Official letters from Robert James, Secretary (presumably to the Court of Directors).
Scope & Content:
The letters concern possession of the Country Correspondence for Clive's first terms as Governor and a request from Clive for a copy of extracts from unspecified General Letters.
Copy of a paragraph from a letter from the Court of Directors to the Presidency of Fort St George dated 31 January 1755 concerning military allowances.
Copy of a General Letter to Bengal dated 16 May 1764.
Scope & Content:
The announcements include promotions of four officers in Clive's recommendations, trading affairs at Fort Marlborough and the grant of permission to recruit pilots from the officers of four named Company ships.
Certified copy of an official letter to the Governor and Council of Fort St George dated 1 February 1757.
Scope & Content:
The letter contains Colonel Adlercron and his regiment's posting home to England and directs the maintenance of a suitable force to protect Company possessions in India.
Extract from the Company's General Letter to Bengal dated 8 March 1758.
Scope & Content:
The letter congratulates Clive on his successes, announces his appointment as Governor of Fort William and announces the terms and impact of the Mir Jafar's grant to the Company.