Chiefly Correspondences Between Clive and Principle men in Bengal, and Other Letters from Lawrence, With Minutes of Fleet Engagements
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1, pp. 2702-2965/1-264. (a) Correspondence between Colonel Clive and the Principal Men in Bengal from the 15th December 1756 to the 30th June 1758. There is a copy of these letters in the India Office Records, Home, miscellaneous No. 193, which collection contains a letter (No. 117) from Sirajud...
Letters from Colonel John Caillaud, and Proceedings from the Case Brought Against Him
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1, pp. 3054-3191/1-138. Letter's written and received by Colonel Caillaud, to and from the Company's Agents, on public affairs from 9 Jan. 1760 to 26 Dec. 1760. Copy. Some of these, e.g., Caillaud's letter to Holwell of 29 May 1760, have heen printed in the Report frorn the Select Committee appo...
Proceedings on John Caillaud's case, and Returns of Administrative Military Concerns
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1, pp. 3424-3487/1-64. Letters from Captain Caillaud to the Presidency of Madras from the 27th June 1757 to the 14th Sept. 1757. Copy. A continuation of India XII. 3. For Index, see No. 12 below. These letters deal chiefly with the affairs of Trichinopoly, Madura and Tinnevelly. (1) pp. 3424-348...
Documents Chiefly Relating to French Officials in India
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1, pp. 3780-3928/1-149. Expedition de Lally. Copied from 16. 1. 2, pp. 3930-3978/151-199. Mémoires de M. le Comte de Lally by Nicolas Officier Major Partisan. Copied from 2. 1. 3, pp. 3980-4014/201-235, Mémoires de ce qui s'est passé de plus remarquable á la coste Coromandel depuis le 15(e) Ja...
Letters and Extracts Relating to Indo-China and the Pacific
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1, pp. 1-20. Index to a collection of Papers relating to Bantam, Siam, Syriam, &c., from 1672-1744, Copy. 2, pp. 23-25. Letter dated Fort St. George, 18 November 1758, from A. Dalrymple. Copy. Printed in Dalrymple's Oriental Repertory, Vol. I., p. 65, with some verbal alterations and some o...
1, p. 4131. Letter, dated Harley Street, 18 August 1764, from Orme to Mr. John Andrews. Copy. Makes some enquiries regarding the Chilka Lake. For reply see No. 3 below. Printed in Dalrymple's Oriental Repertory, Vol, II., p. 405. 2, pp. 4131-4133. Letter, dated Harley Street, Cavendish Square, ...
Letters, In French and English on Various Subjects Relating to Bengal and Indostan
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1, pp. 4404-4470. Histoire de Gehanguir (Continued from XV. 13.) Copied from 217. 1. 2, pp. 4471-4472. A Return of European Military on the Madras Establishment, specifying how the two Regiments are stationed according to the late arrangement, and also showing where the overplus and deficiencie...
Documents Relating to Geographical, Cartographical, and Logistical Matters
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1, pp. 4674-4687. Lettcrs from Cossimally Khan to Sundry of his Officers concerning his War with the English from April to October 1763. Copied from 21. 27. 2, pp. 4688-4697. Mr. [W. B.] Sumners Minute concerning the Calcutta Lands, December 20, 1765. Copy. Extract from the Select Committee's P...
Letters regarding Seths, Bengal Select Committee, and Motts Journey to Sumulpoor
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1, pp. 5041-5043. A letter, dated Moraudbaug, 17 Dec. 1757, from Luke Serafton to Clive. Copied by Orme himself. Gives an account of the Seths, a great banking family at Murshidabad. Orme notes as follows:- "This is a very curious letter and deserves much enquiry. The only objection is the great...
The Orme Various or O.V. volumes, containing chiefly originals or duplicates. As regards the contents of the Orme Various volumes, it must not be supposed that these are of anything like equal value. Putting aside the differences naturally arising from the capacity or authority of the writers,...