Lord Clive Fund

Pension Payment Books (UK and Europe): Officers and their widows: For half yearly registers of payments 1820-1860 see IOR/L/AG/21/10/35-41. For quarterly payment books 1847-1860 see IOR/L/AG/9/4/28-30. For quarterly payment books October 1860-March 1886 see IOR/L/AG/21/10/4-16. From April 1886 payments to officers appear in the relevant service pension books, in IOR/L/AG/21/11 or IOR/L/AG/21/15. From April 1886 payments to an officer's widow are recorded on the books of the appropriate military or medical fund from which she also drew a pension. When only a Lord Clive pension was payable they are usually recorded on the books of the Bengal Military Fund (IOR/L/AG/21/26). Pension Payment Books (UK and Europe): Other ranks and their widows: for registers of payments 1829-1881, see IOR/L/AG/35/50-54. For payment books July 1882-1937, see IOR/L/AG/21/45/1-8. Pension Payment Books (Overseas, except Indian): All Categories. For payments books 1860-1928 see IOR/L/AG/21/44/1-7.

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Established by an agreement of 6 April 1770 between Lord Clive and the East India Company. Also known as the Military (Late Lord Clive) Fund. Provided pensions for invalided or time-expired European officers and soldiers of the East India Company Army and their widows (children were not eligible). As well as the main Capital Fund a separate Contingent Fund was created which paid pensions to certain categories of people ineligible for the main fund. For an historical account of the early years of the Fund and the administration of the Military Fund Office in East India House, see Home Miscellaneous Series, Vol 302 (H/302, pp.75-77). No new admissions to the Fund were made after c 1885.