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Mss Eur F734
- Record Id:
- 032-003451159
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003451159
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100077904353.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F734
- Title:
- Papers of Colonel Henry Watson (1732-1786), Chief Engineer, Bengal 1776-1786
- Scope & Content:
-
The papers are within a folder with a booksellers label on the front (f.1):
f.2: Warren Hastings and Edward Wheeler, to Nathaniel Middleton, Collector of His Excellency the Viziers Assignments to the Hon Company, Fort William, 3 July 1781, requesting to have Mr Middleton obey all orders the Governor General may issue in his own name.
ff.3-4: Letter from Colonel Henry Watson to Warren Hastings, Governor General, Fort William, 19 July 1783, thanking him for collecting a list of great authors.
f.5: Letter from Colonel Henry Watson to Warren Hastings, Governor General, Fort William, 20 July 1783, in reply to Hastings note and acknowledging Hastings friendly advice and obliging intentions.
ff.6-7: Letter from Colonel Henry Watson to Warren Hastings, Governor General, Fort William, 22 December 1783, regarding his purchase of a quantity of opium.
ff.8-9: Letter from Colonel Henry Watson to Warren Hastings, Governor General, Fort William, 19 February 1784, regarding his refusing permission for Mr Fawke to reside at Benares.
f.10: Letter from Colonel Henry Watson to Warren Hastings, Governor General, Fort William, 5 December 1784, regarding his being entitled to some interest because his bills hadn't been paid in a reasonable time.
f.11: Letter from Colonel Henry Watson to Warren Hastings, Governor General, Fort William, 30 March 1785, regarding European and Chinese seamen.
f.12: Note for proposed letter of address to Warren Hastings, Governor General, 5 August 1785, on the great merit in concluding the Mahratta Peace, and deploring the loss of his departure.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003451159", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur F734: Papers of Colonel Henry Watson (1732-1786), Chief Engineer, Bengal 1776-1786" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003451159
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003451159
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 folder
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1781
- End Date:
- 1785
- Date Range:
- 1781-1785
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliated with a pencil number inside a circle: 12 folios.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased, 2019
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Watson, Henry, Lieutenant-Colonel, 1732-1786