Extracts from Minutes of the Court of Directors and of the General Court on various...

(1) pp. 1-5, Minutes of General Court 22nd May 1712, Petition for renewal of Charter. (2) pp. 9-27, Extract from Journals of the House of Commons and Minutes of General Court 3rd, 5th and 12th March 1729/30 respecting a petition of Merchants and Traders for incorporation. (3) pp. 37-9, Minutes of General Court 2nd Feb. 1743/4, Loan of One Million Pounds to Government for continuation of exclusive rights of Trade to 1780. (4) pp. 41-2, Minutes of Court of Directors 6th Dec. 1752, Surrender of the Charter of 24th Sept. 1726 and petition for a new one for the creation of new Courts of Jurisdiction, Civil and Criminal. (5) pp. 45-6, Minutes of Court of Directors 6th April 1753, Resignation of the Chairman, William Baker. (6) pp. 49-55, Minutes of Court of Directors 31st Oct. 1753 and 6th Feb. 1754, Recognition of the services of Robert Clive and presentation of a sword worth £500 to Clive and one worth £750 to Major Stringer Lawrence. (7) pp. 57-8, 73-8, Minutes of Court of Directors 15th and 20th Feb. 1754, Company's Powers in respect to Military Jurisdiction and Martial Law. (8) pp. 61-2, Minutes of Court of Directors 2nd March 1754, Reduction of Angria. (9) pp. 65-70, Minutes of Court of Directors 15th Feb. and 13th March 1754, Powers of the Commander-in Chief (Col. John Adlercron) of H.M.'s Land Forces to be employed in India. (10) pp. 81-147, 167-216, Minutes of General Court 31st Dec. 1766 to 2nd Feb. 1769, and, pp. 151-65, 221-30, Minutes of the Court of Directors 24th Aug. 1768 to 1st March 1769, Negotiations with Government on new arrangement in the Affairs of the Company. (11) pp. 231-4, 255-60, 375-87, Minutes of the Court of Directors 14th Jan. to 18th June 1773 and, pp. 247-52, 263-373, 407-18, Minutes of the General Court 9th Feb. to 17th Jan. 1774, Negotiations with Government on the Company's Affairs. (12) pp. 391-3, Minutes of General Court 23rd June 1773, Appointment of Gen. R. Monckton as Commander-in Chief. (13) pp. 421-6, Minutes of General Court 22nd March 1775, Expenses at Manilla. (14) pp. 429-40, 451-2, 471-4, Minutes of General Court 6th Dec. 1775 to 17th July 1776, and pp. 441-9, 459-69, 475-85, Minutes of Court of Directors 29th March to 31st July 1776, Disagreements in the Superior Council at Bengal, Behaviour of Warren Hastings, Samuel Pechell's proposals for deferring judgment. (15) pp. 487-92, Minutes of General Court 5th Dec 1776, Inspection of Accounts. (16) pp. 495-6, Minutes of General Court 23rd Jan. 1776, Pecuniary rewards forbidden without previous sanction of Directors. (17) pp. 499-503, Minutes of General Court 9th May 1777, The case of Lord Pigot.

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