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Mss Eur G37/14
- Record Id:
- 036-000800715
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000800715
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000015.0x000329
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur G37/14
- Title:
- Documents relating to the work of committees, letters, petitions to Clive and documents issued in his name.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "036-000800715", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14: Documents relating to the work of committees, letters, petitions to Clive and documents issued in his name." },{ "id" : "040-000800716", "parent" : "036-000800715", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/1: Extract from the East India Committee Report." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-000800717", "parent" : "036-000800715", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/2: Appendices to an unidentified document." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-000800718", "parent" : "040-000800717", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/2 ff.1-8: 'Appendix 3'." },{ "id" : "041-000800719", "parent" : "040-000800717", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/2 ff.9-10: 'Appendix 4'." },{ "id" : "040-000800720", "parent" : "036-000800715", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/3: Petitions received by Clive." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-000800721", "parent" : "040-000800720", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/3 ff.1-2: Petition from the Armenian merchants living under British protection in Bengal." },{ "id" : "041-000800722", "parent" : "040-000800720", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/3 ff.3-4: Petition from Boniface Rodriguez and John Arento of Calcutta." },{ "id" : "040-000800723", "parent" : "036-000800715", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/4: Military commissions." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-000800724", "parent" : "040-000800723", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/4 f.1: Commission granted by Clive and the Council creating Anthony Roots Captain of a Company of Artillery, with seniority from 20…" },{ "id" : "041-000800725", "parent" : "040-000800723", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/4 f.2: Commission granted by Clive and the Council creating Anthony Polier a Major on the Bengal establishment." },{ "id" : "040-000800726", "parent" : "036-000800715", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/5: Official documents issued by or to Clive." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-000800727", "parent" : "040-000800726", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/5 ff.1-4: Copy of an indenture made between the Company and Clive." },{ "id" : "041-000800728", "parent" : "040-000800726", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/5 ff.5-6: Authorisation given by Clive and the council to hold a court martial for the trial of Sir Robert Fletcher." },{ "id" : "040-000800729", "parent" : "036-000800715", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/6: Materials relating to Clive's instalment as a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Bath." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-000800730", "parent" : "040-000800729", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/6 ff.1-2: Royal summons to Clive to attend his instalment." },{ "id" : "041-000800731", "parent" : "040-000800729", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/6 ff.3-4: Two tickets for a ball to be held at the Opera House in the Hay Market upon the instalment of the Knights of the Bath on 15…" },{ "id" : "041-000800732", "parent" : "040-000800729", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/6 ff.5-6: Bill for one noble to be paid to Henry Telemeter for the redemption of his spur during his instalment." },{ "id" : "040-000800733", "parent" : "036-000800715", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/7: Letters, defences of Clive and drafts of various documents relating to Company business and the jagir." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-000800734", "parent" : "040-000800733", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.1-3: Draft letters concerning Clive's jagir." },{ "id" : "041-000800735", "parent" : "040-000800733", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.4-12: Draft letters and papers concerning military affairs." },{ "id" : "041-000800736", "parent" : "040-000800733", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.13-18: Draft letters and papers concerning the regulation of the Inland Trade." },{ "id" : "041-000800737", "parent" : "040-000800733", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.19-20: Draft letters and notes concerning other Company business." },{ "id" : "041-000800738", "parent" : "040-000800733", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.21-23: Notes comprising a list of page references with comments." },{ "id" : "041-000800739", "parent" : "040-000800733", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.24-25: Summary of issues relating to the trade in salt." },{ "id" : "041-000800740", "parent" : "040-000800733", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.26-27: Outline of circumstances in India as Clive found them on his arrival in 1765, particularly concerning the inland trade." },{ "id" : "041-000800741", "parent" : "040-000800733", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.28-31: A defence of Clive, forming an attack on his detractors. It seems likely that this was intended for publication." },{ "id" : "041-000800742", "parent" : "040-000800733", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.32-33: Excerpts from letters and minutes of meetings concerning the Inland Trade." },{ "id" : "041-000800743", "parent" : "040-000800733", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.34-35: Draft letter, probably addressed to the Court of Directors, concerning Clive's second term as governor." },{ "id" : "041-000800744", "parent" : "040-000800733", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.36-39: Draft of two defences of Clive, possibly intended for publication." },{ "id" : "040-000800745", "parent" : "036-000800715", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8: Papers relating to the Select Committee." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-000800746", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.1-33: Summaries of letters sent to and by the Select Committee, also including some notes of the proceedings of Select Committee…" },{ "id" : "041-000800747", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.34-37: Letters and copies of letters concerning military arrangements." },{ "id" : "041-000800748", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 f.38: Summary of letters from the Select Committee to Colonel Smith." },{ "id" : "041-000800749", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.39-44: Lists of letters, either to or from Clive." },{ "id" : "041-000800750", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.45-46: Extract from a letter sent from the Agents to the Squadron to Clive and the Council concerning payments promised by Mir…" },{ "id" : "041-000800751", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 f.47: List of letters 'to be called for' and other notes mostly concerning events in Bengal in the early 1760s, Mir Jafar and the…" },{ "id" : "041-000800752", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.48-51: Copy of a letter from the council