Examination of Henry Vansittart, Zephaniah Holwell, Warren Hastings, William McGuire and Mr. Gregory, chiefly concerning rivalry with the French and Dutch, relations with the Mughal Emperor and the Nawab, trade and finance, and the Company's forces and fortifications.
Correspondence exchanged by Strachey with Governor-General Marquess Wellesley, General Arthur Wellesley and Col Close, including General Wellesley's instructions and other material on the Maratha Chiefs (one letter book)
Summaries of letters from Carnac to various persons in Bengal, notably to Col. Cooke, William Ellis, George Gray, Henry Lushington, Henry Vansittart and Henry Verelst.
Letters from Brig.-Gen. John Caillaud, chiefly concerning his transfer from Madras to Bengal (1759), various mutual acquaintances (including Clive and Vansittart), his enmity with Fullerton, and his rift with Carnac. Dated as: 1759-62; 1766; nd