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Papers concerning trade with India and the war against Holkar.
Catalogue reference: IOR/H/491
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- IOR/H/491
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- Papers concerning trade with India and the war against Holkar.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1797-1805
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(1) p. i, List of Contents as far as p. 105. (2) pp. 1, 107, House of Commons Order 12th June 1801 calling for a Memorial of Merchants and Agents in London, dated 8th June 1801, concerning Trade between India and Europe. (3) pp. 5-7, List of Papers accompanying the Memorial; pp. 9-27, Memorial, dated 8th June 1801, signed by Edmund Boehm & Co. and others. (4) pp. 29-37, Memorial of Directors to Board of Control, signed by W. Ramsay 3rd May 1797, asking for reduction of Duties, with, pp. 39-57, Appendix. (5) pp. 59-65, Memorials of Merchants and Agents to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury -- May and 31st May 1797. (6) pp. 67-74, Judgment of Court of King's Bench 21st Nov. 1798, in case of Wilson v. Marryat, establishing certain rights of American vessels as to trade with India; pp. 75-102, Judgment affirmed by Court of Exchequer 6th May 1799. (7) pp. 104-5, Account showing the number of India built ships that sailed from the Port of London on their returning voyages to Bengal and the other British Settlements in the East Indies from June 1799 to August 1800, with an account of their cargoes shipt for India and of their Disbursements during their stay in England. (8) pp. 109-13, House of Commons Order 21st Jan. 1805, calling for all Despatches and Correspondence received since last Session relative to the war with Jeswunt Rao Holkar; J. Meheux to R. Hudson 29th Jan. 1805 and G. Holford to Honble. W. F. Elphinstone (Chairman) 30th Jan. 1805 as to what Papers should be submitted. (9) pp. 117-330, Correspondence, &c., 2nd March to 6th July 1804 (see (8) above) between Capt. Baillie, R. Barclay (Deputy Adjutant-General, Mysore), Bangal Singh, Col. Barry Close (Resident at Poona), Col. Collins, Jonathan Duncan (Governor of Bombay), N. B. Edmonstone, M. Elphinstone, J. Gerard (Persian Translator), Major Graham, Ghulam Mahomed, Kashi Rao Holkar, Jeswunt Rao Holkar, Johanna Begum (widow of Sumroo), Lieut.-Gen. G. Lake, J. Lumsden (Chief Secretary, Bengal), Manuck Shawe (Persian Secretary), Graeme Mercer (Agent to the Governor-General), Col. Murray, Col. Ochterlony, William Ramsay (Secretary to the Secret Committee, London), Secret Committee, London, Major-Gen. Arthur Wellesley, and Marquis Wellesley. (The correspondence between Marquis Wellesley and others is to be found in Martin's Despatches and that of Major-Gen. Arthur Wellesley in Gurwood.) (10) pp. 331-9, Memorandum drawn up by Lord Minto, being the substance of Papers respecting the War with Holkar.
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- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- English
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- 1 volume
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Papers concerning trade with India and the war against Holkar.