Part of an account of a voyage to India in 1777, titled 'A Voyage to Bombay in the Rochford; Captain John Baird', and part of an account describing an arrival in Bombay Harbour, dated 12 August 1777 [17 folios]
Papers regarding Hugh Proteus/Protius: poem/verses titled The Invitation of Reason , signed Hugh Proteus, dated Bombay April 1794; an essay titled From the Manuscript Amusements of Hugh Protius Esq , signed Eugenius, dated Bombay 16 May 1794; a draft letter to the Editors of the Bombay Courier,...
Papers regarding aspects of French history and politics: part of an essay on the work of the French writer Francois-Augustin Paradis de Moncrif (1687-1770), particularly Essais sur la n cessit et sur les moyens de plaire (1738); part of an essay on the Estates-General, held at Versailles, Franc...
Essay on the measure of a life and the qualities of greatness , quoting a portion of Henry St John Bolingbroke s A Letter on the Spirit of Patriotism (1736) [4 folios] Dated as: c1780s/90s
Papers regarding travelling: part of a story titled Journey overland from India to England (with a 20th century transcription); part of an account or story titled Journey over land ; draft notes on A Scheme for going to Europe ; essay titled "Adventures, Travels etc of Thomas Truant Esq"; an...
Writings on the following subjects: Thomas Paine, the Rights of Man and the nature of the English Constitution; China and Lord Macartney s embassy (1792-94); the harmony and peace of Europe; complaints about ministers; the conduct of Governors and Generals; and Hindu women [14 folios] Dated as:...