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IOR/H/437
- Record Id:
- 040-000004498
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000004036
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000222.0x0000ea
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/H/437
- Title:
- Papers of Thomas Graham.
- Scope & Content:
- (1) pp. 1-8, 19-76, 93-136, 191-9, 207-52, 263-97, 323-7, 345-6, 353-60, Thomas Graham (Member of Bengal Board of Revenue) to Henry Dundas 25th Aug. 1787 to 26th March 1801 (Originals), Personal matters, Revenue, Scarcity of Rice, Marathas and French affairs. (2) pp. 11-3, Thomas Graham and Richard Johnson to Lord Cornwallis 3rd Aug. 1789, with General Account Settlement of the Land Revenue of Bengal, Behar, Orissa and Zemindarry of Benares 30th April 1788 to 1st May 1789. (3) pp. 15-6, E. Hay (Secretary to Government) to H. Harrington (Secretary to Bengal Board of Revenue) 25th March 1789, temporarily exempting Graham from the Rule prohibiting Members of the Board of Revenue from having any connection with Commercial transactions, Banking Houses and Houses of Agency. (4) pp. 80-7, Abstract of the comparison between the estimated and actual receipts in Bengal in the year 1792-93. (5) p. 92, Printed Newspaper accounts of the capture of the Polly, Capt. James Taylor, by the French privateers l'Égalité, Capt. Lambert, and General Dumourier, 8th Aug. (?) 1793. (6) pp. 139-89, "Historical sketch of the circumstances which led to the settlement of Penang and of the Trade to the Eastward previous to and since that period" 29th May 1795 (about 14,000 words), Contains references to many of the Malay States and Islands, Piracy, Chinese Trade, impolicy of admitting Americans to trade in British Settlements. (7) p. 203, Extract of letter from H. Dundas to Graham 14th April 1794. (8) pp. 255-62, 301-9, 315-22, Graham's Minute on the employment as Collectors of Revenue of the Tehsildars of Benares. (9) p. 311, George Graham (brother of Thomas Graham) to H. Dundas 6th July 1797 (Original). (10) pp. 329-42, Opinion of William Burroughs (Advocate-General in Bengal) as to Graham's right to succeed to a seat in Council on the resignation of Sir John Shore. (11) pp. 349-50, G. Templer to H. Dundas 26th Dec. 1800 (Original) recommending Graham, with, pp. 351-2, a very snubbing reply 5th Jan. 1801. (12) pp. 361-6, G. H. Barlow and G. Udny to Graham 2nd Oct. 1801 informing him of his re-appointment as Senior Member of the Board of Revenue under orders from the Court.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000004036
040-000004498 - Is part of:
- IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous
IOR/H/437 : Papers of Thomas Graham. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000004036[0237]/040-000004498
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/H
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1787
- End Date:
- 1801
- Date Range:
- 1787-1801
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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