Accounts, receipted accounts and receipts for articles pertaining to Lady Harriet Herbert, including dressmaking, purchases of fabric and ribbons, drawing and dancing lessons, travel and servants' liveries.
Scope & Content:
The majority of the accounts and receipts are dated in the first half of the 1780s, however many of the goods and services to which they relate were received during the 2nd half of the 1770s. One in French
Receipt signed by John Walsh, Henry Strachey and Christopher D'Oyley for a sum of £160 14 shillings from the assignee of the estate of Captain William Tryon, a bankrupt.
Most letters are addressed to Clive, however a minority are addressed to other recipients and in some cases the recipient is not stated at all. The letters mainly relate to Clive's trading activities, his accounts and to military matters (primarily supplies and intelligence).