East India Stock Directors Fight Over Lists 1736
Long lettered notice from Abraham Adams and others to East India Stock proprietors as they debate house lift versus board lift. Names Cotesworth Chauncy Godfrey Gould Hume Emmerson and others urged for director lists. Election planned April 7 with 22 to 24 names per list.
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Exst-India Company
Caleb Cotesworth
Richard Chauncy
Peter Godfrey
Fohn Gould
Alexander Hume
London
India
John Emmerson
Fort St. George
Canceb Cotesworth
Abraham Addams
Miles Barne
Dodding Braddyl
W, Billers
Ywlis
Pertons
Robert Adams
Esq
Harry Gough
Abraham Adams
Dodding Braddyll
Sir W. Billers
Court of Directors
East India Company Director Election Seen Through Letter
A letter to East India Company proprietors argues for supporting Alexander Hume as a director. The author contends Hume served Bengal with integrity, helped profits, and built the estate for the company’s good, urging friends to back him despite opposition. The writer compares adopting a trusted agent to accepting a favorable offer from a former opponent.
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Alexander Hume
Bengal
Ais
Reflections on Cotesworths Alliance With Directors
An impartial Proprietor reflects on R Cotesworths new alliance with the Court of Directors and his nephew Emmerson. He questions the Doctor’s fit as a director given past disqualifications and warns against retirement of capable members. He defends open debate as wholesome to reveal truth. London April 6 1736.
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R. Cotesworth
Court of Directors
Emmmerson
Jay
Ryol
London
Famine Fears Rise as Provisions Scarce in March
Yesterday a mail from Holland reports widespread scarcity across Lifton and surrounding areas. Provisions are cleared to stock frontier magazines for troops, with rains and fleet shortfalls blamed for shortages. Charcoal delivery sparked public tumult as prices soar, and meat remains expensive with veal at 12 Florins per quarter.
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Lifton
Port News Update of Arrivals and Departures
Deal, tril 4. Remain in the Downs the Neptune Dodd from Trepany. Arriv'd since last Port and remain the Molly Galley Coleman from Naples and a Brigantine from France. Came down this Forenoon and sail'd through the Albian Bagn for France and the Margaret for Gibraltar. Wind NE.
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Deal
Tril
Neptune
Dodd
Trepany
Coleman
Naples
France
Margaret
Gibraltas
London Groom Weds Derbyshire Bride in Bresly Parish
Londoner Christopher Goodwin of Sutton Derbyshire Efg marries Miss Ward daughter of the late William Ward Derbyshire Efg at Bresly in that county. The bride is described as a young lady of fine accomplishments and a fortune of 870 al.
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London
Christopher Goodwin
Sutton
Derby
Bresly
Miss Ward
William Ward
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Hikae
Law
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Edward Lovibond
William Pomeroy
A. Z
Alexander Hume, Esq
Mr. Samuel] Hyde
Michael Impey
Baltzar Lyell
Eiq
Jones Rey Seoh Eig
Willian Rous
J. Salcer
Ald
Sc. Quintin Thompson
Efa
Jafias Wordinworth
Eas-India Stock
Caleeb Cotesworth
Trong
Samuel Hyde
Balezar Lyell
Jones Raymond
William Rous
J. Salter
Sanya Thompson
Josias Wordsworth
The
East-India Company
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Holland
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