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IOR/H/387

Record Id:: 040-000004444
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:: 032-000004036
MDARK:: ark:/81055/vdc_100000000222.0x0000b6
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Format:: ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/H/387
Title:: Papers on Military, revenue and trade matters.
Scope & Content:: (1) pp. 1-16, Col. John Murray (Commissary-General) to John Macpherson (Governor-General) and Bengal Council 30th Jan. 1786, Plan of Military Accounts. (2) pp. 17-25, 37-9, 41-59, 101-4, 121-32, 231-7, 341-4, 367-70, 395-404, 419-22, 531-68, 583-7, 611-30, 677-80, 687-9, 715-7, 723-5, 743-6, 763-5, 789-92, 809-10, 825-6, 831-9, 847-55, 861-72, Col. John Murray to Henry Dundas 10th March 1789 to 12th Nov. 1793, Military equipment and revenue matters (practically all of these are Originals). Enclosing the following:-- (3) pp. 30-3, Col. John Murray to James Macpherson 21st May 1787, with Memorandum of a Guarantee of reward for his proposed services to the Company. (4) Memoranda, pp. 63-4, on the price of Grain; pp. 407-9, Calcutta Merchants' Memorial relative to the State of Public Credit; pp. 651-74, Calculation of Provisions required for an army in a country where Forage is scarce; pp. 691-713, Trade between India and Europe (two copies); pp. 747-53, Cursory Memoranda relative to printed Remarks annexed to Dundas' Speech of 24th May 1791; pp. 767-88, Miscellaneous; pp. 809-15, Revenues and Trade of the Malabar Coast; pp. 817-9, Situation of the Bombay Civil Servant compelled by the Company's own Regulations to defraud the Company; pp. 821-4, Character of Tipu Sultan, Treaty of Mangalore in 1784 (written at Tellicherry April 1789). (5) pp. 79-87, 105-16, 253-5, 351-3, 411-8, 591-6, 643-4, 879-89, 899-901, Col. John Murray (Military Auditor-General) to Lord Cornwallis (Governor-General) and Bengal Council 29th Oct. 1788 to 11th Sept. 1793, Army business. (6) pp. 141-230, Minutes by John Mackenzie and Mr. Graham on Burrowes' Report on the Revenues of Midnapore January to March 1789. (7) pp. 241-3, J. Fombelle to John Hollond 8th May 1789. (8) pp. 249-51, General Orders issued by Lord Cornwallis 9th June 1789, granting facilities to Native Officers and Soldiers (Landholders in Behar) in reference to the Land Settlement. (9) pp. 269-75, Questions (with replies) put to Mir Abul Kasim (Ambassador from the Nizam) and to Amir-ul-Umara (younger son of Nawab of Carnatic) relative to the rights of Zamindars. (10) pp. 287-339, Removal of John Mackenzie from the Board of Revenue by Lord Cornwallis and appointment of R. Johnson in his place, July to August 1789. (11) Col. John Murray to Directors. pp. 361-4, 7th Nov. 1789, His travelling allowances; pp. 729-33 and pp. 755-8, Letter to an India Director 28th Feb. 1792 (two copies), Folly of preventing British subjects from trading to India under Foreign Flags. (12) pp. 373-92, "Col. Murray's Address to the Governor-General in Council in defence of his Official Right" (Printed), Relative to his Rank and Seat at the Military Board. (13) pp. 425-7, Col. Murray to Thomas Morton (Secretary to the Court) 17th Aug. 1790, with, pp. 431-530, Persian Abstract of the Revenues of Behar. (14) pp. 429, 571-3, 633-4, 647, 683-5, 759-60, Correspondence between Col. A. Ross and Col. Murray 8th Aug. 1790 to 29th Jan. 1792; pp. 575-6, E. Hay (Secretary) to Col. Murray 4th Feb. 1791, Lord Cornwallis' appreciation of his services. (15) pp. 579-80, 599-603, 843-4, Lord Cornwallis to Col. Murray 13th Feb., 6th and 10th Aug. 1791. (16) p. 719, List of the Corps comprising the Army in Mysore 17th Jan. 1792. (17) pp. 795-801, Congratulations from the Inhabitants of Calcutta to Lord Cornwallis on his successful campaign in Mysore. (18) pp. 803-4, John Macpherson to Board of Control 17th March 1788 Relative to a Commission given by him to Col. Murray in 1785. (19) p. 829, Copy of the World (a Calcutta Newspaper) of 8th Sept. 1792 with Military News from Northern India. (20) p. 841, Governor-General and Bengal Council to Directors 3rd Sept. 1792, Approbation of Col. Murray's services in connection with the equipment of the Army for Mysore. (21) pp. 857-8, Col. Murray to William Cabell 22nd March 1793. (22) pp. 903-7, Comparison of Expenses of the Bombay, Madras and Southern Detachments.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:: India Office Records
Hierarchy Record Ids:: 032-000004036
040-000004444
Is part of:: IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous

IOR/H/387 : Papers on Military, revenue and trade matters.
Hierarchy:: 032-000004036[0192]/040-000004444
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Record Type (Level):: File
Extent:: 1 volume
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Languages:: English
Scripts:: Latin
Start Date:: 1786
End Date:: 1793
Date Range:: 1786-1793
Era:: CE
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