Letter 208 The Right Honourable William Ellis, Secretary at War to Thomas Rous, Chairman that His Majesty has granted a Brigadier-General Commission to Major Adams
Letters 209-210 George Dempster and George Johnstone, London to the Court of Directors to be permitted to offer their reasons regarding the late appointment of a Select Committee at Bengal
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ff 409-413 enclosed memorial from George Dempster and George Johnstone regarding late appointment of a Select Committee at Bengal. Court's response: To be informed it is not the practice of the Court to allow of Proprieters giving their opinions personally on their proceedings.
Letter 211 Earl of Halifax, St James's, London to Thomas Rous, Chairman enclosing a copy of a letter from His Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople [no longer enclosed] regarding the transactions of Mr Shaw at Bassorah [Basra]
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To be left to the consideration of the Committee of Correspondence
Letters 218-220 William Russell, Secretary to the Levant Company to Robert James desiring payment of 9250 dollars disbursed on account of the Company at Constantinople, with enclosures
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Enclosures regarding the money disbursed on account of the Company: ff 428-429, letter 218: extract of a letter from His Excellency the Honble Henry Grenville, Ambassador at Constantinople to the Levant Company, 2 April 1764;ff 430-431, letter 219: Copy of a letter from the Honble Henry Grenvill...