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Miscellaneous papers collected by Thomas Wilks.
Catalogue reference: IOR/H/768
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This record is a file about the Miscellaneous papers collected by Thomas Wilks. dating from c 1769-c 1774.
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- IOR/H/768
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Title (The name of the record)
- Miscellaneous papers collected by Thomas Wilks.
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Date (When the record was created)
- c 1769-c 1774
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Description (What the record is about)
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(1) p. i, Index. (2) pp. 43-101, Seven undated and unsigned private letters giving an Account, historical and descriptive, of the Northern Circars and their acquisition by the Company. (3) Account of Circar Revenues. pp. 102-12, of Mustaphanagar; pp. 112-6, of Ellore; pp. 116-31, of Rajahmundry; p. 131, Statement of Revenues and expenses of the Northern Circars. (4) Letters to Sir George Colebrooke (Chairman of the Court of Directors) from Bombay. pp. 139-76, 239-47, from Governor William Hornby 24th Dec. 1771 and 8th May 1772; pp. 179-87, from John Watson 2nd Jan. 1772; pp. 191-238, from David Wedderburn 17th March and 29th April 1772, Bombay affairs and Trade. The writers' names are given on p. 137. (5) pp. 251-66, Letters to Harry Verelst from -- 5th March and 14th Aug. 1772. (6) pp. 283-388, Letter from Madras 23rd July 1769, unsigned and without address, giving an account of the War with Hyder Ali. (7) pp. 389-431, Letter (? 1774) without date or address describing the state of Politics on the Madras Coast.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- Former volume no.28
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 volume
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Unrestricted
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/08a97adc-c481-430e-8cba-89eaa9f4fd0c/
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IOR/H/766-772
Miscellanies collected by Thomas Wilks c.1785
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Miscellaneous papers collected by Thomas Wilks.