Various documents relating to Officials from Indigenous People
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p.[i]. Table of Contents. 1, pp. 1-29 (One page omitted in numbering, now includes 24a and 24b) (38.5 x 25 cm.). Letter, dated Calcutta, 10th March 1761 from Mustapha to William McGuire. Original. Forwards a translation of Mustapha's account of himself and of his attempt to make his way. from C...
Rennell's survey from Jillingee [Jalangi] through the Creeks to Hobby-Gunge [Habiganj] and to Dacca [Dhaka].
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pp. [i-viii]. Contents. 1, pp. 1- 63. Journal of an expedition from Jelingee [Jalingi] for the discovery of the nearest navigable River or branch of a River leading from the great River Ganges to Rangafulla [Rangafala] Creek (from May 19th to July 26th 1764, by Reynel [James Rennell], who at t...
Letters and Manuscripts relating to India and Various People, Events and Locations
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1, p. 1-2c (24.5 x 21 cm.). The Descendants of Timur to Shah Alum., Copy. Duplicate of 23. 1 below. 2, pp. 3-20c (24 x 13 cm.). Journal of a Survey along the Eastern bank of the River Gomty from Lucknow to Mahomedy, by S. H. Showers. Probably a copy. Re-copied In XIII. 63. 3, pp. 21-23 (23 x...
p. [i]. Table of Contents. 1, pp. 1-34. Abstract of Journal containing the Proceedings of Lewis Faelix Degloss, Captain of Engineers and surveyor in Coarse (sic) of Survey in the Province of Subah Bahar. Commencing November 29th 1766. Assistants on Survey: Mr. John Edwards, John Barnard Chauso...
pp. [i-vi]. Table of Contents. 1, pp. 1-4 (22.7 x 18.3 cm.). Letter, dated Masulipatam, 15 December 1766, from General Joseph Smith to Orme. Original. Promises to forward him material for his History, as has hitherto been done by Caillaud. 2, pp. 5-28 (38 x 24 cm.). Letter, dated Fort St. Ge...
Stated in 134, p. 357, to be originals. p. 1. Contents. 1, pp. 5-101 (36.5 x 22.5 cm.). Coromandel History. Index of proper names of persons and places in the first volume, first edition, of Mr. Orme's History. 2, pp.105-128 (23 x 18.5 cm.). East Indies in General and Extra Hindostan. Impe...
pp. [i-iii]. Table of Contents. Arranged under Provinces. 1, pp. 1-10 (31.5 x 19.5 cm.). A brief account of the rise and progress of the Honble. East India Company’s privileges, together with their losses of them, and their present case as to Customs, February Anno 1684. Stated in 134. 96 to b...
These are stated in 134.96 to be original. pp. [i-iv]. Table of Contents. 1, pp.1-92 (38.5 x 25 cm.); (1), pp.1-88 Colonel Lawrence's account of his wars beginning with the history of the province from 1730-continued to September 1754. This is the Journal as originally written, not as after...
Stated in 134, p. 357, to be originals. pp. [i-iv]. Table of Contents. Arranged under Provinces. 1, pp. 1-2 (38 x 25 cm.). Titles of the officers of Government explained by Paupa Braminy. Copy. Re-copied in I. 2 (4). The titles mentioned are Nabob, Divan, Phousdar, Killedar, Mansubdar, Zemin...
Stated in 134.96 to be Originals. pp. [i-iv]. Table of Contents. 1, pp 1-41 (32 x 19.5 cm.). Doctor [James] Wilson's narrative of the War of Coromandel from December 1750 to December 1753. Original. Copied in V. 1. There is a certain resemblance in the handwriting of this and of 14. 25. abov...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1749-1764
Extent:
1 volume, pp. [iv] 386. [Pages 384-386 are blank.]