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IOR/H/93

Record Id:: 040-000004132
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:: 032-000004036
MDARK:: ark:/81055/vdc_100000000171.0x000380
LARK:
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Format:: ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/H/93
Title:: East Indies Series 1.
Scope & Content:: (1) pp. i-viii, List of Contents. (2) Requests for commissions for ships to seize pirates. f. 1, Griffin Capt. Thomas Dethick, Boscawen Capt. Benjamin Braund; f. 2, Warren Capt. Alphonsus Glover 1748; f. 4, London Capt. William Sedgwick, Lord Anson Capt. Charles Foulis; f. 5, Shaftesbury Capt. William Bookey 1749; f. 9, Houghton Capt. Richard Walpole, Prince of Wales Capt. William Peck 1751; f. 81, Harcourt Capt. William Webber, Clinton Capt. John Nanfan, Walpole Capt. Francis Fowler, Winchelsea Capt. Christopher Baron, Falmouth Capt. Thomas Field, Egmont Capt. Thomas Tolson 1752; f. 141, York Capt. Edward Ward 1753; f. 199, Holdernesse Capt. Matthew Court, Hardwicke Capt. John Samson 1754; f. 219, Stretham Capt. Charles Mason; f. 288, Delawar Capt. Thomas Winter; f. 289, Caernarvon Capt. Norton Hutchinson, Stormont Capt. Josiah Hindman 1755. (3) Correspondence, &c., regarding War and disputes with the French in India 1748-55. ff. 3, 6-8, 11-20, 22-36, 38, 40-75, 82-106, 109-34, 139-40, 146-50, 153-8, 181-9, 200-11, 225-7, 231-9, 241, 244-8, 260, 280-2, 285-7, Dupleix and Godeheu, Muhammad Ali, Chanda Sahib, Mustapha or Murjafar Jang, Nasir Jang, Salabat Jang, and Affairs at Delhi. (4) ff. 10, 21, 32, 139, 140, 167, 240, 242-3, 283-4, 295, Routine Correspondence, Shipping, Trade, &c. (5) ff. 17, 70, Portuguese claim to St. Thomé. (6) ff. 17, 28, Death of Mr. Robins and succession of Mr. Brohier. (7) ff. 18, 29, Mutinous behaviour of English (Madras) Officers 1751. (8) ff. 27, 47, 50, 54, 83, 185, 269, 270, References to Tanjore. (9) f. 36, Dispute between the English at Tellicherry and the Boyanore. (10) f. 40, Arrival of Admiral Edward Boscawen at Fort St. George. (11) ff. 42-3, 45, 48, Expulsion of Roman Catholic priests, &c. from English territory in Coromandel. (12) ff. 76-80, 107-8, 136-8, 211-5, Company's Petitions to Government to interfere with France for the protection of its Trade in the Indies. (13) ff. 142-5, Despatch of an English fleet and force to India in 1754; ff. 159-66, Instructions to Admiral Charles Watson; ff. 168, List of his fleet; ff. 169-79, 220-3, 228-30, Letters from Admiral Watson 14th March to 8th Dec. 1754. (14) f. 151, Company's Orders to its Agents in India to avoid hostilities with the French 1754. (15) ff. 153-8, "Relation de la dernière affaire de l'Inde qui a mis fiu aux troubles." De la Touche's Victory over Nazir Jang and the death of the latter in the battle (in French, about 1,250 words). (16) ff. 180, 293-4, Intelligence regarding the French fleet 1754-55. (17) 190-2, 205-10, Letters from Stringer Lawrence 15th Sept. 1753--20th Jan. 1754. (18) ff. 193-8, Letters from Alexander Drummond, Consul at Aleppo, to Court, 13th Dec. 1753 to 28th May 1754. (19) ff. 225-7, 231-9, 241, 244-58, Treaties concluded between Thomas Saunders and Monsieur Godeheu 1754-55. (20) ff. 259, 275-7, Dispute between Col. John Adlercron and the Madras Council 1755. (21) ff. 290-2, Complaint of the seizure of the French Company's ships Astrie and St. Pierre by ships belonging to the English Company and their carriage into Portsmouth 29th Oct. and 11th Nov. 1755 (in French).
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:: India Office Records
Hierarchy Record Ids:: 032-000004036
036-000004131
040-000004132
Is part of:: IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous
IOR/H/93-190 : East Indies Series

IOR/H/93 : East Indies Series 1.
Hierarchy:: 032-000004036[0086]/036-000004131[0001]/040-000004132
Container:: View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/H
Record Type (Level):: File
Extent:: 1 volume
Digitised Content:
Languages:: English
Scripts:: Latin
Start Date:: 1748
End Date:: 1755
Date Range:: 1748-1755
Era:: CE
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