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IOR/H/496

Record Id:
040-000004569
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-000004036
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000222.0x00012d
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/H/496
Title:
Illicit trading under Danish colours.
Scope & Content:
(1) pp. i-ii, List of Contents as far as p. 880. (2) pp. 1-16, Correspondence with Madras, William Huskisson, Lord Granville and Lord Robert Fitzgerald (at Copenhagen) regarding the Danish sale at Tranquebar of Passes to English vessels to trade with countries at war with Britain 25th Feb. 1796 to 1st June 1798. (3) pp. 17-213, Proceedings of the Council at St. Helena 30th April to 11th Aug. 1798, including letters from Governor Robert Brook, Capt. William Greenaway (Danish ship Denmark), Capt. Alexander Gray (Commander of the Company's ships at St. Helena), Capt. Neils Nyborg (Danish ship Rainsborg or Rendsburg), Capt. Andrew Tod (H.M.S. Trusty), Capt. Jurgen Neils Knudson (Danish ship Nancy), Capt. William Dorset Fellowes (H.C. Ship Royal Admiral), Capt. Lutzow (Danish Majesty's ship Oldenburg), Capt. John Elmore (Danish ship Odin), relative to the detention of the Denmark, Rainsborg, Nancy and Odin as trading by British subjects with the Dutch under Danish colours. (4) pp. 215-21, The above case laid by Henry Dundas before John Scott (Attorney-General) and John Mitford (Solicitor-General) with their opinion 21st Nov. 1798. (5) pp. 223-38, Translations of French letters and Report from Capt. Barrow of H.C.S. Britannia relative to illicit trading in India under Danish colours with Batavia. (6) pp. 241-427, Abstracts of Papers found on the Nancy and the Graaf Bernstorff. (7) pp. 429-760, Case stated for the Company, and, pp. 760-6, Opinion by George Rous 21st Feb. 1799, Such trading under foreign colours illegal and service of British officers on board vessels so engaged involving a fine of £500. (8) pp. 769-74, Memorandum by Jacob Bosanquet on the subject 8th Feb. 1799. (9) pp. 797-980, Correspondence between William Ramsay, Jacob Bosanquet, Henry Dundas, Stephen Lushington and the Firm of David Scott & Lennox 21st March to 12th Dec. 1799 relative to the charges of illicit trading brought by the Company against David Scott & Co.; pp. 951-80, Private letter from S. Douglas to Henry Dundas, n.d., giving his opinion of the charge.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:
India Office Records
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-000004036
040-000004569
Is part of:
IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous

 

IOR/H/496 : Illicit trading under Danish colours.
Hierarchy:
032-000004036[0271]/040-000004569
Container:
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Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
1 volume
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1798
End Date:
1799
Date Range:
1798-1799
Era:
CE
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