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Description: IOR/G/22: Factory Records: Karwar, 1666-1717. Letters giving an account of the siege of the factory by the Sonja Raja, 1717; copy and translation of the firman for the settlement, 1666. 1 volume.Origin: In 1638 a rival English trading body, the Courteen Association, established a factory at Karwar. Muslin was the chief commodity purchased but Karwar was also a source for pepper, cardamoms, cassier and coarse blue cotton cloth. Situated on India's west coast, 50 miles south-east of Goa, Karwar was noted for its safe harbour. In 1649 the Courteen Association united with the Company and Karwar became a Company factory. Owing to the hostility of the Raja of Sonda the factory was closed in 1720, and was not reopened until 1750. In 1752 the Portuguese sent a fleet and captured the Sonda fort, Sadashivgarh. They claimed the monopoly of the Karwar trade, and as they were in a position to enforce their claim the English agent was withdrawn.Related Resources: Bombay and Surat Factory Records (G/3 and G/36)
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IOR/G: East India Company Factory Records (1608-1858). A 'factory' was a trading post where a number of merchants, or factors, resided. When company ships arrived at the factories, ships' merchants were thus enabled to exchange goods for trading immediately instead of having to wait to make deals with local merchants. Factories were run by a chief factor and a council of factors. The 'Factory Records' is an artificially-created sub-fonds; the records of individual Company factories consist mainly of consultations (records of administrative decisions and of correspondence), diaries (records of daily activities), letters received, copies of letters sent and collections of papers on particular subjects
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AMDigital Reference: IOR/G/22/1
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Reproduction of Karwar: Letters, & c., giving an account of the siege of the factory by the Sonda Raja, 1717. Also copy and translation of the firman for the settlement, 1666 1666 - 20 Dec 1717
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