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321. Mss Eur Orme OV.278

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Mss Eur Orme OV.278
Title:
Major Preston's Letter Book whilst he commanded at Chingleput; and a criticism of the published account of the seige of Madras by Count Lally
Scope & Content:
p. 2. Contents. 1, pp. 3-31. Letters to Major Preston in 1758 to 1759, whilst he commanded at Chingleput. Apparently Preston's Letter Book, as on page 2 there is a note as follows:- "These were transmitted by Messrs. Turner and Floyer, his executors in India, home to me A.W. one of his executors ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1758-1766
Extent:
1 part, pp. 50

322. Mss Eur Orme OV.158

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Mss Eur Orme OV.158
Title:
List of Maps and Plans; Abstracts and Indexes to Memoirs; Coromandel History: contents of volumes 1 to 83 of Orme Various relating to Coromandel
Scope & Content:
p. [i]. Contents. 1, pp. 1-3. Major Grant's Maps and Plans. A mere list. 2, pp. 4-5. Mr. Sullivan's Maps and Plans. Duplicate of 147.8. 3, pp. 6-23. Abstract and Index of Soupire's Memoir. The Mémoire Pour le Chevalier de Soupire may be found separately paged in Memoire pour le Sieur Berth...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 18th century
Extent:
1 volume, pp. [i] 352.

323. Mss Eur Orme OV.247

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Mss Eur Orme OV.247
Title:
Application to Fort St. David by Sahajee, in April 1749, for assistance to recover his rights at Tanjore; and various money accounts of Hyder Ally
Scope & Content:
1, pp. 1-4. Copied in II. 33 (p. 451). Details concerning this Pretender ("Sahajee Maharajah") are given in the Fort St. David Consultations of 10th April 1749.2, pp. 5-15. Copy.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1749
Extent:
1 part, pp. 16

324. Mss Eur Orme OV.314

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Mss Eur Orme OV.314
Title:
Coote's march after M. Law and Clive's march to Patna with Meir Jaffeir [Mir Jafar]
Scope & Content:
1, pp. 2-6. Coote's march after M. Law, 1757. In Orme's handwriting. Dates and notes. 2, pp. 6-20. Clive's march to Patna with Meir Jaffeir [Mir Jafar], December 1757, January, &c., 1758. In Orme's handwriting. Dates and notes. The references are to Clive's European and Country Correspondence...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1757-1758
Extent:
1 part, pp. 20.

325. Mss Eur Orme OV.330

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Mss Eur Orme OV.330
Title:
Sale catalogue of the elegant and valuable Library of Robert Orme, Esq., F.A.S., sold by Leigh and Sotheby, 25 April 1796 and following days.
Scope & Content:
So described in the 1811 catalogue. Item was no longer in the Orme Collection by 1916. There is a copy of this Catalogue in the British Museum, S.-C.S. 28 (10). The books sold numbered 2,175 and the total price obtained was £1,179 16s. 6d. The reason for the sale was that Orme was suffering from...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1796
Extent:
1 volume ?

326. Mss Eur Orme OV.279

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Mss Eur Orme OV.279
Title:
A Journal of the proceedings of the Army from their encampment on the Red Hills near Pondicherry, the 8th of August [1778], to its surrender on the 18th October.
Scope & Content:
The siege having been carried on by two attacks. Duplicate of 83.4. By Sir Henry Augustus Montagu Cosby.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1778
Extent:
1 part, pp. 115

327. Mss Eur Orme OV.105

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Mss Eur Orme OV.105
Title:
Index to Castenada's account of Vasco de Gama's discover of India, and an abstract of the conquest of the Dekkan, &c. by the Moguls.
Scope & Content:
p. 505. Table of Contents. 1, pp. 509-527. Index to Castenada's Account of Vasco de Gama's Discovery of India. In Orme's handwriting. 2, pp. 529-579. Conquest of the Dekkan, &c., by the Mogals during the reigns of Akbar, Jehangir. In Orme's handwriting. An abstract only.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mid 18th century
Extent:
1 volume, pp. 124.