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IOR/H/389
- Record Id:
- 040-000004446
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000004036
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000222.0x0000b8
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/H/389
- Title:
- Military Papers.
- Scope & Content:
- (1) pp. iii-x, Contents. (2) pp. 1-422, Papers relative to the despatch in 1787 of four Regiments of Europeans to India, Proceedings of and Correspondence with Court of Directors, Lord Cornwallis and Sir George W. Yonge (Sir George's letters are Originals), including-- (3) pp. 5-15, Court's Proceedings 13th Nov. 1787, Petition to the King to grant the Company's Officers equality of Rank with the King's Officers; pp. 17-31, Claims of Company's Officers supported by Gens. Ross Lang, Richard Smith and Joseph Smith; pp. 201-7, Remarks on papers on this subject sent to Dundas. (4) p. 37, Resolution of the Court 19th Oct. 1787 that Company's Officers on accepting King's Commissions at the same time relinquish the Company's Service and lose their rights under Clive's Military Fund. (5) pp. 63-9, Lord Cornwallis' Plan for the establishment of the Army in India 15th Nov. 1786; pp. 147-51, Sir Robert Abercromby's remarks on the Plan. (6) pp. 101-6, Dundas' Ideas of incorporating the Company's Europeans with the King's Troops in one Body under the Crown. (7) pp. 295-304, List of Military Officers on the Bombay Establishment with remarks on their characters 1787. (8) pp. 327-43, Papers relative to the two Hanoverian Regiments. (9) pp. 409-22, Difference between the Directors and the Board of Control as to the wisdom or necessity of sending out any new Regiments at all (1787).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000004036
040-000004446 - Is part of:
- IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous
IOR/H/389 : Military Papers. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000004036[0194]/040-000004446
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/H
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1786
- End Date:
- 1787
- Date Range:
- 1786-1787
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Legal Status:
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