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1151. Mss Eur G37/15/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/15/16
Title:
Memorandum on the improvement of gunpowder, with a theory of the explosive effect of Fued Gunpowder.
Scope & Content:
The improvements are predicated upon the use of the Parkinsonia plant rather than the gram plant, Lord Clive (presumably Edward, but possibly Robert) being credited as the first person to cultivate the former in India. The memorandum arose from experiments conducted on 14 April 1809. There is no ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1809
Extent:
1 file containing 32 folios

1152. Mss Eur G37/15/17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/15/17
Title:
Correspondence between Clive and William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1 Jan] 1759-Jan 1772
Extent:
1 file containing 11 folios

1153. Mss Eur G37/15/17 ff.1-7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/15/17 ff.1-7
Title:
Draft and fair copies of a letter to Pitt dated 1 January 1759.
Scope & Content:
Clive congratulates Pitt on his political success reports upon the situation in India and asks whether National support would be forthcoming if the Company should manage to gain control of India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1 Jan 1759]
Extent:
7 folios

1154. Mss Eur G37/15/17 ff.8-9

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/15/17 ff.8-9
Title:
Draft letter to Pitt dated 27 February 1759.
Scope & Content:
The letter updates Pitt on recent developments in India, including the French resurgence.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[27 Feb] 1759
Extent:
2 folios

1155. Mss Eur G37/15/17 ff.10-11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/15/17 ff.10-11
Title:
Letter from Pitt to Clive concerning an agreement made between them.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1772
Extent:
2 folios

1156. Mss Eur G37/15/18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/15/18
Title:
"List of letters received by Lord Clive from Europe" received in 1765.
Scope & Content:
The list includes the writer, dates of writing and receipt, the ship it was sent by and notes of people recommended in the letters.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
?1765
Extent:
1 file containing 2 folios

1157. Mss Eur G37/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/16
Title:
Documents concerning various subjects, including military matters, the fluctuation of India Stock, defences of Clive, drafts of chapters of Sir John Malcolm's biography of Clive, diamond purchases and domestic matters.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1750s-[1830s]
Extent:
1 box containing 24 files

1158. Mss Eur G37/16/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/16/1
Title:
Draft and printed texts of "A Bill for the more effectually raising a Military Force for the Protection of the Settlements and Possessions of the East India Company".
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1771
Extent:
1 file containing 7 folios

1159. Mss Eur G37/16/1 ff.1-3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/16/1 ff.1-3
Title:
"A Bill for the more effectually raising a Military Force for the Protection of the Settlements and Possessions of the East India Company".
Scope & Content:
The text has been extensively annotated and amended.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1771
Extent:
3 folios

1160. Mss Eur G37/16/1 ff.4-7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/16/1 ff.4-7
Title:
Draft text of "A Bill for the more effectually raising a Military Force for the Protection of the Settlements and Possessions of the East India Company".
Scope & Content:
The text contains a few insubstantial amendments, and forms the text prior to amendments created upon the printed version (G37/16/1 ff.1-3).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1771
Extent:
4 folios