Letter 128 Gil John Paterson at Lisbon to the President and Directors proposing a scheme to increase the Company’s revenues and gain superiority over rivals in Asia.
Letter 170 Edward Stanley at the Custom House to Peter Michell relating to the return of handkerchiefs which were confiscated as it was thought they were prohibited.
Letters 218-220 Memorial of Evan Bailey in London to the Court enclosing a proposal for establishing a cavalry regiment in Bengal and asking to be appointed its Major Commander. Includes abstracts of pay and charges for such a force.
Letter 270 Thomas Baxter Rous in London to the Court asking for a proportion of the China supercargoes’ commission for ships sent in 1772 for his dead brother William Rous’s service.
Letter 10 Frere Smitmers in Vienna to Peter Michell relating to the costs incurred by John Humphreys and Sons at Constantinople for delivering packets to Aleppo. In French.
Letter 13 Captain George Burgall in Abergavenny to the Court asking that he be returned to his post as engineer at Fort Marlborough when his health improves.
Letter 48 Petition of Captain William Campbell to the Court asking that the Court transfer him from the Engineers to the Infantry with the rank of Captain in Fort St George.
Letters 49-50 Memorial of Captain William Campbell to the Court asking to be employed in the Company's Artillery regiment in Asia. An endorsement from Colonel Simon Fraser in the Portuguese service is attached.