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Papers concerning the Nawab of Arcot.

Catalogue reference: IOR/H/291

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This record is a file about the Papers concerning the Nawab of Arcot. dating from 1782-1791.

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Reference

IOR/H/291

Title

Papers concerning the Nawab of Arcot.

Date

1782-1791

Description

(1) pp. 1-69, Extracts from Madras Select Committee Proceedings relative to the Nawab of Arcot's Military Force near Madras and its hostile disposition 1782-83. (2) pp. 71-94, Extracts from Bengal Secret Consultations February 1785, Correspondence with R. Johnson, Resident at Hyderabad, and the Nawab Nizam-ud-daula, relative to a Perpetual Alliance between the Nawab and the Company. (3) pp. 97-126, Minute by Sir Archibald Campbell 15th Jan. 1787, on the Treaties proposed for the General Security and Defence of the Carnatic; pp. 125-34, Correspondence between the Nawab of Arcot and Sir Archibald Campbell 22nd Feb. 1787; pp. 139-51, Treaty concluded by Campbell with the Nawab of Arcot 22nd Feb. 1787 with Schedule. (4) pp. 153-66, Treaties of 24th Feb. 1787 with Nawab of Arcot and of 10th April 1787 with Raja of Tanjore (Printed 1791). (5) pp. 167-202, Correspondence between Nawab of Arcot and Governments of Bengal and Madras, relative to assumption of the management of the Revenues of the Carnatic by the Government of Madras 1790, Including letters signed by John Chamier, Lord Cornwallis, Gen. William Medows, Edward Saunders, Peter Speke, Charles Stewart, John Turing, and Morgan Williams (Printed 1791).

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
Former department reference

Q/ISC/21

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Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

1 volume

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Record URL
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IOR/H/285-331

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Papers concerning the Nawab of Arcot.