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IOR/H/769
- Record Id:
- 040-000004875
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000004036
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000222.0x00024a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/H/769
- Title:
- Miscellaneous papers collected by Thomas Wilks.
- Scope & Content:
- (1) pp. i-ii, Index. (2) pp. 1-81, "Narrative of Proceedings relative to the Inland Trade of Bengal in the Articles of Salt, Beetlenut and Tobacco from May 1764 to September 1770." (3) pp. 89-123, Statement of the Company's Case against the Society of Trade; Opinions, pp. 137-43, of C. Sayer 9th June 1772; pp. 143-59, of E. Thurlow (Attorney-General) 6th Oct. 1772; pp. 160-6, of James Wallace 16th Dec. 1772; pp. 167-88, of Al. Wedderburn (Solicitor-General) 29th Dec. 1772; pp. 189-93, of J. Skynner 29th Dec. 1772; pp. 194-221, of J. Dunning 12th Feb. 1773. (4) pp. 222-7, C. Sayer's opinion and directions respecting the Mhatute Tax 10th Jan. 1773. (5) pp. 237-492, Draft of "Orders and Instructions from the Court of Directors of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies to Warren Hastings, Esq., Lieutenant-General John Clavering, the Honourable George Monson, Richard Barwell, Esq. and Philip Francis, Esq., Governor-General and Council of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal." The final Orders and Instructions were conveyed in the Court's Despatch of 29th March 1774. (See H/212 (2).) (6) pp. 497-559, Instructions by the Committee of Secrecy to Mr. [Samuel] Wilks [Examiner of the Indian Correspondence and Records] relative to the Revenue arising from Salt, Beetlenut and Tobacco (apparently with his replies); pp. 561-85, Examination of Mr. Wilks at the Bar of the House of Commons relative to abuses in Bengal 26th Jan. 1773.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000004036
036-000004871
040-000004875 - Is part of:
- IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous
IOR/H/766-772 : Miscellanies collected by Thomas Wilks c.1785
IOR/H/769 : Miscellaneous papers collected by Thomas Wilks. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000004036[0431]/036-000004871[0004]/040-000004875
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/H
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1764
- End Date:
- 1774
- Date Range:
- 1764-1774
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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