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Mss Eur G37/2/2
- Record Id:
- 040-000799798
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000799779
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000286.0x00005e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur G37/2/2
- Title:
- Minutes and draft minutes written by Robert Clive on various topics.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000799670
036-000799779
040-000799798 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur G37 : The Clive Collection, comprising the papers of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey (1725-1774), Governor of Bengal 1757-1760…
Mss Eur G37/2 : Letters, copyletters, minutes and drafts relating to Company business in India, trade and military matters, also papers relating to…
Mss Eur G37/2/2 : Minutes and draft minutes written by Robert Clive on various topics. - Contains:
- Mss Eur G37/2/2 ff.1-2 : Incomplete draft speech upon his return to India and outlining his proposals for action.
Mss Eur G37/2/2 ff.3-11 : Draft letters on various subjects, including one to the Court of Directors and one to 'Dudley and Walsh'.
Mss Eur G37/2/2 ff.12-31 : Draft minute or report comprising Clive's assessment of the situation in India upon his arrival in 1765.
Mss Eur G37/2/2 ff.32-34 : A draft minute, possibly relating to the management of lands around Calcutta.
Mss Eur G37/2/2 f.35 : Incomplete minute stating Clive's objection to the ownership of certain unnamed lands.
Mss Eur G37/2/2 ff.36-37 : Draft minute relating to the reduction of the officers' batta.
Mss Eur G37/2/2 ff.38-40 : Two minutes relating to Clive's acquiescence in a proposal to let Company lands for a given sum.
Mss Eur G37/2/2 ff.41-43 : Minutes relating to land tenure.
Mss Eur G37/2/2 ff.44-45 : Draft minute referring to unfavourable events in Madras.
Mss Eur G37/2/2 ff.46-51 : Accounts and calculations, mostly of Company assets.
Mss Eur G37/2/2 ff.52-61 : Notes and excerpts from minutes on various subjects.
Click here to View / search full list of parts of Mss Eur G37/2/2 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000799670[0002]/036-000799779[0002]/040-000799798
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur G37
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 folder containing 61 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1760
- End Date:
- 1766
- Date Range:
- c 1765-1766
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Former External References:
- Mss Eur G37/Box 2 File 2
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)