Statement of the Objects of the East India Company.
Scope & Content:
The text has been significantly amended, with several interpolations written in the margins. The text refers both to the history of the company and developments in the early 1760s, especially in the light of the peace negotiations. Some of the annotations are in Clive's hand.
A list of letters and papers "inserted in Court Martial".
Scope & Content:
These include letters from Lieutenant Vertue, Colonel Smith, copies of the General Orders, a copy of a Protest made by Lieutenant Vertue, the Warrant to hold the Court Martial and its proceedings. The documents cover a period from 24 June 1765 to 29 November 1766. Marks in the list show which pap...
Each entry gives the number allocated to the letter, its date, sender or recipient and a brief summary of its content. Some of the lists state that the letters were written to Clive, others do not state whether they were sent to or from Clive.