Papers of George Smith.

(1) Letters upon Trade, Administration and the affairs of the French Marathas, Dutch, Malays, Danes and Tippoo Sultan from George Smith (not in Company's service, see p. 619) to Henry Dundas (Originals). pp. 33-48, 67-76, 91-9, 115-42, 157, 163-81, 185-228, 279-86, 297-319, 351-3, 359-65, 393-8, 405-9, 417-20, 431-3, 447-69, 495-503, 511-20, 533-8, 549-58, 583-6, 595-7, 619-29, 643-5, 651-5, Dated Calcutta 27th Jan. 1785 to 24th April 1791 (according to Bengal Obituary one George Smith, Inhabitant, died in Calcutta 30th Aug. 1791); pp. 231-51, 257-72, Dated Bombay 12th and 19th March 1786; pp. 1-13, Smith to Lord Advocate 23rd April 1781 and 16th Feb. 1783, India to be managed by a Secretary of State, with, pp. 15-30, Propositions for establishment of the Company's Trade to China with exclusive privileges; Smith to Lord Cornwallis, pp. 293-6, 26th July 1787, with plan for supplying the Treasury at Canton with money; pp. 321-44, 471-80, 483-9, 26th Oct. 1789, Supply of Cotton Wool to the Company in London (see Company's Despatch to Bengal 30th May 1792, para. 9, where reference is made to Smith's offer to supply 6,000,000 lbs. of Cotton annually to the Company), Plan for paying the Company's Bonded Debt, Plan for the conservation of the Current Specie; pp. 423-7, 11th Aug. 1788, Provision for the poor and establishment of Granaries; pp. 437-42, 20th July 1790, Encouragement of Manufactures; pp. 523-30, 1st Dec. 1790, Cotton; Smith to W. Cabell (Dundas' Confidential Clerk), pp. 347, 355, 371-3, 389, 401, 491, 545, 10th Dec. 1789 to 30th Jan. 1791. The letters to Dundas deal largely with delicate and secret matters, hence, pp. 275-6, W. Cabell's letter to Smith 21st July 1786 thanking him for his letters and promising secrecy as to the source of information. His high opinion of Hastings, David Anderson and John Shore is expressed on p. 35 et seq. and of Lord Macartney on p. 137. On p. 167 is a request that his son George, though only 9 years old, may be nominated to the Bengal Establishment. (2) pp. 49-54, Note on Trincomalee 1785. (3) pp. 57-64, Plan for the conservation and augmentation of the current specie of Bengal 1785. (4) pp. 79-86, Scheme for discharging the Company's Bonded Debt in India, the orders on their Treasury and the arrears due to the Army 1785. (5) pp. 87-9, Hints that the Courts in India may be made competent to receive complaints against Servants of the Company whatever their rank 1785. (6) pp. 103-12, Summary of propositions relative to India and the advantages arising therefrom 1785. (7) p. 145, Estimate of the prime cost of a China cargo purchased for the Company at Canton and sold in England at the prices of September and October 1784. (8) pp. 149-56, Copy of the Calcutta Gazette 4th Aug. 1785 with account of a Meeting of the British Inhabitants on 25th July to discuss the new India Act; p. 161, Printed copy of Resolutions passed by the Officers of the 3rd Brigade at Cawnpore March 1785; p. 183, Printed Handbill containing a letter from ''An Inhabitant of Calcutta.'' (9) pp. 253-5, Murdoch Brown to Smith, Mangalore, 30th Jan. 1786. (10) pp. 289-91, Advantages to the Company, the Nation and the Creditors of the payment of the Company's Bonded Debts in India 1787. (11) pp. 367-8, Account of Prince of Wales Island by Francis Light, Chief or Resident, 1790. See Account by Sir George Leith 1804. (12) pp. 375-85, Observations on the present state of Ava and Pegu by Melchior La Beaume, a Frenchman related to Admiral de Graas (sic), who fought under Clive at Plassey (see p. 371, where is mentioned La Beaume's proposal to colonise the Andamans). (Original, about 2,300 words.) (13) pp. 413-6, Proposed relief to Merchants and Agents in consequence of their application of 12th March, 15th March 1790. (14) pp. 507-9, Col. J. Floyd to Smith, dated camp at Singarvellore (near Coimbatore) 17th Oct. 1790, Sepoy recollections of the gallantry of Gen. Joseph Smith; pp. 541-2, Letter from Madras 15th Dec. 1790; pp. 587-92, Narrative of events in the War with Tippoo Sultan 10th Nov. 1790 to 25th Jan. 1791 by (?) Floyd. (15) p. 561, Calcutta Gazette Extraordinary 31st Dec. 1790, Invitation for subscriptions towards raising a Fund to provide an Investment for Europe in 1791. (16) pp. 563-81, Printed Proposals for the establishment of a Bank in Calcutta 1791. (17) pp. 599-617, Sketch of the Measures adopted for the introduction of Indigo and the promotion of Agriculture in Bengal, By C. Blume 1791. (18) pp. 631-41, Plan for the prevention of a scarcity of Rice, by Smith 1st March 1791. (19) pp. 647-9, Estimate of the Fertility of Bengal, Bahar and Orixa, 1st March 1791.

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