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IOR/H/226
- Record Id:
- 040-000004267
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000004036
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000222.0x00000a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/H/226
- Title:
- Capture of Dutch Forts and Factories in Bengal; prize goods taken from Dutch in Madras.
- Scope & Content:
- (1) p. 3, Statement of the Salaries, Commission, and other charges of Messrs. Purling, Heatley, Adair, and Ramus, Commissaries for taking charge of the Forts, Factories, and Effects of the Dutch at Chinsura, Patna, Dacca, and Callcapour 4th July 1781 to 30th June 1783; pp. 5-42, Appendix of relevant Papers 22nd June 1781 to 6th Oct. 1783. (2) pp. 45-94, Supplement to the Précis of Proceedings on the capture of Chinsura and other Dutch Forts and Factories in Bengal, i.e. Solicitor's Report relative to the Chinsura Prize Money, Commissaries, claim for 10 per cent., Company's right to the Plunder, Commander-in-Chief's claim for himself and the Troops at Fort William, Capt. Charles Chatfield's claim for himself and the officers of the Detachment as Captors for one-half, Lieut. Samuel Eyre, Admiral Hughes and Capt. William Stevens' claim for the officers and crew of the Nymph sloop; pp. 97-335, Appendix of relevant Papers 30th Sept. 1756 to 15th Oct. 1783, including Lieut. Eyre's Account of the capture of Chinsura (about 1,000 words). These Papers indicate on what grounds claims were based for shares in prize-money. (3) pp. 337-54, Solicitor's Report of Madras Proceedings relative to Distribution of Prize Goods taken from the Dutch at Negapatam and Pulicat and the Ordnance taken at Trincomalee; pp. 355-423, Appendix of relevant Papers 29th June 1782 to 20th Sept. 1784.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000004036
040-000004267 - Is part of:
- IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous
IOR/H/226 : Capture of Dutch Forts and Factories in Bengal; prize goods taken from Dutch in Madras. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000004036[0113]/040-000004267
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/H
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1756
- End Date:
- 1784
- Date Range:
- 1756-1784
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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