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Mss Eur Orme OV.92

Record Id:
040-003421617
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002305428
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100064502418.0x000001
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Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Orme OV.92
Title:

Various including: extracts from Fort St George and Bengal Consultations, correspondence with General Joseph Smith, and accounts of military actions and expeditions.

Scope & Content:

p. [i]. Table of Contents.

1 (1), pp. 1-11 (37.5 x 24.5 cm.). Extracts from Fort St. George Consultations, 3rd-7th April 1775. Copy. Regarding interference with the Nawab.(2) pp. 13-38 (22.5 x 18 cm.). General Joseph Smith's Dissent, 14th May. Copy. (3) pp. 41-104 (22.5 x 18 cm.). General Joseph Smith's reply to the Majority's Minute. Copy. (4) pp. 105-109 (22.5 x 18 cm.). Extract of a letter, dated 12 April 1772, from the Company to the Nabob. (5) pp. 113-119 (37.5 x 24.5 cm.). Letter, undated, from Joseph Smith to Mr. [Governor] Wynch. Copy. (6) pp. 121-126 (32 x 20.5 cm.). Letter, dated Madras, 20 Jan. 1774, from Joseph Smith to President and Council. Copy.

2, pp. 129-135 (22.5 x 19 cm.). Letters, dated Madras 14th Feb. and Head Quarters, Choultry Plain, 15th Feb. 1775, from Gen. Joseph Smith to Orme. Original. Chiefly private, with some reference to Haidar Ali's increasing greatness.

3, pp. 141-151 (22.5 x 18 cm.). Some account of the transactions and expedition in support of Ragobah, Dec. 1778. The disgraceful convention of Wadgaon; submission of the commanding officers to the impossible demands of the Marathas; refusal of the Bombay Council to confirm the Treaty signed by them, their suspension and replacement by Col. Hartley.

4, pp. 153-157 (32 x 20 cm.). Extract of a letter, dated Malta, 8th Aug. 1779, from Major Frederick to --, Copy. Concerning the Maratha expedition in 1778, and his supersession. See No. 3 above. Col. Hartley had served under Major Frederick in this expedition, and the accounts given of his behaviour vary widely.

5, pp. 159-172 (22.5 x 18 cm.). Letter, dated 1st Oct. 1779, from Capt. J. Fullarton to Gen. Richard Smith at Chilton Lodge. Duplicate. Regarding the Maratha States and Princes.

6, pp. 173-180 (22.5 x 18 cm.). A summary relation of the late expedition from Bombayto the Continent. Probably a copy, as, besides not being signed, a number of the Indian proper names have been omitted. Deals with the expedition to Poona, see Nos. 3 and 4 above.

7, pp. 181-186 (32 x 19.5 cm.). Extract from the Bengal General Consultations, 3rd Oct. 1780, concerning Revenues and Disbursements of Bombay. Copy.

8, pp. 187-100 (32x 19.5 cm.). Bengal Accounts, Military, &c., 1780-1781. Copy.

9, pp. 201-224 (32 x 19.5 cm.). Extracts from Bengal and Fort St. George Consultations, 1778-1779-1780. Copies. Concerning the Treaty concluded between the Nizam and Haidar Ali.

10, pp. 229-232 (32.5 x 20.4 cm.). Extracts from the Proceedings of the President and Councilof Bombay under the 17th Nov. 1779. Copy. Certificates, &c., concerning Lieutenant James Kerr.

11, pp. 237-244 (22.8 x 17.5 cm.). Letter [no date] from Sir John Day to Orme. Signature and postscript in Day's handwriting. It is apparently written from Calcutta, but no names of persons resident there are mentioned.

12, pp. 245-248 (22.8x 17.5 cm.). Letter, dated Camp on the Western frontiers of Chutah Nagpoor 2nd April 1779, from Lieut. James Logan to Orme. Thanks him for his assistance in obtaining him a Commission.

13, p. 249 (20.5 x 17 cm.). Extract from a letter, dated 11th Dec. 1756, from the Select Committee [?Bengal] to Col. Clive. Copy.

Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:
India Office Private Papers
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-002305428
033-003394094
040-003421617
Is part of:
Mss Eur Orme : Robert Orme papers.
Mss Eur Orme OV. : Orme Various

 

Mss Eur Orme OV.92 : Various including: extracts from Fort St George and Bengal Consultations, correspondence with General Joseph Smith, and…
Hierarchy:
032-002305428[0001]/033-003394094[0090]/040-003421617
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur Orme
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
1 volume, pp. [i], 250.
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1756
End Date:
1778
Date Range:
1756-1778
Era:
CE
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Physical Characteristics:

Dimensions: Various sizes, up to 37.5 x 24.5 cm.

Binding: Vellum-bound volume.

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)