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Mss Eur G37
- Record Id:
- 032-000799670
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000799670
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x000089
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur G37
- Title:
- The Clive Collection, comprising the papers of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey (1725-1774), Governor of Bengal 1757-1760 and 1765-1767; Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis (1754-1839), Governor of Madras 1798-1804 and other family members."
- Scope & Content:
- The major part of this collection comprises the incoming correspondence received by Clive and members of his circle, particularly Margaret, Lady Clive, Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis and Henry Strachey. In addition to this, there are a significant number of petitions addressed either to Clive as a private individual or which came to him as the occupant of the post to which the petition was addressed. The collection also holds a very siginificant quantity of coriginals and copies of Company documents. These include military returns of men and stores, copies of and extracts from the General Letters sent between the Court of Directors and the Indian Presidencies, financial documents relating to the collection of revenue in Bengal and to the annual accounts of the Presidencies, reports and proposals submitted to the Company and papers relating to Clive's work on behalf of the Company, particularly during his terms as Governor of Fort William and in command of Company forces. The bulk of the collection is formed of papers created between 1751 and 1774.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000799670
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur G37/1 : Papers relating to matters in India, particularly the work of the East India Company, military matters and Clive's jagir.
Mss Eur G37/2 : Letters, copyletters, minutes and drafts relating to Company business in India, trade and military matters, also papers relating to…
Mss Eur G37/3 : Outgoing correspondence, mostly business but including some social and family letters.
Mss Eur G37/4 : Incoming and outgoing correspondence and drafts of speeches made by Clive in his own defence.
Mss Eur G37/5 : Letters, petitions, draft treaties, commissions and covenants involving Clive or relating to his work.
Mss Eur G37/6 : Council minutes, letters and extracts from letters, declarations, minutes, receipts, biographical materials and various lists.
Mss Eur G37/7 : Letters, many from Clive's family, lists, accounts and codes.
Mss Eur G37/8 : Documents relating to military affairs in India, Clive's jagir and Clive's administration.
Mss Eur G37/9 : Financial papers and items relating to India, particularly uprisings.
Mss Eur G37/10 : Incoming letters on military business, accounts, official letters and Company minutes and records of domestic financial affairs…
Mss Eur G37/11 : Minutes and copies of minutes, including evidence presented to the Committee on East India Company affairs in 1772-1773.
Mss Eur G37/12 : Official records and copies thereof, including extracts from consultations, legal opinions, evidence statements and…
Mss Eur G37/13 : Various notes, narratives, translations, formal documents and financial papers, mostly relating to India and Clive's work there.
Mss Eur G37/14 : Documents relating to the work of committees, letters, petitions to Clive and documents issued in his name.
Mss Eur G37/15 : Letters and draft letters written and received by Clive to and from various parties.
Mss Eur G37/16 : Documents concerning various subjects, including military matters, the fluctuation of India Stock, defences of Clive, drafts…
Mss Eur G37/17 : Documents relating to various subjects including Indian administration, finance, military matters, legal opinion, correspondence…
Mss Eur G37/18 : Lists, on various subjects, and petitions.
Mss Eur G37/19 : Personal financial papers and accounts of purchases.
Mss Eur G37/20 : Incoming correspondence to 1752.
Mss Eur G37/21 : Incoming letters, mostly between 1753 and 1756.
Mss Eur G37/22 : Incoming letters dated between January and June 1757.
Mss Eur G37/23 : Incoming letters and copies of personal and official letters dated in the second half of 1757.
Mss Eur G37/24 : Incoming letters and copies of personal and official letters dated in the first half of 1758.
Mss Eur G37/25 : Incoming letters and copies of personal and official letters dated in the second half of 1758.
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- 032-000799670
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 97 boxes
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Armenian
Bengali
Danish
Dutch
English
French
German
Hindi
Italian
Latin
Persian
Portuguese
Spanish
Tamil - Scripts:
- Arabic
Armenian
Bengali
Devanagari
Latin
Tamil - Start Date:
- 1728
- End Date:
- 1832
- Date Range:
- 1728-1832
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- The collection was deposited on permanent loan to the India Office Library and Records by the 5th Earl of Powis in 1956 and subsequently purchased.
- Arrangement:
- The current arrangement follows the order imposed upon the collection before it was acquired by the India Office. Mss Eur G37/1-19 and Mss Eur G37/96 contain a variety of correspondence, papers and accounts. Mss Eur G37/20-74 contain mainly incoming correspondence and copies of official correspondence. Mss Eur G37/75-85/2 contain personal financial records of Clive and his family. Mss Eur G37/86-91 contain military returns of men and stores. Mss Eur G37/92-93 contain Company letters. Mss Eur G37/94-95 contain petitions and letters requesting assistance.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- Throughout this list, where the name "Clive" stands without further clarification, the person referred to is Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey. Other members of the family, or cases where the reference is unclear have been referred to in full or with their title(s).
- Names:
- Clive, Robert, 1st Baronet Clive of Plassey, administrator and army officer, 1725-1774,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121174323 - Related Material:
- Other collections containing papers relalative to the Clives can be found in the Orme collection, the Sutton Court Collection (Mss Eur F128) and the Verelst Collection (Mss Eur F218). The collection in the National Library of Wales contains copy letterbooks containing Clive's outgoing correspondence, together with estate papers, financial papers and personal papers. Shropshire Record Office also holds a significant quantity of estate papers.