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Mss Eur Orme OV.36
- Record Id:
- 040-003413438
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002305428
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100060291538.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur Orme OV.36
- Title:
-
Bengal Correspondence
- Scope & Content:
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In the 1811 Catalogue the contents of 54 have been inserted under 36 and 54 marked as "missing". The contents given here are taken from 246 below, which is a Catalogue of the Contents of Volumes 1 to 88 of this series. N.B. The private letters, of course, cannot be replaced, but the official letters should be found in the Bengal Consultations.
1, pp. 1-4. Letter, dated Trichinopoly, 30 April 1764, from Charles Floyer to Richard Smith.
2, pp. 5-12. Letter, dated Rio Janeiro, Coast of Brazil, 20 October 1764, from Richard Smith to Orme.
3, pp. 13-20. Letter, dated Cape of Good Hope, 10 January 1765, from Richard Smith to Orme.
4, pp. 21-36. Letter, dated on board the Kent, "Madras" 30 April 1765, from Richard Smith to Orme.
5, pp. 37- 39, Letter, dated Calcutta, 22 May 1765, from Richard Smith to Lord Clive and Council, Bengal.
6, pp. 41-42. Translation of letter received 19 May [1765] from Shujah Doula by General [John] Carnac.
7, pp. 45-46. Letter, dated 24 May 1765, from General Carnac to Shujah Doula. Reply to No. 6 above.
8, pp. 49-50. Letter, dated Cossimbuzar, 23 June 1765, from Richard Smith to Orme.
9, pp. 55-59. Orders, dated Head Quarters at Benares, 4 August 1765.
10, pp. 61-63. Treaty of Peace with the Nabob Shuja-ul Doula, dated 16 August 1765.
11, pp. 65-68. Letter dated Headquarters at Allahabad 6 Sept. 1765, from Richard Smith to Orme.
12, pp. 69-99. Letter, dated Headquarters at Allahabad, 10 September 1765, from Richard Smith to Orme.
13, p. 101. Statement, dated Fort William, 28 Sept. 1765, of Shares of Trade to the Military Officers in the Company's Service.
14, pp. 105-107. Letter dated Allahabad, 22 Nov. 1765, from Richard Smith to Messrs. Orme and [? Joseph] Smith .
15, pp.l09-141. Letter, dated Head Quarters in Camp near Allahabad, 29 November 1765, from Richard Smith to Orme.
16, pp. 149-151. Copy of a Conversation between the King and Colonel [Richard] Smith. Dated 23 April 1766.
17, pp. 153-155. Letter received 18 February 1766, from Cossim Ally Cawn, by Colonel Smith.
18, pp. 157-158. Letter, dated 1 March 1766, from Colonel [Richard] Smith to Cossim Ally Cawn.
19, pp. 161-190. Letter, dated Head Quarters at Corah Gohanabad, 1 March 1766, from Richard Smith to Orme.
20, pp. 191-194 . Letter, dated Head Quarters at Camp Corah Gohanabad, 22 March 1766, from Richard Smith to Orme.
21, pp. 195-196. Mr. Gray's Queries delivered ~ into Council, October 1765.
22, pp. 197-198. Letter, dated 17 May 1766, from Richard Smith to Lord Clive. Concerning Mutiny.
23, p. 201. Letter, dated Allahabad, 14 Aug. 1765, from Lord Clive to Richard Smith. Concerning the reduction of military expenses.
24, pp. 205-226. Letter, dated Head Quarters near Patna, 1. September 1766, from Richard Smith to Orme. With a list of Raghunath Rao's demands as the price of his alliance.
25, pp. 229-252. Letter, dated - 1766, from Richard Smith to Orme.
26, pp. 253-274.Correspondence between Richard Smith and Lord Clive and Council, Bengal. With reference to Smith's conduct of the war. (1) pp. 253-255. Letter, dated Head Quarters at Myr-Absels, 27 July 1766, from Richard Smith to Lord Clive and Council, Bengal. (2) p. 256. Letter, dated Fort William 18 August 1766, from the Council, Bengal, to Richard Smith. Reply to No. ,(1) above. (3) pp. 256-257. Letter, dated Head Quarters at Myr-Absels, 27 Sept. 1766, from Richard Smith to Lord Clive and the Council, Bengal. (4) p. 258. Supposed Cases concerning an Officer's Resignation. (5) pp. 259-260. Letter, dated Fort William, 6 October 1766, from the Council, Bengal, to Richard Smith. Reply to No. (3) above. (6) p. 260. Part of a letter, dated 23 Sept. 1766, from the Select Committee. (7) p. 264. Letter, dated Fort William, 7 Oct. 1766, from the Select Committee, Bengal, to Richard Smith. With a note of Colonel Smith's annexed. (8) p. 265. Part of a letter, dated Head-Quarters at Myr-Absels near Patna, 23 Oct. 1766, from Colonel Smith to the Select Committee, Bengal. (9) pp. 265-266. Part of an intended letter from Colonel Smith in answer to the Select Committee's of the 6th of October - wrote the 23rd Oct. 1766. (10) p. 267. Letter dated Calcutta, 28 Oct. 1766, from Lord Clive to Colonel Smith or the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Brigade. (11) pp. 267-268. Letter, dated -,from Richard Smith to Orme. On No. (10) above. (12) pp. 269-271. Four letters, received on the 19th, 21st, and 23rd (two) October 1766, by Richard Smith from Nabob Shuja Doulah. (13) pp. 271-272. Letter, dated Patna, 21 Oct. 1766, from Monsieur Gentil to Colonel Smith. (14) p. 273. Note of Colonel Smith's about Lord Clive claiming the merit on the Officers of the Army's Contract. (15) p. 273. Copy of a paragraph of a letter, dated Lines of Surragapoor, 30 May 1766, from Richard Smith to Lord Clive. Concerning the military contract. (16) p. 273. Copy of a paragraph of a letter, dated Allahabad, 9 June 1766, from Richard Smith to Lord Clive. Concerning the military contract. (17) p. 274. General Orders, dated Head Quarters at Allahabad, Friday the 13th June 1766.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002305428
033-003394094
040-003413438 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur Orme : Robert Orme papers.
Mss Eur Orme OV. : Orme Various
Mss Eur Orme OV.36 : Bengal Correspondence - Hierarchy:
- 032-002305428[0001]/033-003394094[0037]/040-003413438
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur Orme
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1764
- End Date:
- 1766
- Date Range:
- 1764-1766
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Lacking
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