Letters 93-101 Colonel William Egerton in Grosvenor Street to the Court requesting that the Court confirm his brother Colonel Charles Egerton with the chief command of Bombay. Attached to these letters are papers relating to the appointment of the Chief Commander of Bombay.
Letter 102 Secretary Philip Stephens at the Admiralty Office to Peter Michell reporting that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are ordering HMS Asia to proceed to Bombay an act as convoy for the Company's ships outward bound from Spithead.
Letter 109 Secretary Philip Stephens at the Admiralty Office to Peter Michell reporting that Sir Thomas Pye, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's ships at Portsmouth, had not found any evidence of men on the Gatton and Calcutta being pressed into Navy ships.
Letter 130 George Clifford and Teysset at Amsterdam to Peter Michell enclosing price lists for two vessels just returned from Batavia as well as a list of spice sales.
Letters 49-50 John Abbott at Aleppo to Peter Michell forwarding packets to the Company via Constantinople and Vienna. Encloses extract from letter to the Court dated 20 Dec 1777.
Letters 61-64 Major Rennell in London to an unnamed individual enclosing extracts of correspondence from Warren Hastings at Fort William, writing in favour of his conduct in Bengal. Major Rennell worked for the Surveyor General in Bengal and had to return to England for health reasons.
Letter 163-164 Captain Whitman in London to the Court outlining the impediments which prevented his raising German recruits for the Company and the measures which will have to be adopted to carry on this service. Requests to return to India overland if he is not going to be employed in Europe. Related papers attached.
Letters 41-42 Secretary Edward Stanley at Custom House to Peter Michell asking for assistance from the Court in prosecuting Captain Kent for smuggling 700 chests of tea to Dunkirk.