Draft account of Mogul History and notes on various places in India
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1, pp. 1-27. Draft account of Mogul History. In Orme's handwriting. This is headed Book XIV. See 298 (a) 4 and 329. 1 below. 2, pp. 31-64. Notes on Callicut, Anchediva, Cochin, Cananore, Cranganore, St. Helena, Pandarane, Vaipin Island, Repelin, Tanore, Bespur, Cotugan, Corin, Coulam, Onore, Chin...
1, pp. 1-35. Life of Sevaji. Original draft of 298 (b). Orme concludes with the following estimate of Sevaji: “Whensoever we shall obtain a history of his life written in his own country, he will doubtless appear to have possessed the highest resources of stratagem joined to undaunted courage, wh...
pp. [i-ii]. Letter, dated George Street, 2 Jan. 1781, from C. W. Boughton Rouse to [Orme]. Sends him an account of "Sitarah" from one of his Persian MSS., which he has written on "two interleaves of your elegant little history of Sevagi." This shows that the printed work is by Orme, as is, in fac...
p. [i]. List of Contents of Volumes 299-302. p. [iii]. Endorsement as follows:- "Letters 1687, Bombay and Bencoolen. Valuable." 1, pp. 1-5. Letter, dated Fort St. George, 25 April 1687, from the Council , Fort St. George, to Mr. Richard Burnaby, Governor, and Mr. Samuel White, Shabandar at Mergen...
1688-1689. Weldon and Navarro's Journey to Aurengzebe.
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p. [i]. Endorsement as follows:- "1688-1689. Weldon and Navarro's Journey to Aurengzebe." 1, pp. 1-63. The Diary of George Weldon and Abraham Navarros Journey up to the Court of the Great Mogul in prosecution of the treaty of Peace, before by them and Mr. Higgins begun with Meer Mazaine [or Nazam...
p. [i]. Endorsement as follows:- Madras Letters Received. 1687. 1, pp. 1-5. Extracts from letters despatched from Madras. 6 Jan. to 9 June 1687. 2, pp. 9-39. Extracts from Madras letters received, 5 July 1687 to 6 Feb. 1687/8.