Document endorsed "Mr Dupre's Report" outlining the situation in India.
Scope & Content:
The document was written in response to the news that Sir Robert Fletcher intended to petition the House of Commons to appoint a Committee upon Indian Affairs. Its stated intention is to widen knowledge of the background to such a Committee's findings, in order that a fair assessment may be made.
A summary of revenues from Salt and Betel Nut between March 1765 and March 1770 and a list of extracts from instructions sent to India between June 1769 and August 1771.