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IOR/H/100

Record Id:: 040-000004139
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:: 032-000004036
MDARK:: ark:/81055/vdc_100000000171.0x000387
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Format:: ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/H/100
Title:: East Indies Series 8.
Scope & Content:: (1) pp. 1, 29, 79, 91, 129, 133, 165, 189, 221, 269, 291, 299, 323, 335, 339, 471, 475, 495, Routine or Formal Letters. (2) pp. 3-18, 21-5, Letters from Sir Robert Barker 21st April 1768 and William Andrew Price 12th June 1768 to Lord Robert Clive on the state of affairs in India. Shah Alam, Shuja-ud-daula, the Jat chief Jauhar Singh, the Marathas, Moneer-ud-daula, Ellajee Khan and Hyder Ali. (3) Advices from Bengal. pp. 33-5, 16th Dec. 1767; pp. 35-6, 5th Jan. 1768; p. 36, 29th Feb. 1768; pp. 36-9, 24th March 1768; pp. 39-46, 28th March 1768, Affairs of Shuja-ud-daula; pp. 209-18, 13th Sept. 1768, Strong forces in the French Islands, Affairs of Shuja-ud-daula, Assassination of Jauhar Singh; pp. 281-8, 6th Jan. 1768, Settlement with Shuja-ud-daula and Shah Alam, Negotiations with Janojee the Maratha relative to Orissa. (4) pp. 49-54, 69-70, Dutch ill-treatment of the Tartar Brigantine (Capt. Netherton) in Java; pp. 57-66, Dutch papers on this subject in French. (5) p. 73, R. Wood to Directors 2nd March 1769, Biddlecomb, once a Company's servant, reported to have engaged at Lisbon in the Portuguese service as Pilot or Chief Mate. (6) p. 77, Note dated 12th March 1769 from Lord Weymouth to Lord Barrington asking him to assist in Parliament the Company's requests in regard to recruitment for their forces, Original. (7) pp. 81-8, French efforts for re-establishment in the East Indies, Correspondence with Mr. Ant. Chamier in Paris March 1769. (8) pp. 95-127, 137-63, 169-75, 253, Correspondence with Lord Weymouth, Mr. Chamier, &c., regarding formation of a new French East India Company and the Company's claims relative to subsistence of French prisoners. (9) Spanish claims to Sulu. pp. 177-9, A. Dalrymple to Lord Weymouth 1st May 1769, Original, with (pp. 181-8) his refutation, Original. (10) Advices from Madras. pp. 193-206, 8th Aug. 1768, Operations of Major Fitzgerald, Cols. Campbell and Wood against Hyder Ali and of Col. Peach and the Bengal troops against Narrain-Doo; pp. 225-30, 15th Oct. 1768, Chance of peace with Hyder Ali; pp. 327-33, 12th Feb. 1769, Hyder Ali and the Marathas. (11) Advices from Bombay. pp. 233-5, 9th Nov. 1768, Negotiations with Poona; pp. 237-47, 2nd Dec. 1768, Necessity of keeping Hyder Ali and the Marathas apart. (12) pp. 249, 261-9, 273-9, 295-6, 303, 305, 307, 347-53, 358-77, 399-427, 435-9, 443-67, 483-91, Correspondence and Papers relative to the Appointment of Henry Vansittart, Luke Scrafton and Francis Forde as "Commissioners for superintending the Company's Affairs in the East Indies." From 14th June to 15th Aug. 1769. See 101 (4) below. (13) p. 257, Note from Lord Granby to Earl of Weymouth 20th June 1769 to recommend his near relative General Monckton for employment by the Company, Original. See 101 (15) below. (14) pp. 311, 315, 319-20, Lord Weymouth's suspicion that the Company conceals information from India. (15) pp. 379-91, 431-3, Company's Commission to Sir John Lindsay, Commander-in-Chief of the King's Naval Forces in the East Indies, to be Commander-in-Chief of the Company's Naval Forces 1769. (16) pp. 479-80, Harry Verelst to Directors 17th Feb. 1769, Shah Alam's uneasiness at receiving no reply to his letter to the King of England. See 101 (8) below. (17) p. 499, Company to Lord Weymouth 31st Aug. 1769 requesting communication of particular information brought home by H.M.S. Swallow regarding the Celebes and of all such accounts.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:: India Office Records
Hierarchy Record Ids:: 032-000004036
036-000004131
040-000004139
Is part of:: IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous
IOR/H/93-190 : East Indies Series

IOR/H/100 : East Indies Series 8.
Hierarchy:: 032-000004036[0086]/036-000004131[0008]/040-000004139
Container:: View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/H
Record Type (Level):: File
Extent:: 1 volume
Digitised Content:
Languages:: English
Scripts:: Latin
Start Date:: 1767
End Date:: 1769
Date Range:: 1767-1769
Era:: CE
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