Letters received by the Company from Tellicherri, 1716-1756. Diaries and consultations, 1777-1793. Political diary and consultations, 1792-1793. Correspondence between the Select Committee at Bombay and the Chief Factor at Tellicherri, 1781-1784.
Factory Records: Tellicherri
This material is held atBritish Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections
- Reference
- GB 59 IOR/G/37
- Dates of Creation
- 1716-1793
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 12 volumes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Governor and Council at Surat established a factory at Tellicherri on the Malabar Coast in 1683, to secure the pepper and cardamom trade of that district. On several occasions between 1708 and 1761 the Company obtained from local chiefs not only grants of land but other important privileges. The factory officially came under the Bombay presidency although, being nearer to Fort St George, it also had close contact with the Madras administration.
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Bibliography
The Madras Record Office published many Tellicherri consultations and letters to and from the settlement. See V/27/46/144-176 for details.