Papers on the State of East India Company affairs.

(1) pp. i-iii, List of Contents. (2) pp. 1-66, Considerations on the former and present state of the East India Company 24th Nov. 1772, apparently (see pp. 5 and 12) by Lord Clive. (3) pp. 69-112, Reflections on the Scarcity of Money in India, the proper Remedies, the advantages of introducing Paper Money by means of a General Bank. (4) pp. 113-30, ''Reflections on the Company's Trade, Possessions, and present state of the Commerce in the East Indies with some hints relative to a reform in the management thereof,'' by an Old Proprietor 1784. (5) pp. 133-87, ''State of Facts relative to the Carnatic and general politics of India,'' Madras 6th Jan. 1780. (6) pp. 189-241, ''Brief State of the British Affairs in India at the commencement of the year 1780 and continued to 15th Oct. following,'' by James Grant 30th Nov. 1780 (Original); pp. 245-8, Account of the defeat of Col. William Baillie by Hyder Ali on 10th Sept. 1780 by M. Wood (about 1,300 words); pp. 249-60, Continuation up to 30th April 1781 (enclosed in No. 7). (7) pp. 261-6, George Dempster to Lord--8th Nov. 1781, Disobedience of the Company's representatives not only to the orders of the Directors but even to those of Parliament. (8) pp. 269-74, Letter from Nawab Nizam-ud-daula to Fazl Beg Khan 25th Sept. 1780, enclosing copy of a letter to Najaf Khan, in which he describes his plans for the overthrow and expulsion of the English (enclosed in No. 7). (9) pp. 327-34, Printed Report of the Committee appointed by the General Court on 10th April 1781 to enquire into the chartered rights of the Company, its rights to territorial possessions in India and the best means of maintaining these rights.

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