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1. IOR Neg 4381-82

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4381-82
Title:
Sir Robert Palk papers.
Scope & Content:
Letters and papers of Sir Robert Palk, 1st Bart (1717-98), Governor of Madras 1763-66, MP 1767-68 and 1774-87, chiefly dated 1767-86, but with a few earlier papers including an account, dated 1755, by Maj (later Maj-Gen) Stringer Lawrence of his campaigns in India 1752-54, addressed to Rear-Admir...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1755-1786
Extent:
2 reels

2. Mss Eur B392

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B392
Title:
Cromwell Massey papers.
Scope & Content:
Diary kept by Lt (later Col) Cromwell Massey (1742-1845), Madras Army 1770-1800, while a prisoner of Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan at Seringapatam; with printed version published at Bangalore in 1912.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1780-1784
Extent:
2 volumes

3. Mss Eur C8; D18-25; E12-47; F5-17; G4-8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C8; D18-25; E12-47; F5-17; G4-8
Title:
Francis Collection: official and private correspondence and papers of Sir Philip Francis (1740-1818), member of Governor-General's Council 1774-80; also notes, dated 1819-40, by Lady Francis.
Scope & Content:
Francis Collection: official and private correspondence and papers of Sir Philip Francis (1740-1818), member of Governor-General's Council 1774-80; also notes, dated 1819-40, by Lady Francis.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1764-1813
Extent:
74 volumes

4. Mss Eur C559

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C559
Title:
John Chamier papers.
Scope & Content:
Four letters, dated Jan 1802-May 1803, from John Chamier, East India Company servant, Madras 1772-1805, to David Scott (1746- 1805), MP, East India Company Director 1788-1802, Chairman 1796 and 1801, commenting adversely on the administration of Lord Clive in Madras and Lord Wellesley in India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1802-1803
Extent:
1 folder

5. Mss Eur C866

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C866
Title:
R W Williams papers.
Scope & Content:
'A Nabob's Life: Lord Pigot of Patshull' by R W Williams: an unpublished biography of George Pigot, Baron Pigot (1719-77), East India Company servant, Madras 1737-65, Governor of Madras 1755-63 and 1775-76.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1997
Extent:
1 volume

6. Mss Eur D746

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D746
Title:
Henry Dundas papers.
Scope & Content:
Letter book of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), Member 1784 and President 1793-1801 of the Board of Control, containing letters received with enclosures from Maj-Gen Sir William Medows (1738-1813), Governor and C-in-C, Madras 1790- 92, Sir Charles Oakeley, 1st Bart (1751-1826), Go...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1790-1795
Extent:
1 volume

7. Mss Eur D769

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D769
Title:
Miscellaneous letters and papers relating inter alia to Madras and the Mysore War 1790-92, and including letters to George, Earl Macartney (1737-1806), Governor of Madras 1781-85, and to Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733-1800), President of the Board of Control 1784-90.
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous letters and papers relating inter alia to Madras and the Mysore War 1790-92, and including letters to George, Earl Macartney (1737-1806), Governor of Madras 1781-85, and to Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733-1800), President of the Board of Control 1784-90.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1747-1793
Extent:
40 folios

8. Mss Eur D1008

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1008
Title:
Richard Bridges papers.
Scope & Content:
Letters of Lt Richard Bridges (1791-1825), Madras Army 1811-25, to John Strachan of Teignmouth and to his brother and sister, George and Augusta Bridges, commenting on army life and the difficulty of promotion.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1812-1818
Extent:
23 folios

9. Mss Eur D1018

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1018
Title:
Manuscript minutes, dated 27 Mar-13 Apr 1767, of a House of Commons Committee of the Whole House 1766-67, set up to enquire into East India Company affairs.
Scope & Content:
Manuscript minutes, dated 27 Mar-13 Apr 1767, of a House of Commons Committee of the Whole House 1766-67, set up to enquire into East India Company affairs, including evidence by civil and military officers in India (apparently a copy which belonged to Luke Scrafton, East India Company Director 1...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1767
Extent:
2 volumes

10. Mss Eur D1074

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1074
Title:
Henry Dundas papers.
Scope & Content:
Summaries of private letters (1785-1800) received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), Member 1784 and President 1793-1801 of the Board of Control, from Sir Archibald Campbell, William Petrie, Lord Hobart, Jonathan Duncan, General Robert Stuart and General James Stuart; also memor...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1785-1800
Extent:
1 volume