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281. Mss Eur Orme OV.291

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Mss Eur Orme OV.291
Title:
Bengal Letters from Mr Watts
Scope & Content:
p. [i]. Endorsement as follows:- Bengal Letters from Mr. Watts. Originals. 1, p. 1 (29.5 x 24 cm.). Letter, dated Patna, 26 March 1758, from W. Watts to Clive. Original. Sends some items of Military news; "that villain Omichund must be the spreader of those reports which Drake writes are so large...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1758
Extent:
1 part, pp. 19.

282. Mss Eur Orme OV.292

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Orme OV.292
Title:
Letters from Col. Forde
Scope & Content:
p. [i]. Note as follows :- Letters from Col. Forde. Originals. 1, pp. 1-3 (25 x 19 cm.). Letter, dated Calcutta, 1 March 1758, from Francis Forde to Clive. Possibly original. Says that he came to Bengal at the request of the Bengal Council, but that, as they will not grant him the terms to which ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1758-1759
Extent:
1 part, pp. [i], 124.

283. Mss Eur Orme OV.293

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Orme OV.293
Title:
Letters to and from R. Orme, Esq.
Scope & Content:
p. [i]. Endosement as follows:- Letters to and from R. Orme, Esq. p. [iii-iv]. List of Contents. 1, pp. 1-2 (23 x 19 cm.). Letter, dated Fort Marlborough, 11 Feb. 1755, from Thomas Combes to Orme. Original. Congratulates him on his arrival in India and promotion to the Council; ascribes his own f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1755-1778
Extent:
1 volume, pp. [iv], 208.

284. Mss Eur Orme OV.294

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Orme OV.294
Title:
Imperfect Narrative, entitled "Surat, Floris."
Scope & Content:
So described in the 1811 Catalogue. Item was no longer in the Orme Collection by 1916.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mid 18th century
Extent:
1 volume ?

285. Mss Eur Orme OV.295

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Orme OV.295
Title:
Comparison of dates in the Christian and Muhammadan Eras.
Scope & Content:
p. [i]. List of Contents of 295 and 296. 1, pp. 1-36. Comparison of dates in the Christian and Muhammadan Eras. In Orme's handwriting.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mid 18th century
Extent:
1 part, pp. [i], 40.

286. Mss Eur Orme OV.296

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Orme OV.296
Title:
Draft account of Mogul History and notes on various places in India
Scope & Content:
1, pp. 1-27. Draft account of Mogul History. In Orme's handwriting. This is headed Book XIV. See 298 (a) 4 and 329. 1 below. 2, pp. 31-64. Notes on Callicut, Anchediva, Cochin, Cananore, Cranganore, St. Helena, Pandarane, Vaipin Island, Repelin, Tanore, Bespur, Cotugan, Corin, Coulam, Onore, Chin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mid 18th century
Extent:
1 part, pp. 94.

287. Mss Eur Orme OV.297

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Orme OV.297
Title:
"Fair History, 1780", Mogul Fragments.
Scope & Content:
So described in the 1811 Catalogue. Item was no longer in the Orme Collection by 1916.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mid 18th century
Extent:
1 volume?

288. Mss Eur Orme OV.298A

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Mss Eur Orme OV.298A
Title:
Life of Sevagi
Scope & Content:
1, pp. 1-35. Life of Sevaji. Original draft of 298 (b). Orme concludes with the following estimate of Sevaji: “Whensoever we shall obtain a history of his life written in his own country, he will doubtless appear to have possessed the highest resources of stratagem joined to undaunted courage, wh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1780s
Extent:
1 volume, pp. 240.

289. Mss Eur Orme OV.298B

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Orme OV.298B
Title:
History of Sevagi
Scope & Content:
pp. [i-ii]. Letter, dated George Street, 2 Jan. 1781, from C. W. Boughton Rouse to [Orme]. Sends him an account of "Sitarah" from one of his Persian MSS., which he has written on "two interleaves of your elegant little history of Sevagi." This shows that the printed work is by Orme, as is, in fac...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1781
Extent:
1 volume, pp. [ii], 22.

290. Mss Eur Orme OV.299

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Orme OV.299
Title:
Letters 1687, Bombay and Bencoolen
Scope & Content:
p. [i]. List of Contents of Volumes 299-302. p. [iii]. Endorsement as follows:- "Letters 1687, Bombay and Bencoolen. Valuable." 1, pp. 1-5. Letter, dated Fort St. George, 25 April 1687, from the Council , Fort St. George, to Mr. Richard Burnaby, Governor, and Mr. Samuel White, Shabandar at Mergen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1687
Extent:
1 part, pp. [iii], 72.