Mss Eur Orme India XVIII

1, pp. 5041-5043. A letter, dated Moraudbaug, 17 Dec. 1757, from Luke Serafton to Clive. Copied by Orme himself. Gives an account of the Seths, a great banking family at Murshidabad. Orme notes as follows:- "This is a very curious letter and deserves much enquiry. The only objection is the great wealth the Seats must have accumulated." It is interesting as showing how the Government Treasury was managed under the Muhammadan Government in Bengal.

2, pp. 5043-5080. Letters to the Select Committee, Bengal, from Ballasore and Cuttack, Dec. 1756 to September 1759. Copy. These letters are official. They are chronologically arranged in the MS., and are from :- (1) Thomas Boddam, 22 Dec. 1756, 26 December 1756, 30 December 1757. (2) John Bristow, 5 Nov. 1757, 14 June 1758. (3) John Burdett, 19 March 1759, 4 April, 17 April, 9 May, 15 May, 21 May, 1 June, 9 June, 15 June, 16 June, 17 June, 18 June, 29 July. (4) George Gray (Junior), 31 Jan. 1759, 23 Feb., 24 Feb., 18 March, 20 March, 31 March, 15 April, 16 April, 27 April, 20 May, 7 June, 9 June, 11 June, 10 June, 24 June, 1 July, 7 July, 18 July, 22 July, 26 July, 4 Aug., 13 Aug., 16 Aug., 31 Aug., 2 Sept., 20 Sept., 26 Sept., 29 Sept. (5) Charles Stafford Pleydell, 12 Dec. 1757, 17 Feb. 1758, 14 March, 16 March, 12 July, 13 July, 20 July.

3, pp. 5081-5117. Motts Journey to Sumulpoor, 1776. Copy. Mr. Motte was sent by Lord Clive to Sambalpur to value diamonds. He started some time in March or April, but gives very few dates, the greater part of the Journal being descriptive. The writer is Thomas Motte, mentioned (see British Museum Addl. MS., 29236, f. 3 (b)) in Dr. Hancock's letter-book in 1770 as trading in diamonds at Benares. In fact, a version of this narrative is printed in The Asiatick Miscellany, Vol, II., pp. 1-66 (1786), under the title of, "Narrative of a journey to the Diamond Mines of Sumbhulpoor, by Thomas Motte, Esq." Another copy was printed in the Asiatic Annual Register for 1799 (Miscellaneous Tracts, p. 50).

4, pp. 5119-5121. Chilka Lake-Cuttack. Copy. Printed with a Map in Dalrymple's Oriental Repertory, Vol. II.,p. 407. Copied from 71. 3 (1).

5, pp. 5122-5124. Extract from a letter dated Ballasore, 22 Jan. 1775. Copied from 71. 3 (2).

6, pp. 5125-5163. Col. Charles Cambell's Journal, from April 1765 to March 1766. Copy. Duplicate of XVII. 44 (pp. 4955-4986), where it is more correctly described as from April 6 to Aug. 2, 1765.

7, p. 5164. Attack of Karacambaddy, July 1759. Copy. Information furnished by John Caillaud 9 August 1777.

8, p. 5164. Attack of Conjeveram Pagoda. Copy. 1750.

9, pp. 5165-5185. List of names in the Jagueer jrom the M.S. copied by Henry at Madras, 1776. Copy. The Jagir, i.e., Chingleput District, was given to the Company by the Nawab Muhammad Ali in 1763, see Imperial Gazetteer (E d. 1908), Vol. X., p. 255. Henry is possibly Henry Powney.

10, pp. 5186-5187. Fabulous Account of the Pagodas at Mavaly-varan. Copy. Gives the traditional origin of the "Seven Pagodas," at Mahabalipur, 35 miles south of Madras.

11, pp. 5188-5248. General Joseph Smith's Campaigns, 1767-8-9. Copied from 215. 1.

12, pp. 5249-5396. General Joseph Smith's Campaigns, 1772-3. Copied from 215. 3.

13, pp. 5397-5399. Extract of a letter from Lieut. Comyn on the Bornbay Establishment, March 30,1793. Gives some details regarding the Zamorin, the Nairs and the Moplahs in Travancore. See XVII. 48 above.

p. [i]. Index, i.e., Table of Contents.