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1101. Mss Eur G37/15/1 ff.1-12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/15/1 ff.1-12
Title:
Letters to his wife.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1764-10 Mar 1765
Extent:
12 folios

1102. Mss Eur G37/15/1 ff.13-14

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/15/1 ff.13-14
Title:
Part of Clive's journal during the voyage to India.
Scope & Content:
The entries refer to Clive in the third person. Although the entries are in Clive's handwriting it is possible that the journal is copied from the ship's records.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Oct 1764-30 Nov 1764
Extent:
2 folios

1103. Mss Eur G37/15/1 ff.15-16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/15/1 ff.15-16
Title:
Draft letter, in essence a progress report from Clive.
Scope & Content:
Clive has not included the name of the intended recipient. A different hand has dated the letter and notes that this was the draft of a letter to Mr G. Grenville.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1764
Extent:
2 folios

1104. Mss Eur G37/15/1 ff.17-24

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/15/1 ff.17-24
Title:
Letters from Edmund Maskelyne to his sister, Lady Clive.
Scope & Content:
One letter is incomplete.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1764-8 Jan 1765
Extent:
8 folios

1105. Mss Eur G37/15/1 ff.25-26

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/15/1 ff.25-26
Title:
A letter probably written by one of Clive's party upon their arrival at Rio de Janeiro.
Scope & Content:
The letter is not signed and there is no salutation. The author complains of the unusual length of the voyage so far, suggesting that he was probably part of Clive's group, if so the date must be in 1764.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1765
Extent:
2 folios

1106. Mss Eur G37/15/1 ff.27-28

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/15/1 ff.27-28
Title:
Coversheet formerly used to encapsulate the letters and journal entries.
Scope & Content:
A description of the contents has been written on the front in a 19th century hand.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
2 folios

1107. Mss Eur G37/15/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/15/2
Title:
Draft letter from Clive to Henry Vansittart.
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns military matters and the loss (by running aground) of a ship, possibly the Thames, which contained a large sum of rupees.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Oct 1759
Extent:
1 file containing 2 folios

1108. Mss Eur G37/15/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/15/3
Title:
Draft letter sent to a General upon Clive's arrival at Calcutta concerning his discoveries.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1765
Extent:
1 file containing 2 folios

1109. Mss Eur G37/15/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/15/4
Title:
Copy of an undated letter from Fort St George.
Scope & Content:
The letter was written upon its author's arrival in Madras and outlines the expenses of setting up an establishment there. The author also hopes that his correspondent will exercise his interest to get him transferred to Bengal. It is possible that the author was Clive. The letter is incomplete.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mid 18th century
Extent:
1 file containing 6 folios

1110. Mss Eur G37/15/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/15/5
Title:
Copies of letters written by Clive.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 May 1758-[19 Mar] 1768
Extent:
1 file containing 18 folios