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WARREN HASTINGS PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. i + 153). Miscellaneous correspondence of Warren Hastings, 1775-1818. Among the correspondents (all of whom are given in the Index) are: Lord Mansfield, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Dr. Samuel Johnson, Sir William Jones, Lord Cornwallis, William IV as Duke of Clarence, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Nelson, Marquis Wellesley, the Duke of Fife, George Canning, Lord Ellenborough and the Earl of Moira. Four letters (two in duplicate), written in a minute hand on long, narrow slips of paper, were sent in quills in the ears of native runners by Warren Hastings when besieged in the fort of Chuiiar (Chanár) to Mrs. Hastings (ff. 16-24). The quills are preserved in the binding.

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ff. 1, 2, 25, 29 William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield: Letters to Warren Hastings: 1775-1782.
f. 6 Sir Joshua Reynolds, portrait-painter: Letter to Warren Hastings: 1780.
f. 8 Major William Popham: Letter to Warren Hastings: 1780.
f. 10 Sir Gilbert Elliot, 4th Baronet; 1st Earl of Minto 1813: Letter to Warren Hastings: 1781.: Copy.
ff. 12, 27 Samuel Johnson, LLD; lexicographer: Letters to W. Hastings: 1781, 1782.
ff. 16-24 Marian Hastings, wife of Warren Hastings; formerly Anna Maria Appolonia Chapusettin: Letters to (enclosed in quills), from W. Hastings: 1781.
f. 31 John Shore, Baronet 1792; 1st Baron Teignmouth 1798; Governor-General of India 1792: Letter to Warren Hastings: 1784.
f. 33 Augustus Cleveland, Collector of the district of Bhauguspoor: Epitaph on: 1784.: Copy, in the hand of Warren Hastings.
f. 35 Theophilus Walford: Letter to J. Woodman: 1785.
f. 37 Thomas Leigh, of Addlestrop: Letter to W. Hastings: 1785.
f.39 Theophilus Walford: Letter to Warren Hastings: 1785.
f. 43 Sir William Jones, orientalist and jurist: Letter to W. Hastings: 1786.
f. 44 The Carnatic, Muhammad Ali, Valajah Bahadur, Nawab of: Letter to W. Hastings: 1788.
f. 45 Charles Alexandre de Calonne, French Comptroller-General of Finance: Statement by, conc. Warren Hastings: 1788.: Fr.
ff. 46, 59, 61 Charles Cornwallis, Viscount Brome; 1st Marquess Cornwallis: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1788-1794.
f. 48 Warren Hastings, Governor-General of India: Statement (1790) by on alleged promise by him of a loan to the Prince of Wales in 1787.
f.48 George IV of England: Statement by W. Hastings rel. to a reported loan to, as Prince of Wales: 1790.
f. 50 Theophilus Walford: Memorandum of his debt to Hastings: 1792.
f.51 Samuel Turner, Lieutenant, Commissioner to Thibet: Letter to Warren Hastings: 1792.
f. 62 J- Rochfort: Poem by: 1796.
f. 64 Marian Hastings, wife of Warren Hastings; formerly Anna Maria Appolonia Chapusettin: Letter to R. Johnson: 1797.
f. 66 William IV of England: Letter of, as Duke of Clarence, to W. Hastings: 1798.
f. 67 Hay, widow of Edward Hay: Letter to, from W. Hastings: 1799.
ff. 69, 71 William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne; 1st Marquess of Lansdowne; formerly Fitzmaurice: Letters to W. Hastings: 1799.
ff. 70, 149 India: Resolutions of the Court of Directors rel. to W. Hastings's annuity: 1799, 1819.
f. 73 Peter Touchet, E India Co. Resident at Radnagore: Letter to Warren Hastings: 1799.
f. 78 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Letter to Warren Hastings: 1801.
ff. 80, 84 Richard Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington; Marquess Wellesley: Correspondence with Warren Hastings: 1803.
f. 82 Muhammad Bakir Rizavi: Letter to W. Hastings: 1803.
ff.86,151 Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh; 2nd Marquess of Londonderry: Correspondence with Warren Hastings: 1804, n.d.
f. 90 James Duff, 2nd Earl of Fife: Letter to Warren Hastings: 1805.
ff. 93, 97 Mrs Anne Grant, of Laggan; authoress: Letters to Rev. Dr. Gilbert Buchanan: 1806, 1807.: Copies.
f. 95 Charles Chapman: Letter to W. Hastings: 1806.
f. 109 Kingham, Oxfordshire: Plan by W. Hastings for improvement of communications of, with Daylesford: 1808.
f. 109 Daylesford, Worcestershire: Plan, by W. Hastings, for improvement of conimunications of, with Kingham: 1808.
f. 109 Warren Hastings, Governor-General of India: Plan by, for improvement of communications betw. Daylesford and Kingham: 1808.
f. 111 George Canning, Prime Minister: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1808.
f. 115 Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenbrough; Lord Chief Justice: Letter to W. Hastings: 1812.
f. 116 George Nesbitt Thompson: Letter to Mrs. Warren Hastings: 1812.
ff. 118-124, 131, 138 Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira; 1st Marquess of Hastings; formerly Rawdon: Letters to Warren Hastings: 1812-1818.
f. 128 Robert Thornton, Chairman of the E India Co: Letter to Warren Hastings: 1813.
f. 153 Magdalene Tollemache, d 1823 2nd wife of Lionel, 5th Earl of Dysart: Visiting card.

