Draft letter, in essence a progress report from Clive.
Scope & Content:
Clive has not included the name of the intended recipient. A different hand has dated the letter and notes that this was the draft of a letter to Mr G. Grenville.
Copy of a letter to Henry Vansittart, sent via Mrs Cassinger.
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns the revolutions against Mir Jafar in 1760 and reports of the rumours circulating in London about Vansittart and his conduct in India.
Part of Clive's journal during the voyage to India.
Scope & Content:
The entries refer to Clive in the third person. Although the entries are in Clive's handwriting it is possible that the journal is copied from the ship's records.