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Records of the East India College, Haileybury

Catalogue reference: IOR/J

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This record is about the Records of the East India College, Haileybury dating from 1749-1857.

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Reference
IOR/J
Title
Records of the East India College, Haileybury
Date
1749-1857
Description

These records relate mainly to the recruitment of the Company's writers and civil servants, including their admission to, and training at, the East India College. The majority of the records consist of the papers of applicants seeking employment in the Company's overseas civil service, both before and after the establishment of East India College. These are arranged in two series : Writers' Petitions (1749-1805), and Committee of College References and Papers (1806-56). There are also Committee of College Minutes, Reports and Papers (1804-34), Court of Directors Proceedings (1804-21), and College Council Reports (1809-48).

Related material

Two account books originally kept at the College are now to be found in other sections of the India Office Records: IOR/H/513 Day Book of Jonathan Neale, steward at Haileybury 1809-1815; and IOR/L/AG/45/1/13 Receipt book for servants' wages 1852-1858.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
East India College, Haileybury
Physical description
127 volumes
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Unrestricted

Publication note(s)
Anthony Farrington, 'The records of the East Indian College Haileybury and other institutions' (London, 1976).
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/37dad819-de1e-443c-8bb8-a19d9540a526/

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Records of the East India College, Haileybury