Letters to Strachey from Margaret, Lady Clive, chiefly concerning her holiday activities at Eastbourne and her daughters Charlotte and Margaret (1781). Dated as: Jun-Jul 1781; 1800
Letters exchanged by Strachey with John Walsh, dated 1778, concerning the payment of election expenses incurred by Walsh at Worcester. Also correspondence between Walsh and Edward, 2nd Baron Clive, dated 1882, concerning the latter's refusal to pay these expenses.
Letters to Strachey from Rebecca (?) Clive, daughter of Robert and Margaret Clive, chiefly concerning the Clive family's holiday at Eastbourne and a minor quarrel with Strachey.
Letters exchanged by Strachey with his ward George Henry Mason, together with related correspondence, concerning Mason's career in the army in England and Madras, his chronic indebtedness, and his ill-health. Also includes a letter from Mason's mother to Strachey's trustees, dated 1765, and two c...
Letters exchanged by Strachey with Robert, 1st Baron Clive, and his wife, Margaret, chiefly concerning Clive's health, interest in paintings, administration of his estates in Montgomery, Radnor and Ireland, his stay (accompanied by his wife) in the south of France and travels in France and Belgiu...
Letters to Strachey from Henrietta Antonia, wife of Edward Clive, including material on the movements and health of her family and on Lord Clive's anticipated return from Madras. Dated as: 1794; 1798-1803
Letters to Strachey from Edward, 2nd Baron Clive, chiefly concerning life in Shropshire, his duties as Lord Lieutenant there, his relationship with Philip Francis (1775), stay in Paris (1790), and his candidature for the Governorship of the Cape (1796). Dated as: 1775; 1782; 1789-92; 1796
Letters to Strachey from Edward, 2nd Baron Clive, during his Governorship of Madras. Includes material on: the careers of Strachey's sons Henry and Richard, and of his nephew George; the war against Tipu and the surrender of Seringapatam; Clive's initial impression of his colleagues on the Counci...
Letters to Strachey from Edward, 2nd Baron Clive, (from 1804 1st Earl of Powis), chiefly concerning his preparations to assume the office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and elections at Bishops Castle.
Copies of letters from Strachey to Edward, 2nd Baron Clive and 1st Earl of Powis, including material on Strachey's possible candidature for the Secretaryship of the Board of Control (1784), the King's approval of Clive's government of Madras (1799), the possibility that Clive might succeed Welle...