East Indies Series 41.

(1) Lists of papers presented to Lord Weymouth. p. 1, From Bengal 19th May 1777; pp. 237-8, From Lord Pigot 7th July 1777; pp. 567-9, From Bengal, Madras, and Bombay. (2) Clavering to Directors. pp. 5-8, 24th Nov. 1776, Urges acceptance of his resignation; pp. 11-14, 5th Dec. 1776, Unjust recalls of John Bristow and Francis Fowke and reappointment of Nathaniel Middleton, with, pp. 17-59, Bengal Council Proceedings of 2nd Dec. 1776. (3) pp. 61, 85, 233, 381, 471, 517, 535, 563, Routine or Formal Letters. (4) p. 65, William Ross to Peter Michell 28th Oct. 1776, with, pp. 69-83, Letter from Raja of Tanjore to Directors 21st Oct. 1776 complaining of the Nawab of Arcot. (5) pp. 89-90, 191-8, 467-9, Correspondence between Directors and Lord Weymouth regarding military assistance to the Company, Proposal to raise the Bounty, lower the standard of height and enlist Catholics in Ireland (for the first time) 4th June to 23rd July 1777. (6) pp. 93-167, Directors' Draft Despatches for the restoration of Lord Pigot; pp. 169-81, Draft Commission for the Governor and Council of Madras; pp. 183-7, Letter to Nawab of Arcot. (7) pp. 209-27, Directors undertake to prohibit English ships from trading at Suez provided their despatches are allowed to pass that way. (8) pp. 241-68, 301-10, 341-56, 385-94, Papers regarding proposal to send Lord Pigot home and Majority Council's right to hold Quarter Sessions and execute the offices of Justices of the Peace, with opinion of the Supreme Court of Judicature thereon 19th Oct. 1776 to 11th Jan. 1777. (9) pp. 271-98, 313-38, 359-78, 397-416, Correspondence of Lord Pigot, Raja of Tanjore, Nawab of Arcot and Majority Council December 1776, Tanjore affairs. (10) pp. 419-58, Impey, Chambers and Hyde to Lord Weymouth and Directors 19th Sept. 1776, with relevant papers, Salaries of the Judges; pp. 461-5, Impey to Lord Weymonth (n.d., Original) with copy of a Standing Order of Court; pp. 525-9, Dissent of Lemaistre and Hyde 29th Nov. 1776. (11) Bengal Council to Directors. pp. 475-80, 481-8, 19th Dec. 1776 and 9th Jan. 1777, Wreck of the French ship Normand (Capt. Charanton) in Orissa, The ship plundered and passengers and crew taken prisoners by the Raja of Coojong, Marathas and the Bombay Government, Affairs of Asof-ud-daula, Dispute with the French at Saidabad (near Murshidabad, see also pp. 547-50), Sepoy mutiny at Midnapur, Ravages of the Maghs in the Sandarbans, Thomas Graham sent to Benares; pp. 489-515, 25th/26th Nov. 1776, Affairs of Asof-ud-daula, Najaf Khan and Shah Alam, People in Orissa plunder wrecked mariners, French and Dutch demands for Saltpetre and Opium, Money given by Mani Bigam to Mr. Middleton. (12) pp. 521-3, Hastings to George Wombwell (Chairman of Directors) 13th July 1772, Disputes with the French in Bengal. (13) pp. 531-2, 539-44, Nawab of Arcot to Lord Weymonth and Directors 6th Feb. 1777. (14) Intelligence, pp. 553-6, from Chittagong 30th Dec. 1776, French forces in the East Indies; p. 559, From St. Helena 10th May 1777, Spanish vessels. (15) pp. 567-642, Papers concerning Col. Upton, the Marathas and the Province of Kora October and November 1776, Minutes by Clavering and correspondence between John Blakeman, Commissaries for settling Broach (R. Gambier, G. Perrott and J. Cheape), Col. Thomas Goddard, Warren Hastings and Bengal Council, William Hornby and Bombay Council and the Peshwa Madhu Rao. (16) pp. 645-86, Correspondence between Madras Majority and Bengal Councils October and November 1776, Lord Pigot, Right of Commander-in-Chief to a seat in Council. (17) pp. 689-95, Advices from Madras 14th Dec. 1776, Disputes about the Mayor's Court; pp. 697-706, 5th Feb. 1777; pp. 709-17. Protest of Eyles Irwin 1st Feb. 1777; pp. 721-65, 6th Feb. 1777, with relevant papers, Lord Pigot, The Nawab of Arcot, Tanjore affairs.

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