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IOR/H/486
- Record Id:
- 040-000004559
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000004036
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000222.0x000123
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/H/486
- Title:
- Administration of Marquis Wellesley, with other political and administrative papers.
- Scope & Content:
- (1) pp. 5-352, Two copies of Proposed Draft (No. 128) for Court of Directors' Separate Letter to Bengal in 1805 relative to Administration of Marquis Wellesley. The second copy is signed William Ramsay and dated India House 4th April 1805. According to a pencil note there is a copy of this draft in Lord Northbrook's Papers at Stratton. (2) pp. 355-7, George Holford (for Board of Control) to William Ramsay (Secretary of the East India Company) 25th April 1805, signifying Board's disapproval of Draft 128; pp. 555-7, 19th Oct. 1805, with a new Draft prepared by the Board; pp. 611-9, 30th Nov. 1805, with Board's final reply to Court's remarks on the new Draft. (3) pp. 359-61, William Ramsay to Holford 9th May 1805, with List of References to Documents substantiating Statements made in Draft 128 and Collections of Papers on certain subjects, viz. (1) pp. 371-86, Separate Correspondence, i.e. Correspondence between Governments in India apart from their Councils; (2) pp. 387-95, Negotiations by Henry Wellesley and Lieut.-Col. W. Scott with the Nawab Wazir of Oudh; (3) pp. 397-432, Minutes of the Governor-General entered in his absence from Council and sometimes acted upon before entry; (4) pp. 433-72, Extension of the Control of the Supreme Government to the inferior details of the Presidencies; (5) pp. 473-5, Continuing Sir George Leith in the Government of Prince of Wales Island; (6) pp. 497-502, Appointment of Walter Ewer as Sole Commissioner at Fort Marlborough; (7) pp. 503-15, Expenditure on Public Buildings; (8) pp. 517-35, Marquis Wellesley's letter of 28th Nov. 1801 to Lord Clive. (4) pp. 579-607, William Ramsay to Holford 6th Nov. 1805, Court of Directors' reply to Board's Letter of 15th Oct. (5) pp. 537-41, Points contained in the Court's proposed Draft No. 128, i.e. the irregularities committed by Marquis Wellesley; pp. 545-50, Sketch of the contents of Draft No. 128 by Earl Clancarty, prior to the Board's writing their letter of 30th Nov. 1805 to the Court. (6) pp. 559-76, New Draft proposed by Board and signed by G. Holford, Whitehall, 19th Oct. 1805. (7) pp. 611-9, Board of Control to Court of Directors 30th Nov. 1805, Laying down firmly that in Political Matters the Court of Directors must submit to the opinion of the Home Government, i.e. that politically the Home Government had superseded the Company in India.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000004036
040-000004559 - Is part of:
- IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous
IOR/H/486 : Administration of Marquis Wellesley, with other political and administrative papers. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000004036[0261]/040-000004559
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/H
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1801
- End Date:
- 1805
- Date Range:
- 1801-1805
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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