Copies of General Monckton's recommendation of Lieutenant Robert Williams and a memorial from Williams to the Company requesting a company in the Company's army.
Scope & Content:
Williams' previous service had been in the King's army; he includes a brief list of the engagements in which he had been involved.
The document comprises Dunning's opinions on eight questions, including whether the Company's servants were guilt of disobedience, the profits of trade and the salt trade. A copy.
Copy of a deposition made by Borysull Dessundy concerning Rangil Dass.
Scope & Content:
Dass was imprisoned and accused of possessing goods belonging to Mir Kasim. Dessudy stood surety to him and became liable for a payment of 6000 rupees when he defaulted.
Legal opinion given by Mr Perryn concerning a petition made by Mrs Watson to obtain her late husband's share of the money paid to the leading British figures in the Bengal campaign by Mir Jafar.
Scope & Content:
The Opinion states what proofs Mrs Watson must provide to aid her case but states that the Bill probably cannot be much improved, since the only major change would slow proceedings considerably. Mrs Watson was the widow of Admiral Watson.
Report upon Siraj ud-Daula, the actions taken against him by the Company and the treaty made with Mir Jafar.
Scope & Content:
The report, which is in Clive's handwriting, gives particular focus to the role of Amir Chand and the creation of the two treaties. The cover states that this document is a copy of a paper sent to General Carnac in 1772, however the text contains many alterations, suggesting that it might be a dr...