Papers of Sir John Malcolm relating to his term as Governor of Bombay, 1827-1830

The volume comprises copies of letters from Malcolm during the period when he was Governor of Bombay (his appointment was from 1 November 1827–1 December 1830). Malcolm arrived in Bombay around 26 December 1827. Much of his time was spent outside Bombay, touring the territories under his jurisdiction. Malcolm's letters chiefly cover his management of the territories under his governorship, notably:. Administrative and fiscal (commissariat) reforms of the Indian civil service introduced by Malcolm to improve efficiency, expertise and reduce costs, including employment of members of the indigenous population; Civil and military personnel, including appointments, recommendations, testimonials, letters of introduction, and promotions; Relations with local rulers, notably Sayajee of Baroda [Sayajirao Gaikwad II, Maharaja of Baroda, now Vadodara]; Relations with British Residents in India, notably the Baroda Residency; Malcolm's battle with the judges of HM Supreme Court of Bombay who sought to extend their jurisdiction to the Deccan hinterland recently acquired by the Company, notably the closing of the court in April 1829 by Chief Justice Sir John Grant, Malcolm's victory, and the reopening of the court (the dispute is referred to but the detail of each argument is not part of the correspondence); Malcolm's decision to resign as Governor of Bombay, letter of resignation effective for 1 December 1830 (see folio 140), and anxiety about the appointment of his successor; Malcolm's relations with the Court of Directors of the East India Company; Personal matters including his health and desire to return home to Britain; The addressees are listed below in alphabetical order by surname, with dates and corresponding folios. (First names and ranks are included where they are stated in the volume). The majority of addressees were Malcolm's colleagues and associates: governors, civil servants or military officers in parts of India controlled by the East India Company, British politicians and government officials, British Army officers, and other members of the British political and ruling Establishment. There are also letters to family members and friends. A number of letters are marked 'Private'. Annesley, 30 October 1829 (ff 372-374). Lord Ashley, 22 March and 10 April 1829 (ff 157-158, 173-179). Committee of the Royal Asiatic Society, March 1829 (f 155). William Astell, 6 December 1828 and July 1829 (ff 126-127, 236-237). Baillie, 3 June 1829 (f 231). Lieutenant-Colonel Ballantyne, 16 January-26 April 1828 (ff 31, 40-41, 44, 50-52). Major Barnwell, 5 December 1828-10 March 1830 (ff 123-124, 145-146, 409-412, 418-419). Bayley (or Bagley), 10 January 1829 (f 302). Lieutenant-General Sir Sidney Beckwith, 31 December 1829-4 December 1830 (ff 399-402, 404-409, 413-415, 419-420, 440, 448-449, 451-452, 459-461, 491). Lord William Bentinck, 9 September 1828 and 10 January 1829 (ff 262-266, 301). H Borradaile, 15 September 1829 (f 357). Lieutenant Burnes (Assistant Quartermaster-General) 22 August 1829 (f 352). Cadell, 14 November 1829 (ff 380-381). Lord John Campbell, 14 December 1828 (ff 131-132). R Campbell, 15 January-30 July 1829 (ff 137-138, 152-154, 189-190, 235-236). Cawfield (or Caufield), 28 September 1829 (ff 360-361). Earl of Clare, 4 December 1830 (f 491). Sir Alured Clarke, 21 May 1829 (ff 204-205). Honourable Robert Clive, 7 December 1828-31 July 1829 (ff 129-131, 194-197, 242-243). Major Cobb, 21 March 1830 (ff 97-100). Captain Cobbe, 26 August 1828 (ff 260-261). Cockburn, 6 February-31 July 1829 (ff 142, 181-182, 185-186, 240). Sir Edward Colebrooke, 29 September and 14 December 1828 (ff 272-273, 295-296). Lord Combermere, 20 September 1828-22 August 1829 (ff 267-268, 276-278, 283-284, 293-294, 331, 351). Lieutenant-Colonel Conway, 10 January 1829 (f 303). Major Dangerfield, 31 October 1828 (f 283). Major Dickinson, 2 December 1828-10 January 1830 (ff 293, 336-338, 361-362, 404). J A Dunlop, 14 April 1829 (f 320). Lord Ellenborough, 22 February-3 August 1829 (ff 149-150, 156, 167-68, 