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Place Arcot State, India

11. Mss Eur D1083

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1083
Title:
Correspondence and papers of George Nesbitt Thompson (1753-1831), Private Secretary to Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Governor of Bengal 1772-74 and Governor General 1774-85
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and papers of George Nesbitt Thompson, (1753-1831), Private Secretary to Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Governor of Bengal 1772-74 and Governor-General 1774-85.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1779-1806
Extent:
62 items

12. Mss Eur D1154

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1154
Title:
Prince of Arcot Zahir-ud-daula papers.
Scope & Content:
Illuminated address, dated 18 May 1874, from Zahir-ud-daula, Prince of Arcot (d 1879) to Queen Victoria, expressing his loyalty on his succession; with minute, dated 1907, from Henry William Garrett to John Ferard, both of the India Office, discussing the address.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1874
Extent:
3 folios

13. Mss Eur E56

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E56
Title:
Letter book of James Buchanan containing copies of his correspondence as Agent to the Nawab of Arcot on transactions with the Dutch concerning the pearl and `chank' fisheries, and relations with the English, Dutch and French.
Scope & Content:
Letter book of James Buchanan containing copies of his correspondence as Agent to the Nawab of Arcot on transactions with the Dutch concerning the pearl and `chank' fisheries, and relations with the English, Dutch and French.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1788-1790
Extent:
1 volume

14. Mss Eur E340

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E340
Title:
Charles Smith papers.
Scope & Content:
Three letter books, dated 1761-62, 1766-67 and 1770-71, of Charles Smith (b 1736), East India Company servant, Madras 1753-c1782, containing copies of letters to colleagues and relatives, concerning trade, finance and politics in India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1761-1771
Extent:
3 volumes

15. Mss Eur E379

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E379
Title:
Diaries of George Paterson as Secretary to the Naval Commander-in-Chief, East Indies 1769-74
Scope & Content:
Paterson Collection: diaries of George Paterson (1734-1817), Secretary to Rear Admiral Sir John Lindsay and Admiral Sir Robert Harland successively Naval Commanders-in-Chief, East Indies 1769-71 and 1771-74, giving an account of negotiations with the Nawab of the Carnatic concerning the latter's ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1769-1775
Extent:
10 items

16. Mss Eur F18/II

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F18/II
Title:
J J Walker; Edmund Charles Vibart; Hugh Lowman Pester; Nawab of Arcot Muhammad Ali; George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings; John Flaxman; Sir Frederick Lance papers.
Scope & Content:
This is a composite volume including: Three original letters from the Nawab of Arcot to George III, the Earl of Shelburne and Lord North, complaining of the conduct of Lord Macartney as Governor of Madras. Was J780. Deed executed by George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of Hast...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
Unspecified

17. Mss Eur F128

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F128
Title:
Sutton Court Collection: papers of Brig-Gen John Carnac (c1716-1800); and of Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Bart (1736-1810), and other members of the Strachey family
Scope & Content:
Sutton Court Collection: papers of (i) Brig-Gen John Carnac (c1716-1800), relating chiefly to his service in the Bengal Army 1758-67; (ii) papers of Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Bart (1736-1810), private secretary to 1st Lord Clive 1764-74, relating chiefly to Clive and his son, 2nd Lord Clive, Govern...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1756-1832
Extent:
232 items

18. Mss Eur F201

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F201
Title:
Warren Hastings papers.
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous copies of official papers relating to the administration of Warren Hastings (1732-1818) and Sir John Macpherson (1745-1821) as Governors-General of Bengal 1774-85 and 1785-86; also a few private legal and financial papers of Richard Johnson, East India Company servant 1770-90, and o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1775-1786
Extent:
1 portfolio

19. Mss Eur F228

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F228
Title:
Papers of Maj-Gen William Kirkpatrick (1754-1812), Resident at Hyderabad 1793-97
Scope & Content:
Kirkpatrick Collection: papers and correspondence of Maj-Gen William Kirkpatrick (1754-1812), Bengal Army 1773, and Lt-Col James Achilles Kirkpatrick (1764-1805), Madras Army 1780, chiefly as successive Residents at Hyderabad 1793-97 and 1797-1805, but also including papers relating to Mysore, th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1782-1811
Extent:
96 items

20. Mss Eur F291

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F291
Title:
Macpherson Collection: correspondence and papers of Sir John Macpherson, Bart (1745-1821)
Scope & Content:
Macpherson Collection: correspondence and papers of Sir John Macpherson, Bart (1745-1821); went to India as ship's purser 1767; Agent to Nawab of Arcot 1767; East India Company servant, Madras 1769, dismissed 1776; MP for Cricklade 1779-82; Member, Supreme Council of India 1781-87; Acting Governo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1760-1821
Extent:
218 items