Unsigned draft letter to the Court of Directors from Clive.
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Dated at Berkeley Square, concerning allegations about Henry Vansittart's conduct as Governor of Bengal. Three copies, the first including an extract from Clive's letter to George Dudley of 8 September 1766, and the third including copies of a letter from Luke Scrafton and another copy of the ex...
Dated at Calcutta, summarising the Coast affairs using details from recent Public and Private dispatches. Includes details of Colonel J Smith's military actions in taking the fort at Vaniambady. Duplicate set of letter shipped to England aboard the Northington. With enclosures: Copy of a letter...
Letter to John Walsh from Peter Michell, secretary.
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Dated at East India House, enclosing counsel's opinion upon Clive's entitlement to the legacy made him by Mir Jafar. An original and a copy of both. The opinion was made by Mr Sayers, the Company's counsel.