Letter and receipts signed by Thomas Ryder, Henry Mountfort and Thomas Edwards.
Scope & Content:
Dated at Lincoln's Inn, concerning deeds and payment for Thomas Meyrick's estate. The document includes a summary of the Deeds and Surrenders relating to the estate.
Dated at Calcutta, giving news of current problems in India, including the lack of money, relations with Shuja ud-Daula and the ongoing war with Hyder Ali.
Dated at Calcutta, concerning the scarcity of silver, financial matters and the arrival and prospects of Colonel Sempill, Clive's brother-in-law. Enclosed is an invoice and a shipping notice of a bulse of rough diamonds. The letter and invoice are in duplicate.
Dated at Calcutta, suggesting reforms to the administration and in the career path of a Writer and concerning the establishment of a Residence at the Durbar and the banyans of the madras Presidency. An original and a duplicate.