MRP: 30th September 1665, Letter from Charles Proby to Sir GO, Fort St. George

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30th September 1665, Letter from Charles Proby to Sir GO, Fort St. George

BL, Add. MS. 40, 710, ff. 6-7: 'Coppie booke of letters from August 1665 to June 1666 from friends in India'

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Abstract & context


Charles Proby wrote to Sir George Oxenden in a letter dated September 30th, 1665, sent from Fort St. George.

The letter concerned XXX

Charles Proby was the son of Peter Proby, a London merchant who was in commercial aprtnership with Sir Richard Ford. Sir Richard Ford and Peter Proby were involved in naval contracts, and had commercial links with Sir William Ryder.



Suggested links


See 4th July 1664, Letter from Charles Proby to Sir GO, Fort St. George
See 30th September 1665, Letter from Charles Proby to Sir GO, Fort St. George: Letter 2
See 10th January 1665/66, Letter from Charles Proby to Sir GO, Fort St. George



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(1) Complete the transcription of the letter



Transcription


This letter has been partially transcribed

Le: 30:th Septemb:a 1665:

I HAVE NOT TRANSCRIBED THE FIRST 10 LINES

[Death of M:r W:m Dawes, who was á good Assistant in y:e Comp:a business, as alsoe y:e Hurt of the Agints, his sonne & M:r Jeremy Sambrooke, who were all consigned to y:e Chambers upon y:e substance w:th Every xxshoring Circumstances of y:e business, (& w:t thereupon ensued) in o:e Grall [i.e. General] lre & other papers remitted to w:ch please to bee referred, I shall humbly desire y:t yo:e Worp:e in yo:e next would administer your xxxxx opinion , & advice thereupon, whither w:t hath bin allready soe greatly rated [voted?] may bee safe, as well for y:e Comp:a Interest, as for our owne, & how for y:e ffuture in this greate affaire & in such á Juncture & tyme of possyll [i.e. puszzle?] wee may, w:th security to o:e selves act in y:e managem:t of thesire buisnesse, as for my owne pte I was but one single pson & itt being soe greatly voted, I could not strive against y:e Streame, for if I had made an opposition therein, theire vote would have carryed on y:e business notwithstanding


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