in Bengal, general drought along the coast but Company granary full, defeat of Governor Boone by a local Rajah. A pirate Angria is beginning his old trade again, several of his villages burnt in reprisal but the force too small to reduce him. No hope of recovery of debts left in Manila. |