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VOL. II. 1775-1781.

1. Accounts of expenses of the E. I. Company; 9 Jan. 1776-1 Dec. 1780, ff. 1, 21, 74, 148, 241, 242, 246, 286-298, 311, 475.

2. Extracts and abstracts of Minutes of the Bengal and Bombay Councils; 13 Feb. 1775-14 Jan. 1781, ff. 2, 8, 14, 37,47, 58, 68,70, 81, 87-117 b, 120-147 b, 154-172 b, 182-235 b, 260, 281, 299, 313-326, 352-414, 420, 472, 476, 500-504.

3. Papers relating to the forces of the E. I. Company; 20 Aug. 1776- 8 Oct. 1780, ff. 23, 30, 150, 152, 228, 240, 258, 274, 276, 347, 415.

4. Correspondence of Native and Company officials with the Bengal Government; Aug. 1776-31 Dec. 1780, ff. 25, 27, 29, 35, 64, 66, 85, 173, 236, 243, 256, 266, 270-273, 301, 303, 461, 505-518.

5. Bill of Complaint by Lord Pigot, Governor of Madras, against Sir R. Fletcher; 8 Oct. 1776, f. 31.

6. Dispute between John Robinson and William Shaw, merchants; 1777, ff. 75, 78.

7. Correspondence of the Directors of the E. I. Company with the Government at Bombay; 4 July, 1777-29 Nov. 1780, ff. 79, 244, 268, 327, 474.

8. Counsel's opinion by Benjamin Sulivan, Barrister-at-Law, on the office of a coroner; 2 Oct. 1777, f. 118.

9. "List of E. I. Directors for the year 1777; also of the Council Madrass for and against Lord Pigot, 1777," f. 181.

10. Treaties of peace between the E. I. Company and Native Princes; Jan. 1779, ff. 252, 254.

11. Conference between Sir Eyre Coote and the Nabob Mobarek-ud- Dowlah; 13 Oct. 1779, f. 277.

12. "Comparative view of the political strength of the principal states of Hindostan with some observations on the nature and defects of the British Establishments in India; 15 Oct. 1780," f. 455.

13. Description of Seringapatam and proposal for attacking it, by Colonel H. Watson; Fort William, 27 Oct. 1780. Autograph. f. 457.

14. Counsel's opinion by George Rous on the dispute between the Judges and the Supreme Court in Bengal; Inner Temple, 5 Dec. 1780, f. 482.

15. Narrative of William Danckelmann of affairs of the Dutch E. I. Company; 14-16 Dec. 1780, f. 490.

includes:

ff. 23, 30, 150, 152, 228, 240, 258 Army; England: Papers relating to the forces of the East India Company: 1773-1815.
ff.26,66 Suez: Papers relating to its trade: 1776.
f. 31 George Pigot, Baron Pigot; Governor of Madras: Bill of complaint against Sir R. Fletcher: 1776.
f. 31 Sir Robert Fletcher, Councillor of Fort St George: Bill of complaint against, by Lord Pigot: 1776.
ff. 37, 47, 367, 375, 377, 409, 476 Sir Philip Francis: Minutes of the Council of Fort William: 1777, 1778.
ff. 75, 78 William Shaw, Merchant, of Cairo: Dispute of, with J. Robinson: 1777.
ff. 75, 78 John Robinson, Merchant, of Cairo: Dispute with W. Shaw: 1777.
ff. 220, 236 Nathaniel Middleton, Resident at Lucknow: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1774-1798.
ff. 270, 461, 513, 515 Poona, India: News from: 1779-1782.
ff. 274, 276, 347, 415 Army; England: Papers relating to the forces of the East India Company: 1773-1815.
f. 277 Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote, KB; Commander-in-Chief in India: Conference with the Nabob Mobarik-ud-Dowlah: 1779.
f. 385 Sir Philip Francis: Note on his duel with W. Hastings: 1780.
f. 393 Anthony Sadlier, Member of the Council of Fort St. George, Commissioner to Tippoo Sultan: Censure by the council at Fort St. George: 1780.
ff. 416, 472 Alexander Davidson, of the Council of Fort St George: Notes of military movements in India, and minute on Hyder Ali: 1780.
f. 457 Henry Watson, Colonel: Proposals for attacking Seringapatam, with description: 1780.
f. 457 Seringapatam, India: Description of, and proposals for attacking, by Col. H. Watson: 1780.
f. 482 George Rous, of the Inner Temple: Opinion on the dispute between the judges and Supreme Court in Bengal: 1780.
f.490 William Danckelman: Narrative of the affairs of the Dutch E. India Company: 1780.

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Add MS 28973-29236 : OFFICIAL and private correspondence and papers of Warren Hastings, Governor-General of India, with some additional…
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Add MS 29199 : VOL. II. 1775-1781. 1. Accounts of expenses of the E. I. Company; 9 Jan. 1776-1 Dec. 1780, ff. 1, 21, 74, 148, 241, 242, 246,…

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1775

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1781

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1775-1781

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Names:

Army of England
Coote, Eyre, Knight, army officer, 1726-1783
Danckelman, William, writer, fl 1780
Davidson, Alexander, colonial administrator and Acting Governor of Madras, 1742-1791
Fletcher, Richard, 1st Baronet, of Carrow, officer, Royal Engineers, 1768-1813
Francis, Philip, Knight, politician, 1740-1818
Middleton, Nathaniel, Resident at Lucknow
Pigot, George, Baron Pigot, Governor of Madras
Robinson, John, Merchant, of Cairo
Rous, George, of the Inner Temple
Sadlier, Anthony, Member of the Council of Fort St. George, Commissioner to Tippoo Sultan
Shaw, William, Merchant, of Cairo
Watson, Henry, Colonel

Places:

Poona, India
Seringapatam, India
Suez, Egypt