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Mss Eur E379
- Record Id:
- 032-002282727
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002282727
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x00024f
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur E379
- Title:
- Diaries of George Paterson as Secretary to the Naval Commander-in-Chief, East Indies 1769-74
- Scope & Content:
- Paterson Collection: diaries of George Paterson (1734-1817), Secretary to Rear Admiral Sir John Lindsay and Admiral Sir Robert Harland successively Naval Commanders-in-Chief, East Indies 1769-71 and 1771-74, giving an account of negotiations with the Nawab of the Carnatic concerning the latter's debts; Tanjore and Trichinopoly; relations with Paul Benfield, the Nawab's creditor; Madras politics; and travel in south India.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002282727", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur E379: Diaries of George Paterson as Secretary to the Naval Commander-in-Chief, East Indies 1769-74" },{ "id" : "040-002282728", "parent" : "032-002282727", "text" : "Mss Eur E379/1: Voyage of Paterson and Lindsay by way of Madeira and the Cape of Good Hope to Bombay. Voyage to Madras and first meetings with the…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282729", "parent" : "032-002282727", "text" : "Mss Eur E379/2: Unwillingness of Presidency officials to recognize Lindsay's full powers from the Crown. Lindsay accuses Du Pre of conspiring with…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282730", "parent" : "032-002282727", "text" : "Mss Eur E379/3: Harland's departure from England and arrival in India. News of the siege of Vallam by General Smith, and of the Nawab's payment to Du…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282731", "parent" : "032-002282727", "text" : "Mss Eur E379/4: Paterson at the court of the Nawab. Dated as: Oct 1772-Mar 1773." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282732", "parent" : "032-002282727", "text" : "Mss Eur E379/5: Nawab's consolidation of his conquest of Tanjore, mainly through money payments. Paterson advises him to go there." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282733", "parent" : "032-002282727", "text" : "Mss Eur E379/6: Trouble between the Nawab and his sons at Trinchinopoly and Tanjore. Nawab's complaints of the intervention of the British between…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282734", "parent" : "032-002282727", "text" : "Mss Eur E379/7: Benfield becomes the Nawab's creditor. Profits made by the Nawab's son as a money-lender while administering Trinchinopoly; his wish…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282735", "parent" : "032-002282727", "text" : "Mss Eur E379/8: Trouble between the Nawab and Alexander Wynch, the new Governor of Madras, about the garrison at Tanjore. Trouble between the Nawab…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282736", "parent" : "032-002282727", "text" : "Mss Eur E379/9: Continuation and end of Paterson's tour. Benfield's desire to rent Tanjore from the Nawab. His agreement to pay prize-money in…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282737", "parent" : "032-002282727", "text" : "Mss Eur E379/10: Papers, including some dating from the eighteenth century, compiled by Henry Sibbald Paterson for a history of the Patersons of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002282727
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur E379/1 : Voyage of Paterson and Lindsay by way of Madeira and the Cape of Good Hope to Bombay. Voyage to Madras and first meetings with…
Mss Eur E379/2 : Unwillingness of Presidency officials to recognize Lindsay's full powers from the Crown. Lindsay accuses Du Pre of conspiring…
Mss Eur E379/3 : Harland's departure from England and arrival in India. News of the siege of Vallam by General Smith, and of the Nawab's…
Mss Eur E379/4 : Paterson at the court of the Nawab. Dated as: Oct 1772-Mar 1773.
Mss Eur E379/5 : Nawab's consolidation of his conquest of Tanjore, mainly through money payments. Paterson advises him to go there.
Mss Eur E379/6 : Trouble between the Nawab and his sons at Trinchinopoly and Tanjore. Nawab's complaints of the intervention of the British…
Mss Eur E379/7 : Benfield becomes the Nawab's creditor. Profits made by the Nawab's son as a money-lender while administering Trinchinopoly;…
Mss Eur E379/8 : Trouble between the Nawab and Alexander Wynch, the new Governor of Madras, about the garrison at Tanjore. Trouble between the…
Mss Eur E379/9 : Continuation and end of Paterson's tour. Benfield's desire to rent Tanjore from the Nawab. His agreement to pay prize-money…
Mss Eur E379/10 : Papers, including some dating from the eighteenth century, compiled by Henry Sibbald Paterson for a history of the Patersons…
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- 032-002282727
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 10 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1769
- End Date:
- 1775
- Date Range:
- 1769-1775
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased, 11 October 1979
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Benfield, Paul, politician and merchant, 1741-1810
Harland, Robert, 1st Baronet, Admiral, c 1715-1784
Lindsay, John, Knight, Rear-Admiral, 1737-1788
Paterson, George, physician, secretary of mission to Nawab of the Carnatic, 1734-1817
Pré, Josias, merchant, colonial administrator and director of the East India Company, 1721-1780
Ross, Patrick, Major-General
Smith, Joseph, Major-General
Wynch, Alexander, Subject of Mss Eur Orme
Ḥaydar ‘Alī, Sultan of Mysore, c 1720-1782 - Places:
- Arcot State, India
Carnatic Region, India
Madras, India
Mysore State, India
Tanjore, Madras
Trichinopoly, Madras