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IOR/H/420

Record Id:: 040-000004481
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:: 032-000004036
MDARK:: ark:/81055/vdc_100000000222.0x0000d9
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Format:: ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/H/420
Title:: Papers on judicial Matters.
Scope & Content:: (1) pp. 1-11, John Matthews' Observations on the Proceedings of the Justices at Calcutta September 1728 to 1st Jan. 1729. (2) pp. 13-21, John Browne to Directors 5th Aug. 1749, Remonstrance from the Mayor's Court of Calcutta. (3) pp. 25-9, Omichund's Legacy to a hospital for orphan children 1762-63. The institution referred to is the Foundling Hospital (see Brownlow's History of the Foundling Hospital, p. 225). (4) pp. 31-55, Extract of Bengal Letter of 3rd Nov. 1772 with letter from the Committee of Circuit at Cossimbazar and the Committee's Plan for the Administration of Justice in Bengal (Printed). (5) p. 59, Abstract of the Annual Amount of the fixed Establishments of the Courts of Judicature in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa; pp. 63-157, Statement of the Origin of the Establishments by the Board's Solicitor [i.e. F. Russell] December 1784. See H/415 (7). (6) pp. 159-68, Summary and continuation of Proceedings on the appeal to the Sudder Dewanny relating to the Jaghire of the Nabob Sujah Cooly Cawn, from the period up to which they have been stated in the Case transmitted to the Directors by Richard Johnson. (7) pp. 171-85, Statement of the Establishments of Law Officers, Police and Court of Requests in the Company's Service not included in the Statements for the Court of Judicature. (8) pp. 189-213, Extract from Bengal Revenue Letter 29th Dec. 1785, History of the Adawluts; pp. 215-81, Establishments. (9) pp. 283-90, John Macpherson to Francis Russell 4th Feb. 1788 with Note on the Phousdarry, Cutcherry and other Courts (Original). (10) pp. 291-8, Extract of Letter from Lord Cornwallis 23rd April 1790, Bills in Equity filed by the Advocate-General (T. H. Davies) against Messrs. Barton, Ryder, Summer, Keighley, Bateman, Henchman, and Blaquiere. (11) pp. 301-30, First Statistical Report, Fort William, 26th Oct. 1798, Signed Joseph Thomas Brown. (12) pp. 331-52, Papers relative to Estate of Major-Gen. Claude Martin 1801-02. The missing first four pages are inserted as pp. 409-12. (13) pp. 353-67, Memorandum from the Nyzamut Adawlut Proceedings, Murders of women and children for their ornaments 1793-97. (14) pp. 371-2, Memorandum regarding the Adawluts in reply to Mr. Charles Poole's letter of 4th Feb. 1803 (pp. 375-82) to Viscount Castlereagh. (15) p. 387, J. Meheux to Chairman 5th Feb. 1803 (Original). (16) p. 391, Mr. [? Randle] Johnson to Meheux 12th Feb. 1803, with, pp. 395-415, Memorandum relating to charges against Mr. Barton. (17) pp. 415-53, Remarks on the Judicial System in Bengal with suggestions for its improvement by James Stewart.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:: India Office Records
Hierarchy Record Ids:: 032-000004036
040-000004481
Is part of:: IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous

IOR/H/420 : Papers on judicial Matters.
Hierarchy:: 032-000004036[0220]/040-000004481
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Record Type (Level):: File
Extent:: 1 volume
Digitised Content:
Languages:: English
Scripts:: Latin
Start Date:: 1728
End Date:: 1803
Date Range:: 1728-1803
Era:: CE
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