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East India Company indenture to William Cox, 1812-03-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 63/12

Scope and Contents

A counterpart licence from the East India Company to William Cox, mariner, to trade in the Eastern Seas, notwithstanding the monopoly of the Company. The licence is indented with the impression of the Company's seal.

Dates

  • Creation: 1812-03-14

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Biographical / Historical

The East India Company was incorporated by a royal charter on 31 December 1600, and enjoyed a monopoly on trade with the East Indies.

Extent

1 page(s) (1 page) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

MSS 22

Other Finding Aids

Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 62.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased 1961. The identure was acquired at the same time as RCMS 240/27, Document of the Mosquito Nation. The Leonard P. Cox mentioned in this document may be related to William Cox.

General

This collection level description was created by RAS using information from Donald Simpson's R.C.S. catalogue.

Originator(s)

East India Company

Finding aid date

2004-01-08 14:48:37+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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