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Mss Eur G37/14/7
- Record Id:
- 040-000800733
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000800715
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000286.0x00011e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur G37/14/7
- Title:
- Letters, defences of Clive and drafts of various documents relating to Company business and the jagir.
- Scope & Content:
- The majority of the drafts and a few of the defences are in Clive's handwriting.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000799670
036-000800715
040-000800733 - 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 G37/14 : Documents relating to the work of committees, letters, petitions to Clive and documents issued in his name.
Mss Eur G37/14/7 : Letters, defences of Clive and drafts of various documents relating to Company business and the jagir. - Contains:
- Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.1-3 : Draft letters concerning Clive's jagir.
Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.4-12 : Draft letters and papers concerning military affairs.
Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.13-18 : Draft letters and papers concerning the regulation of the Inland Trade.
Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.19-20 : Draft letters and notes concerning other Company business.
Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.21-23 : Notes comprising a list of page references with comments.
Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.24-25 : Summary of issues relating to the trade in salt.
Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.26-27 : Outline of circumstances in India as Clive found them on his arrival in 1765, particularly concerning the inland trade.
Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.28-31 : A defence of Clive, forming an attack on his detractors. It seems likely that this was intended for publication.
Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.32-33 : Excerpts from letters and minutes of meetings concerning the Inland Trade.
Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.34-35 : Draft letter, probably addressed to the Court of Directors, concerning Clive's second term as governor.
Mss Eur G37/14/7 ff.36-39 : Draft of two defences of Clive, possibly intended for publication.
Click here to View / search full list of parts of Mss Eur G37/14/7 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000799670[0014]/036-000800715[0007]/040-000800733
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur G37
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file containing 39 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1760
- End Date:
- 1779
- Date Range:
- 1760s-1770s
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Former External References:
- Mss Eur G37/Box 14 File 7
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)