A short memorial of affairs of ship Prince George at Judda, ca. 1728.

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A short memorial of affairs of ship Prince George at Judda, ca. 1728.

The author was the Purser aboard the Prince George, which was engaged in trade at Jidda. He was the sole survivor of an attack made on six Englishmen during a riot in 1727. This document, addressed to Henry Frankland, governor of Fort William, relates Fullerton's difficulties in attempting to carry on trade in Jidda after the riot. It also includes a copy of a letter sent from Jidda to two supercargoes of the ship Walpole at Mocha.

4 leaves ; 37 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7585343

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Frankland, Henry, Sir

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East India Company

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The East India Company (formally called the Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies (1600-1708) and the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies (1708-1873)), was an English company formed for the exploitation of the spice trade in East and Southeast Asia and India. It was incorporated by Royal Charter in December 1600. From the guide to the East India Company, 1647, 1647, (Senate House Library, University of London) ...

Crosse, Thomas, 1663-1738

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Fullerton, John, fl. 1727.

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