1. Mss Eur Orme India XVIII
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur Orme India XVIII
- Title:
- Letters regarding Seths, Bengal Select Committee, and Motts Journey to Sumulpoor
- Scope & Content:
- 1, pp. 5041-5043. A letter, dated Moraudbaug, 17 Dec. 1757, from Luke Serafton to Clive. Copied by Orme himself. Gives an account of the Seths, a great banking family at Murshidabad. Orme notes as follows:- "This is a very curious letter and deserves much enquiry. The only objection is the great wea...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1760s-1780s
- Extent:
- 1 volume, 361 pages