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Treaties and Agreements with Country Powers in India.
Catalogue reference: IOR/H/634
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- IOR/H/634
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- Treaties and Agreements with Country Powers in India.
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- 1688-1794
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(1) pp. i-vi, Alphabetical Index to Treaties in H/634-6; pp. ix-xv, List of Contents of the same volumes. (2) pp. 1-31, Treaty with the Nawab of Arcot 2nd April 1781 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 319-28); pp. 37-40, Extracts from Bengal Secret Consultations 13th Jan. 1783 relative to above Treaty. (See H/637 (2).) (3) pp. 41-2, Treaty with the Bibi of Cannanore by Gen. Norman Macleod 6th Jan. 1784 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 497). (4) pp. 45-53, Treaty of Peace with Tipu Sultan 11th March 1784 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 263-6, without the ratification by Lord Macartney and the Madras Council dated 27th March 1784. See H/633 (13)). (5) pp. 54-60, Agreement of the Bengal Government with Madho Rao Sindia regulating the Company's Trade and Privileges at Broach 21st March 1783 (Printed in Aitchison, III, 271-4). (6) pp. 61-71, Agreement with the Nawab of Arcot by the Madras Government for the surrender of the Assignment 28th June 1785 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 329-32. See H/637 (5)). (7) pp. 73-6, Agreement with the King of Quedah for the cession of Prince Edward Island to the Company, concluded by Capt. F. Light 2nd March 1786 (Printed in Aitchison, I, 302-3. See H/637 (6)). (8) pp. 77-98, Agreement with the Nawab of Arcot to pay nine lakhs of Pagodas annually for the defence of his territories, concluded by Sir Archibald Campbell 24th Feb. 1787 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 333-9. See H/637 (7)). (9) pp. 101-16, Sir Archibald Campbell's Treaty with the Raja of Tanjore 10th April 1787 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 375-9). (10) pp. 117-28, Lord Cornwallis to the Nawab Vizir of Oudh 15th April 1787 (from Bengal Persian Correspondence); pp. 129-32, Extract from Bengal Secret Letter 17th Jan. 1787; pp. 133-40, Letter from the Nawab Vizir; pp. 141-4, Letter from the Minister Hyder Beg Khan 21st July 1787; pp. 145-64, Treaty of Commerce with Oudh 25th July 1788 (the Treaty is printed in Aitchison, II, 89-94); pp. 165-87, State of the Treaty--a kind of explanation. (See H/638 (8).) (11) pp. 189-90, Nizam's Order to Sief Jung to surrender the Guntur Circar to the Company 18th Sept. 1788 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 165. See H/637 (9)). (12) pp. 191-228, Agreement with the Spanish Philippine Company to supply certain East India Goods to the value of 600,000 Dollars 10th Dec. 1788 (not in Aitchison. See H/637 (10)). (13) pp. 229-40, Lord Cornwallis' Letter to the Nizam 7th July 1789, Considered equivalent to a Treaty (Printed in Aitchison, V, 165-8. See H/637 (11)). (14) pp. 241-8, Instrument for putting the Peshwa in possession of Gingerah [Jinjira], Balloo Meah resigning his hereditary right 6th March 1790 (apparently not in Aitchison). (15) pp. 249-58, Triple Treaty between the Company, Marathas and Nizam 1st June 1790, ratified 5th July 1790 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 48-51. See H/637 (12)); pp. 259-70, Another Treaty to the same effect 4th July 1790, ratified by the Governor-General and Council on 27th July (not in Aitchison). (16) pp. 271-4, Agreement between the Coorga Raja and the Factors at Tellicherry 26th Oct. 1790 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 287. See H/637 (13)). (17) pp. 275-86, Treaty with the Raja of Cochin, concluded by George Powney, Resident at Travancore, 6th Jan. 1791 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 411-3), with letter from Powney 7th Jan. (18) pp. 287-90, Treaty with the King of Quedah respecting Prince of Wales Island, concluded by Capt. Francis Light 1st May 1791. (See (7) above. Printed in Aitchison, I, 303-5. See H/637 (14).) (19) pp. 291-6, Agreement for compensating Balloo Meah (see (14) above), concluded between Malet and the Peshwa 12th June 1791; pp. 297-8, Engagement entered into by Balloo Meah (Printed in Aitchison, IV, 315-6). (20) pp. 299-306, Preliminary Articles agreed upon by Tipu Sultan and Lord Cornwallis 22nd Feb. 1792 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 266-7); pp. 301-18, Treaty of Seringapatam 1st March 1792 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 267-74. See H/637 (15)). (21) pp. 319-26, Treaty of Commerce with the