| Description | 1. Undated bill for Henry Davenport to pay Mr Harrison, Receiver of Customs, 386 pagodas.
2. Undated account for the estate of Ralph Sheldon, deceased, balanced at Fort St George, at 48,514 rupees.
3. Undated account by Raworth and Henry Davenport for 2,563 rupees owed to Governor Pitt for disbursements made at Madras for ship Dolben Friggot on arrival from Pegu.
4. 1708-1709 Bills for Henry Davenport from Mr Harrison, P Benyon and Mr Lawrence for customs fees (8).
5. Account dated 17 Oct 1709 from Owners of ship Dolben Frigat to Thomas Pitt showing 2,563 rupees owed and a list of persons to make good.
6. Undated draft letter to the trustees of the estate of the Honourable Ralph Sheldon deceased, not signed, requesting a return, plus interest, of the sum of money lent to him by Governor Pitt and 2,400 rupees from the estate of Mr Stratford sent, against his orders, by the ship Dorothy, Captain Penruddock, taken by pirates.
7. 4 Nov 1709 Letter to Captains Edmund Harrison, Henry Gough and Eustace Peacock from the trustees of the estate of the Honourable Ralph Sheldon deceased, finding it their duty to repay the sums lent by Governor Pitt, without interest, and referring the money of the late Mr Stratford to his executors in England.
8. 29 Nov 1709 Bill to the owners of ship Eugene for customs duties.
9. 24 Dec 1709 Account of payment made to various people by Governor Pitt to value 911 pagodas, including a musquitoon, silver bridle and cases of brandy.
10. 21 Feb 1709/10 Letter to Henry Davenport. Payment of 1542 pagodas for customs, sent by ship Deborah plus 1,032 pagodas in money from Thomas Frederick.
11. 25 Jul 1711 Copy letter to Robert Raworth, William Warre and Henry Davenport, owners of ship St George, from John Russell. Difficulties of bringing a ship up the Hughly river to Calcutta, at which most freight was for Persia, promising to load ship St George with goods for Surat early enough to go on to Persia.
Comments on the chief of the Danes behaving like a madman, "having in his drunken fits killed 5 or 6 natives of this place and imprisoned in irons the Captain of the Sophia".
12. 6 Sep 1711 Account by Henry Davenport at Fort St George. Dividend list of shares with Governor Pitt in the voyage to Persia of ship Princess Sophia.
13. 1716 Current account between Charles Boone and Henry Davenport.
14. Undated account of Charles Boone for diamonds and other items.
15. Undated account of principal money and interest owed.
16. 31 Mar 1719 Letter from Charles Boone to Henry Davenport about an account he is enclosing.
17. 1712 Account beteen Josiah Chitty and Henry Davenport.
18. 1709 and 1710 Accounts for Henry Davenport in Manilla.
19. 1705 Bill of exchange from William Tillard to pay Robert Pitt and captain Richard Phrip.
20. Undated account in Spanish.
21. 1712-1713 Account between Bernard Benyon and Henry Davenport.
22. 1716-1719 Accounts betwen Charles Boone and Henry Davenport (2).
23. 20 Dec 1721 Letter from Charles Boone to Henry Davenport enclosing an account.
24. 11 Mar 1723 Assignment of a deed, policy of assurance and money for the ship Chandois from Christopher Boone to Henry Davenport. |