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IOR/H/217
- Record Id:
- 040-000004258
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000004036
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000222.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/H/217
- Title:
- Bengal customs.
- Scope & Content:
- (1) pp. 1-716, Extracts from Letters, Bengal Revenue Consultations, &c., &c., forming an Appendix to H/216. (2) pp. 29-51, President's (Hastings') Minute 9th to 23rd March 1773 proposing a Plan for the future arrangement and management of the Customs. (3) pp. 83-93, Account of the several Chaukis inland and on the river dependent upon the Bucksbunder at Hugli. (4) pp. 191-6, Remarks by Capt. Rennell (Surveyor-General) on a Map of the Dacca District prepared by him to show the routes by which Tobacco may pass from the Northern Districts 25th Aug. 1773. (5) pp. 244-76, Plan for the management of the Customs proposed by John Mackenzie and the Commissioners of Customs 22nd May 1781. (6) pp. 460-5, Minute by E. Wheler on complaints relative to the Customs 18th Sept. 1781. (7) pp. 612-4, Danish proposals for collecting Customs on the Danish Trade in Bengal, Behar, and Orissa. (8) pp. 653-67, Henry Vansittart to Governor-General and Bengal Council 2nd Oct. 1781 on the rights of foreigners relative to the Trade in Salt. (9) pp. 683-709, Report by W. Larkins (Accountant-General) on the Monthly Cash Accounts of the Commissioners of Customs.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000004036
036-000004252
040-000004258 - Is part of:
- IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous
IOR/H/212-221 : Administration of Warren Hastings
IOR/H/217 : Bengal customs. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000004036[0108]/036-000004252[0006]/040-000004258
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/H
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1773
- End Date:
- 1781
- Date Range:
- 1773-1781
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)