Petition to Roger Drake Esq. signed by 27 people requesting that neither Charles Manningham nor Mr Frankland shall be accepted as representatives of Calcutta in Madras in the aftermath of its loss.
Scope & Content:
The objection expressed is that since both men had left Calcutta before the retreat was agreed, they know little of the events on which they would be reporting.
Letters concerning military intelligence and advice from William Watts.
Scope & Content:
Watts seems to have been based at or near the court of Mir Jafar in 1756-7; many of his letter either enclosed letters from the Nawab or refer to discussions with him.