Draft minute or report comprising Clive's assessment of the situation in India upon his arrival in 1765.
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Relates to trade, land ownership and the making or personal fortunes by Company employees and his recommendations for amending the situation. The minute may have been written upon his return to England to justify his actions to the Committee.
A similar defence; folios 38-50 are not included in the defence to the Court of Directors and deal with the second article of the charge (frauds in coinage and exchange).
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The examples and extracted text in the document are identical to that made to the Court of Directors, however the linking text contains variations, perhaps intended to tailor the defence to a new audience. According to the opening line of text the intended audience was 'the Public', suggesting t...
Second copy of the minutes of meetings between 22 May and 24 October 1766 (Mss Eur G37/5/1 ff.37-46), but including one further page of minutes from the meeting of 24 October 1766.
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Despite having one extra page, these minutes are also incomplete, ending Mid sentence.
Three loose folios of the minutes of meetings of Clive's attorneys. The text links directly to the text of the second copy of the minutes (Mss Eur G37/5/1 ff.50-59).
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In addition to completing the minutes of the meeting of the 24 October 1766, one further meeting is recorded in full.
Article or possibly the text of a speech concerning the need for expansion of the Company's military establishment to cope with the increased demands made upon it, and the consequent disparity between the numbers of European soldiers and sepoys.
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There is no indication of the author's identity, although he recommends the return of Clive and General Lawrence to India as advisors.