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Catalogue reference: IOR/H/208

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IOR/H/208
Title
Financial Papers.
Date
1778-1820
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(1) pp. 1-846, Financial Matters, Memoranda, and Correspondence. Some loose sheets impossible to describe. (2) pp. 7-10, Notes between Mr. Wilks and Lawrence Sulivan 1778. (3) pp. 11-50, Correspondence between John Robinson (Original) and Sir George Wombwell (Chairman) 13th Oct. 1778 to 29th Jan. 1779. (4) pp. 59-68, Remarks on the East India Company's Balances in England from their Trade and Revenues by Nathaniel Smith (Printed 1781); pp. 219-21, Continuation of same. (5) pp. 81-3, William Wright to--24th Jan. 1785 (Original), Necessity of Quarterly Estimates; pp. 155-9, Do. do. 23rd April and 9th May 1787 (Original). (6) p. 85, William Richardson to--31st March 1786 (Original), Necessity of restricting Private Trade; pp. 179-81, Do. to W. Cabell 25th Feb. 1789, George Crawford's Book (? Enquiry into the situation of the East India Company 1789). (7) pp. 87-154, William Wright to C. W. B. Rouse 3rd Feb. 1787, with proposed Drafts of Auditor-General's Letters to Bengal and Bombay for submission to the Commissioners for the Affairs of India. (8) pp. 167-9, Abstract Account Settlement, Demand, Receipt, and Balance of the Revenues of Bengal, Behar, and Orissa 1781-86. (9) pp. 171-2, Mr. Hailes to Lord Caermarthen 18th Aug. 1785, Remittances from Company's Servants via France. (10) pp. 175-8, P. Francis to Henry Dundas 22nd April 1787, Net Collections. (11) pp. 183-8, ''Thoughts on the best means of granting the Relief wanted by the East India Company for the years 1789/90 and 1790/91'' by Francis Russell 21st June 1789; pp. 235-47, State of the Company's Affairs in 1790, with Relief proposed by Francis Russell. (12) pp. 191-2, Memorandum on Transfer of East India Stock and making Scrip into Stock. (13) pp. 195-211, ''Concentrated View of the Affairs of the East India Company regarding their Commerce and Finance'' by Francis Russell 14th April 1790 (Original). (14) p. 215, Charles Long to C. W. B. Rouse 26th April 1791 (Original). (15) pp. 251-2, Nathaniel Smith to Francis Russell 16th Aug. 1791 (Original). (16) pp. 255-60, ''Plan to save a large sum of money by altering the Modes of payment at the Ordnance, Navy, and Victualling Boards.'' (17) pp. 263-89, Memorandum on the best means of establishing Public Credit. (18) pp. 291-3, David Scott and Hugh Inglis to Henry Dundas 20th Oct. 1796 (Original). (19) Hugh Inglis to Henry Dundas. pp. 295-8, 27th Sept. 1797 (Original); pp. 319-33, 8th Aug. 1799 (Original, with Extract of letter from Lord Mornington, Governor-General); pp. 335-43, 21st and 30th Sept., 2nd Oct. 1799 (Originals); pp. 537-40, 13th Jan. 1801 (Original); pp. 549-56, 1st March and 3rd May 1800 (Originals). (20) pp. 299-304, W. Pitt to J. Bosanquet 26th Aug. 1798, Sending out of Bullion and Arms, with note by J. Bosanquet. (21) Stephen Lushington to Dundas. pp. 307-9, 28th July 1799 (Original); pp. 351-535, 6th Feb. 1800 (Original), with Accounts of Expenditure of the East India Company in the several expeditions made under Government authority against the French and Dutch Settlements in the East and also Expenditure on Prisoners and on Allowances to the King's troops and the Navy. (22) pp. 347-50, Memoranda relative to Lord Mornington's Minute of 12th June. (23) pp. 557-67, Proposal from Paris to dispose of Bills on the Viceroy of Mexico. (24) pp. 569-83, Henry Dundas to David Scott 17th Jan. 1801 (Original). (25) pp. 585-613, William Petrie to David Scott (? May 1801), with Estimate for Military Expenditure for Madras. (26) pp. 617-38, Charles Oakeley to Dundas 15th and 31st July 1801, Observations on the Finances of India. (27) pp. 641-53, David Scott to Mr. Meheux 28th Aug. 1801 (Original), transmitting the Earl of Dartmouth's approval (23rd Aug., Original) to a Draft Letter on Retrenchment, and Mr. Addington's note (Original); pp. 655-74, David Scott's Minute of 6th Oct. 1801 on Retrenchments. (28) pp. 677-711, Remarks on the Indian Expenses with an Estimate of a Peace Establishment. (29) pp. 713-5, Memorandum by John Roberts on the payment of the Company's Debt? 1802. (30) pp. 717-48, Minutes of Meetings between Nicholas Vansittart and the Hon. Charles Bragge on the part of Government and Jacob Bosanquet and Hugh Inglis on the part of the Company to adjust Accounts 1st Jan. 1803. See Asiatic Annual Register, 1805, State Papers, p. 83. (31) pp. 751-7, Lord Castlereagh to Chairman (J. Bosanquet) 12th Sept. 1804. (32) pp. 759-60, Charles Grant to Castlereagh 8th Nov. 1805 (Original). (33) pp. 763-4, Sp. Perceval to Chairman (William Astell) 20th July 1810. (34) pp. 767-78, Memorandum on the Collection of Duties on Pilgrimage in India. (35) pp. 779-816, Correspondence between George Canning and Chairman (Campbell Marjoribanks) 15th Dec. 1819 to 19th May 1820 (partly Original), Appropriation of Surplus. (36) pp. 819-33, Confidential Memorandum relative to Lord Liverpool's Prohibition of charging the India Revenues with certain expenses consequent upon the employment of King's troops in India; pp. 835-41, Sketch of a new arrangement of the Financial provisions of the Act 53 Geo. 3, Cap. 155; pp. 843-6, Memorandum by Directors on the Confidential Memorandum and Sketch.

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