Statement and interrogation of Dudley concerning a letter agreed in the Secret Committee prior to Clive's arrival in India.
Scope & Content:
The document is highly abbreviated. The letter apparently was in the Company cypher and there are references to sending it to "Mr W" [Watts?]. It seems probable that it related to the inland trade.
"Copy of Orders and Instructions of the Court of Directors of the East India Company to the Governor-General and Council at Fort William, respecting the Reduction of Interest upon Money owed by the Company at Bengal.