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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur G37

661. Mss Eur G37/8/8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/8/8
Title:
Legal opinions, especially in relation to Clive's legacy from Mir Jafar.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1766-1773
Extent:
1 file containing 30 folios

662. Mss Eur G37/8/8 f.1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/8/8 f.1
Title:
Statement made by Clive, either to the Select Committee or to the Council concerning the legacy.
Scope & Content:
Possibly a copy; the original date being 8 April 1766.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[8] Apr 1766
Extent:
1 folio

663. Mss Eur G37/8/8 f.23

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/8/8 f.23
Title:
Statement made by Clive concerning how he was informed of the legacy granted to him by Mir Jafar. Probably a draft.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1767
Extent:
1 folio

664. Mss Eur G37/8/8 f.30

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/8/8 f.30
Title:
Statement made and signed by Samuel Middleton concerning Mir Jafar's legacy to Clive.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[5] May 1773
Extent:
1 folio

665. Mss Eur G37/8/8 ff.2-3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/8/8 ff.2-3
Title:
Copy of a letter dated 30 April 1766 to the General Council from the Select Committee concerning gifts received at a celebration.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[Apr] 1766
Extent:
2 folios

666. Mss Eur G37/8/8 ff.4-9

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/8/8 ff.4-9
Title:
Case and opinion concerning the receipt of presents from Nuseem ud-Daula to Clive.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 May 1766
Extent:
6 folios

667. Mss Eur G37/8/8 ff.10-13

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/8/8 ff.10-13
Title:
Copy of the opinion given by the Attorney General concerning the receipt of presents.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 May 1766
Extent:
4 folios

668. Mss Eur G37/8/8 ff.14-18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/8/8 ff.14-18
Title:
Copies of certificates from the wife and son of Mir Jafar confirming the legacy he made to Clive.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jan 1767
Extent:
5 folios

669. Mss Eur G37/8/8 ff.19-22

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/8/8 ff.19-22
Title:
Lists, possibly some drafts, concerning the timescale of events of Clive's arrival in India in 1765 and the probable consequences had he not been appointed Governor forming a case for legal opinion.
Scope & Content:
Three full copies and a partial copy.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1767
Extent:
4 folios

670. Mss Eur G37/8/8 ff.24-27

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37/8/8 ff.24-27
Title:
Extracts from letters written by Clive concerning his bequest from Mir Jafar and his detailed plan for the money's use. Each item has been numbered, recording the order in which the papers were placed for consideration by counsel giving opinion concerning the legacy.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1767
Extent:
4 folios