Copy of a letter to Captain Nathaniel Smith of the Lord Camden authorising the conveyance of Captain Vernon Duffield and Ensign Francis Robertson to England. The letter was signed by W. Alderson on behalf of the President and Council at Fort William; the officers' return home followed their disobedience to orders.
Copy of a commission dated 16 March 1746/7 granted by John Hinde, Deputy Governor of Madras, appointing Clive an Ensign in the Second Company of Foot Soldiers at Fort St David.
Copy of a commission dated 30 January 1748/9 granted by Charles Floyer, Governor of Madras to Clive appointing him to act as Quartermaster to the East India Company's infantry at Fort St David.