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Debts of the Nawab of Arcot.

Catalogue reference: IOR/H/320

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This record is a file about the Debts of the Nawab of Arcot. dating from 1784-1793.

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IOR/H/320
Title
Debts of the Nawab of Arcot.
Date
1784-1793
Description

(1) pp. 1-3, Agreement between the Nawab of Arcot and Governor Alexander Davidson and Madras Council (Davidson's Treaty) 28th June 1785 (Printed); pp. 9-12, Treaty between Nawab of Arcot and Governor Sir Archibald Campbell, Alexander Davidson and James Henry Casamajor 24th Feb. 1787 (Printed); pp. 15-28, Treaty with Nawab of Arcot 12th July 1792. (2) pp. 31-69, Extracts from Court's Letters to Madras relative to private Creditors of the Nawab of Arcot 9th Dec. 1784 to 25th June 1793. (3) Richard Smith, John Call and John Fordyce (Agents for the Nawab of Arcot's Creditors). pp. 71-8, 5th March 1793, to the Directors, with, pp. 79-96, Papers relative to claims of Creditors, in connection with the proposed renewal of the Company's Charter; pp. 125-6, to the Commissioners for the Affairs of India 13th March 1793, with copy of their letter to the Directors. (4) p. 129, Thomas Coutts to the Commissioners for the Affairs of India 24th Sept. 1794 (Original), requesting attention to a claim against the Nawab of Arcot. (5) pp. 133-173, ''Further Papers and Proceedings relative to payment of the private Debts of the Nabob of Arcot'' (Printed) 20th Aug. 1788 to 2nd April 1794, including ''State of Facts given in answer to the Observations from the East India Company.'' (For all the papers see H/321 (1)). (6) pp. 175-426, Papers relative to the Private Creditors of the Nawab of Arcot and the Raja of Tanjore. Some of these are printed in (5) above. (7) pp. 427-56, Extract from Sir Archibald Campbell's Minute on the Treaty with the Nawab of Arcot in 1787. (8) pp. 463-8, Memorandums on the Private Debts of the Nawab of Arcot.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Q/ISC/15
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Language
English
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1 volume
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Debts of the Nawab of Arcot.