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Mss Eur G37/51/2 ff.131-154
- Record Id:
- 041-000805397
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000805311
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000778.0x0003dc
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur G37/51/2 ff.131-154
- Title:
- Letter from Thomas Kelsall, to Clive.
- Scope & Content:
-
Letter regarding his appointment to Dacca as Chief in Council, and his progress there so far. Matters discussed include disputes with the French Resident and his difficulties with the Council at Dacca. Enclosures with the letter:
- A duplicate of Kelsall's letter to Clive of 26 February 1768 (ff. 139-144);
- Copy of a letter from the Chief and Council at Dacca to the Governor and Council at Bengal, 4 January 1768, regarding the declining state of the Dacca trade and the likelihood of failing in the Company's investments there, with duplicate (ff. 145-146 & 151-154);
- Copy of orders from the Governor and Council at Bengal to the Chief and Council at Dacca, undated, regarding the necessity of raising the price of cloth, with duplicate (ff. 147-150);
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000799670
036-000805311
040-000805371
041-000805397 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur G37 : The Clive Collection, comprising the papers of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey (1725-1774), Governor of Bengal 1757-1760…
Mss Eur G37/51 : Incoming letters dated in January and February 1768
Mss Eur G37/51/2 : Incoming letters and copies dated in February 1768.
Mss Eur G37/51/2 ff.131-154 : Letter from Thomas Kelsall, to Clive. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000799670[0051]/036-000805311[0002]/040-000805371[0036]/041-000805397
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur G37
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 24 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1768
- End Date:
- 1768
- Date Range:
- 26 Feb 1768
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Former Internal References:
- Mss Eur G37/51/2 ff.111-136
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)