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Impeachment of Warren Hastings.

Catalogue reference: IOR/H/228

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IOR/H/228
Title
Impeachment of Warren Hastings.
Date
c 1787
Description

(1) pp. i-ii, List of Contents. (2) pp. 1-1145, Papers relating to the Impeachment of Warren Hastings, with sundry Notes, Memoranda, &c. by Francis Russell, the Company's Solicitor, including Nos. (2)-(12) below. For Papers in H/228-30 refer to Parliamentary Collections 8, 20, 21, 346-62. For Trial Ticket see Indian Historical Records Commission VII, p. 119. (3) pp. 1-23, Internal Military Policy in Oudh. (4) pp. 25-33, Whether the House of Commons has ever exhibited further Articles of Impeachment upon any new matter discovered after the commencement of a trial. (5) pp. 35-115, Notes upon the 4th Charge for seizing the Begams' Treasures and Jagir. (6) pp. 117-75, Notes upon the 5th Charge respecting Farrukhabad; pp. 135-6, Note in the handwriting of Lord Melville. (7) pp. 183-8, Printed copy of 6th Charge, Destruction of the Raja of Saklone (Saklana), with Notes. (8) pp. 189-219, Notes on the 7th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Charges relating to the profusion of expenditure, the Contract granted to the Surgeon-General, the repairs of the Poolbundy in Burdwan and the Opium Contract and Opium sent to China, with printed copies of these Charges; pp. 221-8, Printed copies of Hastings' Answers to Charges 6, 7, 10, 11, and 12; pp. 233-660, Appendix of Papers in support of these Charges (Pages 255-364, 643-60 are all printed); pp. 661-732, A particular printed collection relative to Auriol's Agency. (9) pp. 737-50, Notes, &c. on the 8th Charge of receiving Presents; pp. 755-64, Notes regarding Nandkumar; pp. 767-805, Printed Papers in support of this Charge. (10) pp. 807-22, Notes on 14th Charge, Breach of Treaty with the Rana of Gohad. (11) pp. 831-66, Notes on the 15th Charge, Territorial Revenues of Bengal; pp. 867-1118, Papers in support of this Charge. Pages 857-944, 979-1074, 1093-1118 are printed. (12) pp. 1127-45, Documents relative to the Charge of withholding his Correspondence from his Council and the Directors.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Language
English
Physical description
1 volume
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