Copy of certificates stating that Mr Anthony Hartley served as a volunteer at the siege of Havana and that he was given an Ensigncy of Foot in recognition of his behaviour.
Scope & Content:
The certificates were signed by William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe and George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle.
Case and Opinion. The case is that of Mr Sumner and relates to the duties payable upon the Inland Trade, whether the Company is due further recompense and how this should be redeemed. The opinion was given by John Madocks on 13 January 1773.
Case submitted for opinion, described as "Mr Watts' case".
Scope & Content:
The question posed is of which persons are liable to pay the duty levied upon managing the Inland Trade in 1766-7 since the members of the committee changed during that time.
Observations made upon the difference between two copies of a deed, one produced by Mr Whittal and the other by Mr Coxe.
Scope & Content:
The difference concerned whether the penalty of the President and Committee and the Committee of Trade was reciprocal. The text has been amended and may be in Clive's hand.
Copy of the case submitted for the opinion of the Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn, Solicitor General, with a copy of his opinion and that of Prime Sergeant Stannard.
Scope & Content:
The case concerns the private trading activities of a Company Servant, referred to only as 'A' and the changes to the Inland Trade instituted by Clive. Wedderburn's opinion is dated 23 May 1772.