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Amended copy or draft of a text concerning the effects of the deposition of Mir Jafar and an outline of Company policy.
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The text seems likely to have been written by Clive and may be in his handwriting. It is not clear whether it was to form part of a letter, or was part of a speech or report.
Two copies of a letter from Ensign F. Robertson to Sir Robert Barker.
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Concerning whether he is to be sent to Calcutta. One copy also includes copies of a further letter from Robertson to Barker of the same date and a letter to Robertson from the officers of the 3rd Brigade.
Copy of a Protest made by William Vertue to the President and jurors of the court martial appointed to try him dated 15 July 1766
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Vertue states that the court is illegal, since the crimes of which he is accused took place after the date at which he resigned from the Company's service. He discusses the nature of a contract, how much he had been paid at the start of the relevant month and what impact this may have on his clai...