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.
Copy of a commission dated 15 January 1756 granted by Richard Bourchier, President of Bombay, empowering Clive to appoint Courts Martial and to carry out the sentences thus passed.