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East Indies Series 70.

Catalogue reference: IOR/H/162

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IOR/H/162
Title
East Indies Series 70.
Date
1781-1782
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(1) pp. 1, 163, 191, 195, 199, Secretary of State's approval of Draft Letters to India. (2) pp. 5-20, Lord Shelburne to Eyre Coote 6th and 8th July 1782. (3) pp. 21, 37, 89, 101, 109, 167, 171, 203, 211, 219, 235, 259, 279, 297, Routine or Formal Letters. (4) p. 25, Lord Shelburne to Impey 8th July 1782, Recall in consequence of, pp. 29-33, a Resolution of the House of Commons on 3rd May 1782. (5) p. 41, List of Papers presented to Lord Shelburne, From Aleppo, Bengal and St. Helena 9th July 1782; pp. 301-3, List of Papers presented to Lord Hillsborough, From Bengal and St. Helena 26th July 1782. (6) pp. 45-51, John Abbott, Consul at Aleppo, to Directors 11th May 1782, Transmission of Despatches to and from Basra. (7) Letters and Advices from Bengal. pp. 53-5, 5th July 1781, Impey and the Sadr Diwani Adalat; pp. 283-93, 11th Feb. 1782, Chet Singh, The Bigams of Oudh, Sindhia; pp. 305-52, 30th April and 15th May 1781, Dearth of grain in Madras, Agreement with Dutch relative to Deserters, Repatriation of French Residents, Investment, Prinsep's Copper Mines, Loans, Regulations to prevent intrigues with the French and exportation of Gold and Silver, Case of Capt. Richard Hiffernan of the Nancy, I.M., Prevention of Fires in Calcutta, New Court House, Desertion of Sepoys in the 20th Battalion (Capt. Peter Grant), Appointment of Cadets; pp. 383-431, 27th April 1781, Protection of the Dutch at Chinsura, War with Hyder Ali and destruction of his fleet, Agreement with Nawab of Arcot, Relations with Nizam Ali, Despatch of Col. Pearse, Detachment of Berar from the Maratha League, Affairs of Asof-ud-daula, De Costa's intrigues with the French; pp. 435-42, 15th May 1781, Maratha War, Treaty between Portuguese and Hyder Ali. (8) Advices from St. Helena Council. pp. 59-83, 6th April 1782 with Proceedings 6th Dec. 1781 to 14th Jan. 1782, Supplies to Transports; pp. 519-26, 30th Oct. 1781, Shortness of Supplies, Defences; pp. 527-32, 6th Dec. 1781, Establishment of a Prize Court. (9) Drafts of Letters submitted to Lord Shelburne. pp. 87-94, To India 9th July 1782, To collaborate with Admiral Hughes, Necessity of Peace with Country Powers; pp. 113-44, To Bengal 10th July 1782, Disapproval of Agreement with Nawab of Arcot, No Europeans to be entertained in India without authority from Directors. New Appointments, Raja of Tanjore; pp. 147-60. To Bombay, Importation of Printed Goods from Bengal stopped: Appointments; pp. 175-83, 12th July 1782, To Bengal. Cases of Messrs. Fowke and Bristow, Appointment and Promotion of Field Officers, Col. Humberstone to command the 78th Regiment; p. 187, To Madras, Disapproval of Richard Joseph Sulivan's entry into service of Nawab of Arcot; Draft Letters submitted to Mr. Townshend; pp. 239-40, 20th July 1782, To Madras; pp. 243-55, To Bengal, Military arrangements, Charges against Major Peter Grant, Booty of Bijaigarh, Tanjore, Road from Calcutta to Chunargarh. (10) pp. 97-9, T. Townshend to Major-General Medows 10th July 1782, Notifying his own appointment as Secretary of State, and urging him not to resign his command. (11) pp. 105-7, Advice from Latouche at Basra 13th May 1782. (12) pp. 207-9, Letter from Madras 26th Jan. 1782, Recommendation of Col. Ross Lang. (13) pp. 215-7, William Fitzhugh to P. Michell, Lisbon, 18th June 1782, News from Canton, Dutch and French forces in the East. (14) pp. 223-6, Richard Hughes to P. Michell, Alexandria, 1st May 1782, Trade via Suez and the Red Sea. (15) pp. 227-8, William Fraser to Evan Nepean 18th July 1782, Despatches via Vienna (Original). (16) pp. 231-3, Robert Gregory to Evan Nepean 19th July 1782, Duties of the British Agent at Cairo (Original). (17) pp. 263-75, William Hornby to Directors 5th April 1782, Naval matters, Engagement between Brathwaite and Tipu Sahib. (18) pp. 355-9, Agreement with the Dutch in Bengal relative to Deserters. (19) pp. 363-7, Lists of French prisoners sent to England on the Bellamont and Neptune. (20) pp. 371-81, Hastings' Minute on the establishment of a Muhammadan College in Bengal 17th April 1781. (21) pp. 445-68, Requests of the Nawab of Arcot, with Governor-General's reply. (22) pp. 471-4, Governor-General to John Hollond, Resident at Haidarabad, 22nd June 1781. (23) pp. 477-87, Thomas Goddard to Governor-General 10th Feb. 1781, with his letter of the 10th to Eyre Coote, Campaign against the Marathas. (24) pp. 489-95, Governor-General to Col. Grainger Muir 21st April 1781, Instructions on taking command of Col. Carnac's detachment. (25) pp. 497-502, Charges against Lewis de Costa of communicating with the French. For Case and Defence of Lewis de Costa, see Hicky's Gazette, 3rd to 10th Feb. 1781. (26) pp. 505-8, Governor-General to Bombay Council 10th May 1781, Advises vigorous prosecution of the war against the Marathas. (27) pp. 511-6, Board of Trade, Calcutta, to Directors 24th April 1781, Necessity of raising a Loan. (28) p. 535, Capt. James Elkington of the Deptford to P. Michell, 2nd Nov. 1781, Death of the Earl of Seaforth. (29) pp. 539-77, Sir John Burgoyne to Lord Hillsborough; Rio de Janeiro, 12th, 27th, and 28th May 1782, Account of voyage (originals) with letter from the Portuguese Viceroy (in Portuguese), a letter to H.M.'s Consul at Lisbon, his Account with Government and Certificates of inability to continue the voyage for some of the troops.

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