Correspondence of Warren Hastings, with related papers.

(1) pp. 1-507, Correspondence between the Governor-General (Warren Hastings) whilst in Oudh and the Bengal Council 18th Feb. to 21st Oct. 1784, Sindia, Rana of Gohad, Nana Farnavis and the Peshwa, Bombay Military Force, Negotiations between the Madras Government and Tipu Sahib, Reception of Jawan Bakht, Proposed reductions in the Sepoy Force, Mutiny of Madras Sepoys at Arni, Coinage, Ismail Beg, Zemindari of Benares, Almas Ali Khan, Reorganisation of Oudh. (2) pp. 1-3, Resolution of the Bengal Council 17th Feb. 1784 investing Warren Hastings with full authority to adjust the Nawab Vizir of Oudh's debts to the Company, and to reform his Revenue System and consolidate his authority. (3) pp. 4, 6-7, 29-33, 84, 88-9, 119-25, 179-83, 208-15, 218-20, 225-7, 247-50, 271-2, 302-3, 389-93, 395-6, 449, Bengal Council to Warren Hastings 18th Feb. to 8th Oct. 1784. (4) Warren Hastings (Governor-General). pp. 5, 8-9, 16-28, 79, 85-7, 90-116, 127-39, 149-57, 184-96, 203-6, 216-7, 223-4, 228-46, 255-9, 262-7, 273-95, 299-301, 304-8, 363-71, 383-4, 394, 397-438, 446-7, 450-63, 479-507, to Bengal Council 28th Feb. to 21st Oct. 1784; pp. 141-2, 378-80, to Mahadji Sindia 21st April 1784; pp. 158-60, to Prince Jawan Bakht 24th April 1784; pp. 163-6, to Shah Alam 24th April 1784, Acknowledging the suzerainty of the Mughal, but declining to lay hands on a descendant of Timur in the person of his son; p. 386, to F. Fowke 27th June 1784; pp. 444-5, to Asaf-ud-daula 26th Aug. 1784. (5) pp. 59-66, Bombay Council to Sindia 17th Feb. 1784. (6) pp. 161-2, Shah Alam to Warren Hastings [April 1784] (7) Jawan Bakht (i.e. Jahandar Shah, eldest son of Shah Alam). pp. 169-70, 172, to Warren Hastings 30th April 1784, Protection from his Father; p. 171, to Asaf-ud-daula 30th April 1784. (8) pp. 197-200, Proposed Declaration by the Governor-General and Council requiring the inclusion of the Nawab of Arcot in the Treaty concluded by the Madras Council with Tipu Sultan. (9) pp. 207, 260-1, 296, 439-43, Asaf-ud-daula (Nawab Vizir of Oudh) to Warren Hastings 4th May to 25th Aug. 1784. (10) pp. 235-42, Warren Hastings to Council 25th May 1784, and Council's reply 16th June 1784, on the confusion of Coinage. (11) p. 311, Warren Hastings to Col. Gilbert Ironside and to Lieut.-Col. Sir John Cumming 16th May 1784 regarding rebellious intentions of Almas Ali Khan, subject of the Nawab Vizir, with, pp. 315-59, Correspondence between Col. Gilbert Ironside (Commanding the Third Brigade and the Troops in the Field), John Bristow (Resident at Lucknow), Col. James Morgan, Gen. Giles Stibbert, Col. [R.] Blair, Major W. McCary, Major W. Watson, Major [G.] Roberts, Capt. Robert Dennis, Major James Dunn, Col. Sir John Cumming and James Anderson (Resident in Sindia's Camp) 10th Dec. 1783 to 22nd May 1784. (12) pp. 385-6, F. Fowke to Warren Hastings 22nd Jan. 1784. (13) pp. 463-78, Report by Lieut. Turner to Warren Hastings on Golam Murtaza's (Kanungo of Benares) statement relative to concealed treasures of Chait Sing.

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