J. [Joseph] Smith, Letters to the Board, 1766, &c.
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1, pp. 1-48. Letters from General Joseph Smith to the Board,1766-7. From 24 ,Oct. 1766 to 18 Nov. 1767. His service with the Nizam, and the early portion of the war with Haidar Ali.
Letters from Robert Orme between the 29th Oct. 1768 and 22nd Nov. 1784
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Letters from Robert Orme between the 29th Oct. 1768 and the 22nd Nov. 1784. Copies. Chiefly on matters of business, and nearly all dated from Harley Street. 1, p. 1. 29 Oct. 1768 to [Richard Smith], says that Clive is hostile to him; explains why the directors will not allow Smith to receive the...
Scraps concerning Feritsha: So described on a label pasted on the cover, but, as a matter of fact, there are notes on all sorts of subjects, imperfect and not always capable of identification. Two papers of some interest are placed at the beginning, as follows :- l. A List of Book and pamphle...
f. [i]. Memorandum concerning Books, 15 May 1779. A , list of Books returned to various gentlemen. 1, ff. 1-128. A Catalogue of Books, possibly a catalogue of Orme's Library. 2, ff. 134-135 (a). Index of the Classes under which the Books are arranged.
1, pp. 1-80. Notes on and extracts from Classical Writers. 2, pp. 83-99. Historical Journal of all that I [Orme] have ever read in my life, adjusted as well as Memory and Notes have enabled me to recollect. This covers the years 1736 to 1758, shows the kind of reading in which Orme indulged and...
1, pp. 1-26. Notes and extracts. 2, pp. 27-40. Letter written by Orme for Lord Clive in 1761 to be sent to Lord Bute. Duplicate of India I. 10. A description of Batavia. See OV.41.5. 3, pp. 41-54. Notes and extracts. The History of the Conquest of Mexico, by Antonio de Solis; The History of th...
pp. [i-ii]. Index, continued at the end of the volume. 1, pp. 1-272. Catalogue of Classical Books. 2, pp. 418-419. Index, continued from the beginning of the volume.
1, pp. 1-285. General Catalogue of Books. Under some of the headings may be found useful information regarding Historical works and Books of Travels, e.g., the Headings East Indies, pp. 127-145 (in which Orme includes all countries east of Suez and the Cape of Good Hope); Mixed Voyages (pp. 1...