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East Indies Series 37.

Catalogue reference: IOR/H/129

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IOR/H/129
Title
East Indies Series 37.
Date
1755-1778
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(1) pp. 1-51, Continuation of No. (10) in H/128. Correspondence of Governor Pigot with the Nawab of Arcot and Raja of Tanjore 19th May 1755 to 3rd Aug. 1760; pp. 53-291, Correspondence between Governor Pigot, Nawab of Arcot and Raja of Tanjore, 1761 to 30th Dec. 1763, regarding Tribute of Tanjore to the Nawab, 1762; pp. 251-66, Treaty between the Nawab and the Raja 1762; pp. 267-71, Guarantee of the same by the Madras Council; pp. 281-91, Directors' approval; pp. 293-336, Correspondence between Nawab of Arcot, Governor Robert Palk, and Raja Tulsaji of Tanjore on the latter's accession. (2) pp. 337-577, Madras Military and Secret Consultations and correspondence relative to restoration of places to the French under the Treaty of Paris 8th June 1764 to 21st May 1765. (3) pp. 579-611, A Dalrymple to the Directors 19th Jan. 1777, Arrest of Lord Pigot by a faction of the Madras Council. See H/136 (1). Narrative of the late Resolution of the Government of Madras and Letters and Papers of Messrs. Dalrymple and Stratton, printed in 1776, also Original Papers, with an authentic State of the Proofs and Proceedings before the Coroner's Inquest, Madras, upon the death of Lord Pigot on 11th May 1777. Printed in 1778. (4) pp. 615, 669, Routine or Formal Letters. (5) pp. 619-68, Extracts from Madras Military Consultations 28th Sept. 1770 to 24th June 1771, Military control of Tanjore and the Carnatic. (6) pp. 673-4, George Smith to Sir Robert Ainsley at Constantinople, dated Madras, 10th Oct. 1776, forwarding, pp. 689-711, his own letter of the same date to the Directors, regarding the arrest of Lord Pigot, with (pp. 689-90) a letter circulated by George Stratton and his party to the Settlement, pp. 695-9, Lord Pigot's Petition of Habeas Corpus to the Mayor's Court, pp. 703-9, George Stratton, &c.'s, Proclamation to the Settlement and an extract of Col. Capper's letter to the Chairman. (7) p. 715, Account of Recruits sent to St. Helena and the Presidencies in 1776. (8) pp. 719-22, Nawab of Arcot to the King 25th Sept. 1776. (9) pp. 723-5, Bengal Council's Secret Consultation 7th Aug. 1776, Condemnation of certain proceedings of the Madras Council in reference to the Nawab of Arcot. See H/130 (7).

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IOR/A/1/67
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English
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East Indies Series 37.