Debts of the Nawab of Arcot.

(1) pp. 1-18, Proceedings of a Committee of Correspondence 4th March 1800 relative to a Claim for 43,000 Pagodas against the Nawab of Arcot by James Dott, formerly his Surgeon and Paymaster. (2) pp. 21-409, Sir Thomas A. Strange (Chief Justice of Madras) to Dundas 29th Jan. to 12th June 1801 (Original), including Correspondence, 10th Feb. 1800 to 5th April 1801, between Messrs. G. Chalmers and Anstruther, Lord Clive, William Fraser (Sheriff of Madras), James Stuart Hall (Attorney at Law), Francis Lautour & Co. (i.e. Joseph Geslin and Peter Coulon), Nawab Umdat-ul-Umara and Josiah Webbe, relative to proceedings in respect to a claim by Lautour & Co. against the Nawab of Arcot. (3) Directors to John Fordyce 10th June 1796, Statement of Debts due by Muhammad Ali prior to the proceedings at Madras consequent on the Act of 1784, proved by Affidavits of the Creditors. The latter, or their heirs, were Dr. James Anderson, Charles Binny, Robert Smith Bird, Alexander Brodie, Col. George Buck, Capt. Graham Campbell, Col. James Capper, Hon. Basil Cochrane, Henry Crawfurd, Quentin Crawfurd, Charles Darke, Lieut. Thomas Davidson, Sir John Day, Antonio de Souza, Capt. William Dewar, James Lucy Dighton, James Dott, Dawsonne Drake, William Duffin, Henry Dupuy, Capt. James Edington (or Eidingtoun), Samuel Eliot, Capt. Charles Freeman, Major Galway, Peter Gardiner, Mrs. Ignacia Halmayer, James Hay, Sir Edward Hughes, Lieut. John Jourdan, Capt. Klawman, Lieut. William Leech, Capt. John Loudon, Major Arthur Lysaght, Sir John Macpherson, John Mills, Capt. John Mop, Sir Hector Munro, Erskine Nimmo, Col. Arthur Owen, Miss Catherine Pascal, John Pybus, Collingwood Roddam, David Sampson, John Smart, Capt. Joshua Smith, Lieut. Charles Spyers, Lieut. James Stockwell, John Maxwell Stone, Robert Storey, John Stuart, Richard Joseph Sulivan, Capt. H. B. Sullivan, Stephen Sullivan, Gen. William Sydenham, James Taylor, Capt. Alexander Tod, John Way, Capt. James West, George Willison, Col. Alexander Wynch. (4) pp. 473-7, John Fordyce (Agent for Creditors) to Dundas 31st May 1801, Complaining of the inaction of the Directors; pp. 481-8, Dundas to Directors 30th June 1801, Forwarding Fordyce's Letter and advising as to liquidation of the Nawab's Debts. (5) pp. 491-4, William Adam's Opinion as to an Indian Sovereign's Liability in the matter of Debts 13th Aug. 1803. (6) pp. 497-521, Case for the East India Company, with Opinion of William Adam 21st May 1804. (7) pp. 523-9, Directors to Madras 23rd Nov. 1803, Instructions as to unadjusted claims against the Nawab of Acot; p. 531, Opinion of William Adam 28th May 1804, that this Letter does not create any liability on the part of the Company.

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