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Mss Eur F722
- Record Id:
- 032-003420105
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003420105
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100063180428.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F722
- Title:
- Papers of Randolph Marriott (1736-1807), Writer in the East India Company's service, Bengal 1753-1767
- Scope & Content:
-
- Narrative of occurrences which happened in India, particularly in Bengal, from the month of July 1753 to the month of December 1766, collected from letters and papers by Randolph Marriott to his friends in Europe, with index.
- The narrative describes the expansion of the Company's Indian territories and it's conflicts with the French and with various Indian rulers, including Siraj ud-Daulah, Nawab of Bengal. It gives accounts of battles, such as Plassey, and includes a list of those imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta.
- Includes his journal of his passage to Bengal in the ship Portfield, January to March 1753.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003420105", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur F722: Papers of Randolph Marriott (1736-1807), Writer in the East India Company's service, Bengal 1753-1767" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003420105
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003420105
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1753
- End Date:
- 1766
- Date Range:
- 1753-1766
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased, July 2018
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Marriott, Randolph, Writer in the service of the East India Company, 1736-1807