Letters and notices involving the Proprietors of East-India stock reflecting a partisan view of decisions affecting the operation of the company and its impact on stockholders.
Draft and printed texts of "A Bill for the more effectually raising a Military Force for the Protection of the Settlements and Possessions of the East India Company".
Assessment of the Settlement of Fort Marlborough written by William Tolley.
Scope & Content:
The document includes maps of the Bay of Bengal and the countries surrounding it, the Nicobar Islands and a large scale map of a natural harbour formed by Trinkat, Camorta and Nancowry Islands.
Lists of invitations sent and guests attending dinners given by Clive on 16 and 17 March 1771.
Scope & Content:
All the guests are male. One list also includes the text of an invitation sent to Mr Purling, while on the reverse unexplained calculations have been written.