at Fort St George to Roger Drake and the select Committee at Fort William dated 21…" },{ "id" : "041-000800753", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.52-91: Brief extracts from the proceedings of the Select Committee." },{ "id" : "041-000800754", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 f.92: Draft plan for conducting the business of the Committee." },{ "id" : "041-000800755", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.93-100: Extended extracts of a Select Committee meeting at Fort William while Harry Verelst was President on 23 February 1767." },{ "id" : "041-000800756", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.101-105: List of payments between various named parties, mostly individuals, for sums between £500 and £2000. There is no…" },{ "id" : "041-000800757", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.106-107: List of donations made by 'the Nabob' to the Army and Navy in 1765 and 1766." },{ "id" : "041-000800758", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.108-114: Company Accounts and statements of its financial situation in the 1760s." },{ "id" : "041-000800759", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.115-118: 'Extracts from Consultations'." },{ "id" : "041-000800760", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 f.119: Extracts giving details of the business of meetings." },{ "id" : "041-000800761", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.120-123: List of questions to be answered concerning the charges laid against Clive." },{ "id" : "041-000800762", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.124-135: Text of part of the findings of the Committee investigating Clive's administration during his second governorship and the…" },{ "id" : "041-000800763", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.136-143: Index to the Consultations and page references, possibly to the same work." },{ "id" : "041-000800764", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 f.144: Extract from consultations concerning the suspension of Mr Leycester." },{ "id" : "041-000800765", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.145-147: Miscellaneous notes, including references to enclosures in a letter from Clive to the Court of Directors dated 1 February…" },{ "id" : "041-000800766", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.148-149: Memorandum headed 'Sykes' concerning Mr Sumner's ideas for the collection of Bengal revenues." },{ "id" : "041-000800767", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.150-159: List of names and some addresses, possibly a list of voters." },{ "id" : "041-000800768", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 f.160: Extract from a letter from the Duke of Cumberland dated 12 February 1730 referring to an extract from The Book of Standing…" },{ "id" : "041-000800769", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.161-164: Papers concerning unnamed consultations in 1765 and 1766." },{ "id" : "041-000800770", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.165-167: Evidence given by Mr McGuire, probably at the hearings of the Committee for East India Company Affairs." },{ "id" : "041-000800771", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.168-169: Summary of statements made by various parties including Clive and Harry Sykes." },{ "id" : "041-000800772", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.170-171: Draft of a petition, probably from Captain Swinton requesting support for his return to India as a private gentleman to…" },{ "id" : "041-000800773", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 f.172: Corrections to certain pages in an unnamed document." },{ "id" : "041-000800774", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 f.173: Standing orders from 1703-1746 concerning the role of the President and Council in the light of the Company charter." },{ "id" : "041-000800775", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.174-175: Statement responding to an opinion given by the Solicitor General concerning officers' right to resign, with particular…" },{ "id" : "041-000800776", "parent" : "040-000800745", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/8 ff.176-179: Evidence relating to the officers' mutiny, including notes about key figures." },{ "id" : "040-000800777", "parent" : "036-000800715", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/9: Documents relating to the Secret Committee, mostly relating to the outbreak of the Seven Years War and its impact on the Company." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-000800778", "parent" : "040-000800777", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/9 ff.1-3: Letters from the Secret Committee to Roger Drake, or the Temporary Governor of Fort William." },{ "id" : "041-000800779", "parent" : "040-000800777", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/9 ff.4-6: Letter from the Secret Committee to the Governor of Fort William regulating their despatch of ships to England." },{ "id" : "041-000800780", "parent" : "040-000800777", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/9 f.7: Minutes of a meeting of the Committee of Secrecy concerning a message sent by Clive." },{ "id" : "041-000800781", "parent" : "040-000800777", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/9 ff.8-13: Records of meetings of the Secret Committee of the Company held on 11 and 29 Sept 1762 recording their concerted opinion…" },{ "id" : "041-000800782", "parent" : "040-000800777", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/9 ff.14-15: Copy of a letter from George Pigot and the Secret Committee to the President of Fort William dated 25 May 1756 concerning…" },{ "id" : "041-000800783", "parent" : "040-000800777", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/9 f.16: Copy of a letter from the Secret Committee to the Governor and Select Committee at Fort St George dated 1 February 1757…" },{ "id" : "041-000800784", "parent" : "040-000800777", "text" : "Mss Eur G37/14/9 ff.17-19: Copy of a letter from the Secret Committee to the Governor and Select Committee of Fort William dated 25 March 1757…" }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000799670
036-000800715 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur G37 : The Clive Collection, comprising the papers of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey (1725-1774), Governor of Bengal 1757-1760…
Mss Eur G37/14 : Documents relating to the work of committees, letters, petitions to Clive and documents issued in his name. - Contains:
- Mss Eur G37/14/1 : Extract from the East India Committee Report.
Mss Eur G37/14/2 : Appendices to an unidentified document.
Mss Eur G37/14/3 : Petitions received by Clive.
Mss Eur G37/14/4 : Military commissions.
Mss Eur G37/14/5 : Official documents issued by or to Clive.
Mss Eur G37/14/6 : Materials relating to Clive's instalment as a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Bath.
Mss Eur G37/14/7 : Letters, defences of Clive and drafts of various documents relating to Company business and the jagir.
Mss Eur G37/14/8 : Papers relating to the Select Committee.
Mss Eur G37/14/9 : Documents relating to the Secret Committee, mostly relating to the outbreak of the Seven Years War and its impact on the Company.
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- 032-000799670[0014]/036-000800715
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- Extent:
- 1 box containing 9 files
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1750
- End Date:
- 1779
- Date Range:
- 1750s-1770s
- Era:
- CE
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