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Madras affairs.
Catalogue reference: IOR/H/258
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- IOR/H/258
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Title (The name of the record)
- Madras affairs.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1767-1816
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(1) pp. 1-38, Negotiations with the Native Powers and Correspondence between Madras and Bengal relative to extension of the Company's Territory 20th Nov. 1767 to 20th Dec. 1779. (2) pp. 39-51, Madras Civil and Military Salaries and Establishments in 1776-82 and 1783. See H/360. (3) pp. 53-87, Committee's Report on the action of Sir Thomas Rumbold and John Whitehill 25th/26th April 1782, Committee of Circuit appointed in 1775 to investigate Revenue matters in the Northern Circars and the Jaghire, John Hollond's appointment as Resident with the Nizam, Madras Council's disobedience to orders of the Governor-General and Bengal Council. (4) pp. 99-121, Eyles Irwin to Lord Macartney and Select Committee, Tinnevelly 28th April 1783, Report on the Revenue System. (5) p. 124, Sketch of the business transacted by the President and Council and the Select Committee at Madras. (6) pp. 125-35, Lord Macartney to the Secret Committee 24th Jan. 1784, Opposition to his measures and especially in reference to the Nawab of Arcot and the Assigned Revenues. (7) pp. 145-6, John Hollond to the Directors 15th Sept. 1784, The fact of his being one of the Nawab of Arcot's creditors no bar to his appointment as Governor. (8) pp. 149-56, Appointment of an Attorney-General for Madras. (9) pp. 159-64, Salary and Allowances to Military Storekeeper, Import Warehouse Keeper, and Deputy Export Warehouse Keeper at Madras. (10) pp. 167-9, J. Sulivan's Plan for raising Funds from Individuals for the Madras Investment. (11) pp. 171-83, Extracts from Letters from Madras 16th Sept. 1791 to 17th Jan. 1792, Affairs in general. (12) pp. 187-91, Extract of letter from William Petrie 15th May 1792, Loss of Revenue in the Northern Circars. (13) pp. 195-212, Report of N. E. Kindersley, Superintendent of the Court of Cutcherry, 20th July 1798, on the Proceedings of and Cases decided in the Court. (14) pp. 215-84, Memoir on the Copper Mines in the Collastry and Venkatygherry Districts on the Latitude of Ongole by Dr. Benjamin Heyne 17th March 1783. (15) pp. 285-306, Report on the removal of Capt. Graham from charge of the Revenues of the Southern Division by B. Hobhouse 8th Feb. 1804. (16) pp. 309-57, B. Hobhouse's Report on disturbances in the Polaveram Zamindari and replacement of the Zamindar by Jagannath Raz 26th March 1804, with, pp. 357-71, Memoranda for the Report. (17) pp. 373-413, B. Hobhouse's Report on the Settlement of the Malabar Revenues. (18) pp. 417-27, Directors' objection to private correspondence between Governors in India indpendent of their Councils 2nd March 1803 to 16th Oct. 1804. (19) pp. 433-76, G. Holford's Report for Lord Castlereagh on the Disputes between the Madras Government and the Puisne Judges, Sir H. Guillim and Sir Benjamin Sullivan 5th Nov. 1807, Judicial interference with the Police. (20) pp. 479-90, Removal of Lieut.-Col. John Norris from his appointment as Superintending Engineer of the Northern Division of the Army 14th Aug. to 19th Dec. 1807. (21) pp. 495-537, G. Buchan (Chief Secretary to Government) to Sir G. H. Barlow and Madras Council 11th June 1808, Management of the Native Poor Fund. (22) p. 539, Note from Lord Melville to Mr. Ryder 15th Nov. 1811 (Original). (23) pp. 543-53, Abstract of General Political Letter from Madras 4th Feb. 1814. (24) pp. 558-64, Dr. Benjamin Heyne to Directors 16th July 1784, Asks permission to return to duty and to his old appointment as Naturalist on the Madras Establishment, With Memo. on Establishment of Copper and Iron Works in India. (25) pp. 567-73, Madras Select Committee Proceedings 11th Nov. 1816, Distribution of the Troops for protection of the frontier.
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- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- Q/SCS/17
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- English
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- 1 volume
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