Duplicate letter to Clive and the Select Committee from Richard Smith.
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Dated at Head Quarters at Singhia, concerning military matters, including the supply of arms and recruits news of the Mahrattas and his own preparations for a new campaign. Enclosed is a copy of his letter to Samuel Middleton concerning a survey of Bahar.
Unsigned protest against his military trial addressed to the President and members of the court martial.
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The protester also outlines his involvement in the officers' mutiny. The protest is not dated, but was enclosed in a letter from Colonel Richard Smith dated in September 1766.