Letter giving details of what will be necessary for an attempt to take Mauritius from the French
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1, pp. 1-9. Letter, dated Fort St. George, 11 April 1761, from Col. George Monson, Colonel J. Caillaud, Major G. Scott, and John Call, Chief Engineer to Council, Madras. Copy. Prefixed is a kind of abstract of this letter. 12. Endorsement. Mentions that the letter was drawn up by John Call.
Reflections on the necessity of our taking a part in the troubles in India
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Probably written about 1770, but incomplete and unsigned. These pages are possibly those lacking from 276.1, though the two papers are in different handwritings and differently endorsed.
Correspondence regarding the campaign against Haidar Ali.
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p. 1. Note of Contents. 1, pp. 3-6 (23.5 x 18.5 cm.). Letter, dated Poonah, 8 October 1768, from Charles Broome to Joseph Smith, John Call, and George Mackay, Esqs. Copy. Sends information of Haidar Ali's communications with the Marathas; thinks it probable that the Marathas will break with the E...
Sale catalogue of the elegant and valuable Library of Robert Orme, Esq., F.A.S., sold by Leigh and Sotheby, 25 April 1796 and following days.
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So described in the 1811 catalogue. Item was no longer in the Orme Collection by 1916. There is a copy of this Catalogue in the British Museum, S.-C.S. 28 (10). The books sold numbered 2,175 and the total price obtained was £1,179 16s. 6d. The reason for the sale was that Orme was suffering from...
Mr Orme's Papers from Mr Mallet at Bombay. Relating to Sevagi.
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p. [i]. Endorsement as follows:- "Mr. Orme's Papers from Mr. Mallet at Bombay. Relating to Sevagi." 1, pp. 1-12 (22.5 x 18.5 cm.). Extracts from the Wukaea Sunoat, or yearly events of the reign of Sha Jehan, relative to Saou, the father of Sewagee, Founder of the Mahratta Empire. Signed, C. W. Ma...
List of Contents at the beginning.1 (34.5 x 50 cm.). Skeleton Map of Bengal and Northern Indostan for Orme's History. Engraved by Baillie, 1773. 2 (36.5 x 47 cm.). Skeleton of a Map of Bengal, for Orme's History. Engraved by Thos. Kitchin. See 222. 143. 3 (25 x 41 cm.). Plan for the intelligence ...