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Mss Eur Orme India XVI

Record Id:

040-003394117

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002305428

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100055229562.0x000001

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ISAD(G)

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Mss Eur Orme India XVI

Title:

Letters, In French and English on Various Subjects Relating to Bengal and Indostan

Scope & Content:

1, pp. 4404-4470. Histoire de Gehanguir (Continued from XV. 13.) Copied from 217. 1.

2, pp. 4471-4472. A Return of European Military on the Madras Establishment, specifying how the two Regiments are stationed according to the late arrangement, and also showing where the overplus and deficiencies are collected from the Returns for August 1770. Copied from 4. 3.

3, p. 4473. A Return of Officer's belonging to the Coast of Choromandel, August 1770. Copied from 4. 2.

4, pp. 4474-4487. Anecdotes of Suffder Jung or Monsurally Cawn, from the time of his arrival at Delly in the 24(th) year of Mahomed Shaw's Reign till his departure from thence in the 5th of Ahmed Shaw's. Copied from 23. 15.

5, pp. 4488-4492. Enumeration of the people and tributes of China, An, 1664, 775, 1015, 1084. In French. Copied from 4.10.

6 (1), p. 4491. Extract from Comte d'Ache's Mémorie of the French and English ships in the action of the 29th of April 1758. Copied from 4. 6. (2) p. 4492. Account of the French Squadron in 1757. Copied from 4. 4.

7, pp. 4493-4498. Anecdotes of Sheer Shaw. Copied from 8. 6.

8, pp. 4499-4500, Anecdotes of Selim Shaw. Copied from 8.7.

9, pp. 4500-4502. Sultaun Mahmud Addely. Copied from 8.8.

10, pp. 4503-4511. Voyage de la Côte Coromandel dans l'Indoustan jusqu'à Betiah au nord de Patna. Copied from 217. 4. In French.

11, p.4511. Voyage d'Aurengabad à Goa, commencé le 6 April 1758, par Dom Louis, Portugais au service de la Compagnie Francaise, d'Aurengabad le 6 Avril, jour de l'emprisonnement de Chanavas Kan et Mirmamet Oussein Kan divan du Mogol. In French. Copied from 217. 5.

12, pp. 4512-4520. An Account of the Island of Bourbon in 1763. Copied from 4. 7. Printed in A. Dalrymple's Oriental Repertory, Vol. II., p. 201.

13, pp. 4520:'4542. Soubas du Dekan, Kandesh, Berar. In French. Copied from 217. 3.

14, pp. 4543-4548, Observations on the Delhi Road from Corah-Jahanabad to Atarva. By Ensign Davy. Copied from 6. (5), 2.

15, pp. 4548-4555. Observations on the southern road from Allahabad towards Corah. By Ensign Davy. Copied from 6. (5), 3.

16, pp. 4555-4560. Observations on the Cross Roads from the high Road to the Southern Road and thence to the Jumna. By Ensign Davy. Copied from 6. (5), 4.

17, pp. 4561-4563. Remarks upon the rout (sic) to Napal. Copied from 65. 29.

18, pp. 4563-4570. Letter, dated 2 April 1768, from Samuel Howe Showers to Colonel Richard Smith. Copied from 4. 11.

19, pp. 4570. Expeditiones Afganarum (sic) in Indiam ab anno 1748 usque ad annum 1762. Copy.

20, pp. 4577-4581. Observations on the road from the Gaut of Mahaveh to Burgur. By Ensign Davy. Copied from 4.8.

21, pp. 4582-4584. Burgur. Copied from 4. 9.

22, pp.4585-4629. Mustapha's Journal, from Bengal to Pondicherry, 1759, a fragment, Copied from 6. 1.

23, pp. 4631-4648. Questions de moi à Mons. de Bussy Sur les affaires dans le Décan depuis Juillet 1754 jusqu'à Juin 1757. Copy. An Account in French of Bussy's doings, submitted to him on half-page for correction or remark, but without any of the remarks expected. See 52. 6 above.

24, pp. 4649-4652. Of the Schah Zadah. From his flight out of Delhi to his arrival at Rewah Muckendapoor, and the death of Mahomed Kouli Kan of Allahabad. Copied from 8. 15.

25, pp. 4652-4654. A detail of the Purgunnahs in the Province of Corah beginning with those adjoining to the Chuklah of Allahabad, proceeding westerly to the limits of that province towards the country of Ahmud Cawn, chief of the Pattans. Copied from 6. (5), 1.

26, p. 4654. Rout (sic) from Allahabad to Chitterpore [by W. Hosea]. Copied from 8. 4.

27, p. 4655. Distances measured by a Perambulator at Patna and Dynapore. Copied from 4. (12), l.

28, p. 4655. Latitudes in Bengal, Bahar and Oude. Copied from 4. (12), 2.

29, p. 4655. Heights of the mountains at the Cape of Good Hope. Copied from 4. 13.

30, p. 4656. Description de Sithacounde, ou fontaine de Sitha, femme de Rame. Copied from S. 16. In French.

31, pp. 4657-4658. Abrégée de l'origine des Siques. Copied from S. 17.

32, pp.4659-4660. Of the Afghans and Pitans of Kandahar and Indostan and their tribes, by Mr. Hosea, received 1770. Copied from 4. 14.

33, pp. 4660-4662. From Allahabad to Rewah and Sevagee Gottee, of Bandagar and other Forts and Towns in those parts. Received in 1770. Copied from 8. 5.

34, pp. 4662-4663. Court Martial of Sepoy Officers on a sepoy who had killed his sister, his brothers wife, and a slave, and his accomplices, June 13, 1766. Copied from 6. 4.

35, p. 4664. The King's letter to Mahomedally with a Lion. Copied from 8. 3.

36, pp. 4665-4670. Remarques sur les 2 Cartes de M. d'Anville. Copy. In French.

pp. 4672-4673 & p. [i]. Index, i.e., Table of Contents.

Collection Area:

India Office Records and Private Papers

Project / Collection:

India Office Private Papers

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002305428
033-003394095
040-003394117

Is part of:

Mss Eur Orme : Robert Orme papers.
Mss Eur Orme India : Orme India

Mss Eur Orme India XVI : Letters, In French and English on Various Subjects Relating to Bengal and Indostan

Hierarchy:

032-002305428[0002]/033-003394095[0016]/040-003394117

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View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur Orme

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 volume, 260 pages

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
French

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1760

End Date:

1789

Date Range:

1760s-1780s

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Dimensions: 34 x 21.4 cm.

Materials: Vellum-bound volume.

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