Raja of Nepal, concluded by Jonathan Duncan, Resident at Benares, 1st March 1792 (Printed in Aitchison, II, 159-60). (22) pp. 327-30, Temporary agreement between the Bombay Government and the Raja of Cartinaad (signed William Gamul Farmer and Alexander Dow) 26th April 1792. Similar Agreements were signed with the Rajas of Cherical and Cotiote 4th May 1792. (The Agreement with the Raja of Cherical is printed in Aitchison, V, 460-1.) (23) pp. 331-58, Lord Cornwallis' Treaty with the Nawab of Arcot 12th July 1792 to be substituted for that of 1787 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 339-47); pp. 359-60, Lord Cornwallis to Gen. William Medows, Governor of Madras, 16th July 1792. (See H/637 (16)). (24) pp. 363-82, Treaty with the Raja of Tanjore concluded by Sir Charles Oakeley 12th July 1792, to be substituted for that of 1787 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 380-6); pp. 383-90, President's (i.e. Oakeley's) Minute on the above 28th Aug. 1792. (.--Oakeley became Governor only on 1st Aug. See H/637 (17).) (25) pp. 391-402, Agreement with the Zamorin of Calicut by the Malabar Commissioners for leasing certain Taluks 18th Aug. 1792 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 487-90). (26) pp. 403-12, Agreement with the Raja of Cherical by the Malabar Commissioners 12th Oct. 1792 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 461-4). Similar Agreements with the Rajas of Cartinaad and Cotiote on 10th May. (27) pp. 413-9, Treaty with the Raja of Kolhapur or Malwan Raja 25th Nov. 1792 for settling his debts to the Company and protecting merchants from the depredations of the Malwan Fleet 25th Nov. 1792. Signed by Lieut. William Thomas Sandiford (Persian Interpreter to the Governor of Bombay) and Balaji Ram (Commandant of Cavalry to Sivaji), Raja of Kolhapur (Printed in Aitchison, IV, 399-401). (28) pp. 421-31, Commercial Arrangements at Assam. A new system of Commerce established by the Maharaja Surgy Deo 28th Feb. 1793. Signed by Capt. Thomas Welsh and Lieut. Robert McGregor (Printed in Aitchison, I, 169-72). (29) pp. 433-6, Bibi [Bulia] of Cannanore's surrender of the Laccadive Islands to the Malabar Commissioners 11th April 1793 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 498). (30) pp. 437-42, Agreement with the Zamorin of Calicut, for the establishment of Courts of Justice by the Malabar Commissioners 21st June 1793 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 492-5). (31) pp. 443-8, Akrarnama or Engagement of Alla Coomby, Acheen of Palghat, with the Malabar Commissioners 21st June 1793 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 474-5). (32) pp. 449-54, Akrarnama from Veravarma, Raja of Corimnaad, 24th June 1793 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 470-1). (33) pp. 457-63, Agreement of Cadverma (Codavarma) Raja, Raja of Cartinaad, for the establishment of Courts of Justice, Collection of Revenues, &c. 19th June 1793 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 467-8); pp. 463-4, Letter from the Malabar Commissioners to William Gamul Farmer, Supervisor of the Province, 6th July 1793. (34) pp. 465-70, Akrarnama of Ranjevarma, Raja of Beypoor, 2nd and 6th July 1793 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 478-9). (35) pp. 473-98, Agreement with the Peripnaad Raja concluded by James Stevens, Supravisor, September 1794, with explanatory letter from Mr. Stevens to George Dick, Governor of Bombay. (Apparently this is a version of the Agreement with the Raja of Corimnaad, printed in Aitchison, V, 471-4.) (36) pp. 501-10, Agreement with Raja Mohipnarain, Zamindar of Benares, 27th Oct. 1794 (Printed in Aitchison, II, 52, 54). Signed by Jonathan Duncan. (See H/637 (18).) (37) pp. 511-24, Engagement between Asaf-ud-daula, Nawab of Oudh, and the Rohillas, guaranteed by the English 29th Nov. 1794 (not in Aitchison). (38) pp. 525-60, Kabooleat or Engagement of the Nawab Ahmed Ally Khan [Nawab of Rampore] with Asaf-ud-daula 30th Dec. 1794 (not in Aitchison), with relevant papers. (39) pp. 561-78, Treaty with the Beys of Egypt, concluded by George Baldwin, with explanatory letter 24th July 1794 to Government of Bombay (not in Aitchison). (40) pp. 581-98, Agreement with the Armenian Merchants granting them certain Privileges of Trade and Residence in India 22nd June 1688, signed by Benjamin Bathurst (Governor of the Company of Merchants of London trading to the East Indies), Josiah Child (Deputy Governor), Lord Worcester, John Moore and G. Boun (not in Aitchison, but printed in the Second Report of the Select Committee, p. 283); pp. 599-602, Madras Consultations 3rd July 1689 and 14th April 1690.
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