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Mss Eur Orme OV.170
- Record Id:
- 040-003453532
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002305428
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100080597729.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur Orme OV.170
- Title:
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Bengal, 1756-7-8
- Scope & Content:
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p. [i]. Contents.
1, pp. 1-67. Narrative of the succession of Souragud Dowlet to the Provinces of Bengal, Bahar and Orixa, and of the seige of Calcutta, taken by Escalade the 20th June 1756. Copy. Copied in IV. 14. There is a copy of this paper in the India Office Records, Home Miscellaneous, Vol. 192. Printed in Hill's Bengal in 1756-57, I. 118-163.
2, pp. 97-338. Proceedings of the Select Committee (Fort William) commencing the 15th Dec. 1756 to the 8th Dec. 1757. Copy. These papers cover the stay of the English at Fulta, between the capture of Calcutta by Siraj-ud-daula and the arrival of the relieving force under Watson and Clive from Madras, as well as the subsequent quarrel with and deposition of Siraj-ud-daula.
3, pp. 355-386. Letter, dated 17th to 24th Jan. 1757, from (Roger Drake) to the Council, Fort William. Copy. Copied in IV. 17. Printed in Hill's Bengal in 1756-57, Vol. II., p. 134. Drake's defence of his conduct in the quarrel with Siraj-ud-daula and during the siege of Calcutta.
4, pp, 387-440. Select Committee (Fort William), Letter Book from 28th Feb. 1757 to 29th May 1758. Copy.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002305428
033-003394094
040-003453532 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur Orme : Robert Orme papers.
Mss Eur Orme OV. : Orme Various
Mss Eur Orme OV.170 : Bengal, 1756-7-8 - Hierarchy:
- 032-002305428[0001]/033-003394094[0145]/040-003453532
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur Orme
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume, pp. [i], 453
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1756
- End Date:
- 1758
- Date Range:
- 1756-1758
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 38.5 x 24.5 cm. Pages 68 to 96, 339 to 354, and 441 to 453 are blank.
Binding: Vellum-bound Volume.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)