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Letter 227 Philip Osbridge, late Lieutenant of His Majesty's ship Orford to the Court of Directors desiring the Court will subscribe to his Paint of the different stations of His Majesty's Forces at the Havannah
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Enclosure: Printed Proposal for Printing by Subscription Twelve Views of the Situation of His Majesty's Ships and Squadrons at the Attack and Reduction of Morro Castle and the Havannah
Letters 37-39 Memorial of James Elkington, late 2nd Mate of the ship Denham which was burnt at Bencoolen, praying for relief by reason of the hardships he underwent during the time he remained hostage at the Island Bourbon
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Committee of Correspondence to examine and report.
Letter 168 Memorial of Joseph & Henry Guinand and 22 other signatories on behalf of Mr Jouseph Pouchon to be employed in the Company's service in Bengal
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Committee of Correspondence to examine and report.
Letter 287 Petition of Lieutenant Joseph Jacques, late an Officer in his Majesty's Land Forces, offering to raise 100 men for the Company's Service providing he has a Captain's Commission
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Initially referred to Committee of Shipping to examine and report, referred 9 October to Committee of Correspondence to examine and report.
Letters 332-333 Father P Bernard de Savoye, Superior of the Romish Church at Madras to the Court of Directors, complaining of the President & Council there having deprived them of several of their privileges. Letter in French with English translation.
Letters 406-410 Captain Charles Tod, of the Company's Troops at Madras to the Court of Directors to return thither when his health shall be restablished and enclosing extracts relating to his rank as Captain
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Committee of Correspondence to examine and report. Enclosures: Extract from the Regulations for Forming the Military at Fort St David, dated 17 June 1748;Letter from Stringer Lawrence, Fort St George, 8 November 1763 confirming that its bearer, Captain Tod has permission to travel to Europe and...
Letter 64 William Kinloch, Consul at Aleppo to Robert James informing him that he had dispatched a packet for the Court of Directors via Constantinople and included a letter intended for Constantinople which had arrived at Aleppo by mistake