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Add MS 39871-39904 : WARREN HASTINGS PAPERS, supplementary to the collection in Add. MSS. 28973-29236. They comprise official letter-books,…

Add MS 39871 : WARREN HASTINGS PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. i + 153). Miscellaneous correspondence of Warren Hastings, 1775-1818. Among the correspondents…

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1775

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1818

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1775-1818

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Names:

Calonne, Charles Alexandre, French Comptroller-General of Finance
Canning, George, Prime Minister, 1770-1827
Carnatic, The, Muhammad Ali, Valajah Bahadur, Nawab of
Chapman, Charles, East India Company official and diplomat, 1752-1809
Cleveland, Augustus, East India Company servant, 1754-1784
Cornwallis, Charles, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, army officer and politician, 1738-1805
Duff, James, 2nd Earl Fife, landowner, 1729-1809
Elliot, Gilbert, 1st Earl of Minto, Governor-general of Bengal, 1751-1814
George IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1762-1830
Grant, Anne, Mrs; of Laggan; authoress
Hastings, Marian, wife of Warren Hastings; formerly Anna Maria Appolonia Chapusettin
Hastings, Warren, governor-general of Bengal, 1732-1818
Hay, widow of Edward Hay
Johnson, Samuel, author and lexicographer, 1709-1784
Jones, William, orientalist and jurist
Law, Edward, 1st Baron Ellenbrough, Lord Chief Justice
Leigh, Thomas, of Addlestrop
Muhammad Bakir Rizavi
Murray, William, 1st Earl of Mansfield
Nelson, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, naval officer, 1758-1805,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121400634
Petty, William, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, formerly Fitzmaurice, 1737-1805
Popham, William, Major; of Add MS 39871
Rawdon-Hastings, Francis, formerly Rawdon 2nd Earl of Moira, 1st Marquess of Hastings
Reynolds, Joshua, painter, 1723-1792,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000108815237,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/27081216
Rochfort, J-, of Add MS 39871
Shore, John, Baronet 1792, 1st Baron Teignmouth 1798; Governor-General of India 1792
Stewart, Robert, Viscount Castlereagh, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, 1769-1822
Thompson, George Nesbitt, of Add MS 39871
Thornton, Robert, Chairman of the E India Co
Tollemache, Magdalene, 2nd wife of Lionel, 5th Earl of Dysart, d 1823
Touchet, Peter, E India Co. Resident at Radnagore
Turner, Samuel, Lieutenant, Commissioner to Thibet
Walford, Theophilus
Wellesley, Richard Colley, 2nd Earl of Mornington, Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, 1760-1842
William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1765-1837

Places:

Daylesford, Worcestershire
India, Asia
Kingham, Oxfordshire