Papers of Henry Verelst, Governor of Fort William Bengal.

(1) pp. 1-110, Transcripts from letters in the possession of Capt. Bryan Cooper, a descendant of Henry Verelst, made 10th July 1908. (2) pp. i-iv, Brief abstract of Contents. (3) p. 1, Specimen of Nawab Mahomed Reza Cawn's handwriting in English. (4) Robert Clive (Governor of Bengal). pp. 2-4, 8-10, 13-6, 18A-40, 45-57, 59-64, 66-94, 103-10, to Harry Verelst 27th Sept. 1759 to 9th March 1768 on Bengal matters and especially the Officers' Mutiny; pp. 11-2, to J. Graham 26th Dec. 1765 and 26th May 1766; p. 95, Note on the wording of the Covenant against receipt of Presents; p. 96, Note on repayment of money by M. Chevalier; pp. 97-100, to the Court of Directors 14th Jan. 1768, Vansittart's present for making the Monghyr Treaty. (5) pp. 5-8, J. Graham to Clive and Select Committee 24th Dec. 1765, Protest against fancied supersession. (6) pp. 17-8, Harry Verelst to Clive 13th Jan. 1766, Likelihood of dissatisfaction at the importation of Councillors from Madras. (7) pp. 41-4, Letters to Clive from Sir Robert Barker 29th April and 1st May 1766 and, p. 58, from Sir Robert Fletcher 10th May 1766, relative to the Mutiny of the Bengal Officers. (8) pp. 101-2, E. Needham to Mrs. Verelst 28th Sept. 1785, Her husband's illness.

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