171-173, 203, 227-228, 243-245). James Farish, 18 December 1828 (ff 208-209). Fawcett, 11 March 1830 (ff 416-418). FitzClarence, 8 June 1829 (ff 230-231). Lord Fitzroy, 8 February 1829 (f 143). John Fleming, 21 May 1829 (ff 198-201). James Forbes, 21 February and 5 November 1829 (ff 147-148, 376). Frazer, 21 September 1828 (ff 270-271). Frederick, 2 July 1830 (ff 450-451). Admiral Gage, 30 March 1829 (ff 314-316). Lieutenant-Colonel Goodfellow, 17 December 1829-19 June 1830 (ff 398-399, 402-403, 431-432, 434, 436). H S Graeme 15 February and 16 October 1829 (ff 309, 368). A Graham, 1 March 1829 (ff 154-155). Sir James Graham, 20 May 1829 (ff 191-192, 197-198). David Haliburton, 15 December 1828 (ff 132-133). Lieutenant-Colonel Hardy, 20 April 1830 (ff 424-425). Henderson, 1 September and 27 November 1829 (ff 354-355, 381-384). Captain Hicks, 26 September 1829 (ff 358-359). George Higgs, 5 October 1829 (ff 365-366). Lieutenant-Colonel Hough, 28 February 1829 and 14 July 1830 (ff 316-317, 442). Captain Hughes, 12 December 1829 (f 386). Captain Jacob, 3 October and 7 November 1829 (ff 363-364, 377-378). Captain Jarvis, 2 December 1828 and 22 August 1829 (ff 323, 353). Captain Johnstone, 9 January 1828 (ff 22-23). Captain Jones, 7 January-25 December 1829 (ff 134-135, 141, 538). Captain Jopp, 6 February 1829 (f 308). Conde [Count] Julian, 16 January 1829 (ff 305-306). Lord Lansdowne, 20 May 1829 (ff 193-194). P W Le Geyt, 30 July 1830 (ff 111-113). Brigadier-General Leighton, 14 August 1829-24 August 1830 (ff 350, 429-431, 462-463). Captain John Lock, 6 December 1828-3 September 1829 (ff 128, 140, 144-145, 151, 156-157, 162-164, 169-170, 181-182, 203-204, 205-215, 222-227, 231-232, 238, 250-251). Lord (?), 17 January 1829 (f 76). Sir John Lubbock, 5 January-31 July 1829 (ff 138, 164-165, 241). Honourable S R Lushington, 25 August 1828-8 December 1829 (ff 257-260, 271-274, 280-281, 284-285, 296-298, 299, 304, 306-308, 310, 312-313, 335-336, 348, 356, 366-367, 369-370, 379, 385). Sir Charles Malcolm, 1 August-29 September 1830 (ff 456-457, 466-476, 484). Captain Duncan Malcolm, 26 October 1828 (ff 278-279). George (?) Malcolm, 29 July 1829 (f 345). Surgeon John Malcolm, 5 January and 15 February 1829 (f 300). C Marriott, 30 July 1829 (f 346). S Marriott, 4 December 1829 (ff 397-398). B Martin, 9 May 1829 (ff 328-329). James Melville, 13 January-3 August 1829 (ff 135-136, 139-140, 150-151, 160-162, 179-185, 188-191, 216-217, 228-229, 233-234, 239-240, 246). Lord Melville, 6 December 1828 (f 127). C T Metcalfe, 18 September 1828-23 June 1829 (ff 266-267, 286-291, 301-303, 336-337). Lieutenant-Colonel Miles, 3 August 1830 (f 114). R Money, 12 August 1829 (ff 349-350). H A Morrison, 15 September 1829 (f 358). Miss Murray, 20 May 1829 (ff 192-193). J Nesbit, 19 December 1827-30 October 1830 (ff 16, 61-62, 64-67, 78-85, 93-94, 103-105, 115-116). Charles Norris, 31 December 1829-6 November 1830 (ff 401, 410, 412, 426-427, 455-456, 461-464, 479, 486). George Norton, 26 April-3 October 1829 (ff 322-323, 634-635, 343-344, 364-366). Lieutenant Outram, 3 June and 22 October 1829 (ff 330, 369). Admiral Owen, 5 November 1829 (f 375). Pattison, 30 July 1829 (ff 234-235). Resident in the Persian Gulf, 14 November 1827 (f 11). Major Henry Pottinger, 2 February-28 April 1828 (ff 41-44, 62-63, 70, 100-101). R Pringle, 2 March 1829-13 August 1830 (ff 78, 437, 459). Pulteney (Pulteney Malcolm?), 20 April 1830 (ff 422-424). Colonel Ramsay, 18 December 1829 (f 387). J G Ravenshaw, 5 January and 22 March 1829 (ff 133-134). Captain Robertson, 30 July 1829 (ff 92-93, 158-159). Lieutenant-Colonel Robertson, 14 December 1827-3 June 1829 (ff 11-13, 17, 34-40, 46-47, 61, 70, 73-75, 85-90, 109-111, 331-334). J Romer, 18 March-29 September 1830 (ff 420-421, 439-440, 442-443, 457-458, 485). Rybot, 29 January 1829 (ff 396-397). Lord Sidmouth, 6 December 1828 (ff 124-126). Skinner, 14 December 1828 (f 295). Major-General Sir Lionel Smith, 25 July 1829-1 December 1830 (ff 342, 346-347, 425-428, 432-433, 444-447, 452-454, 479-484, 490). Captain Spiller, 14 August 1829 (f 350). Edward Sterling, May 1829 (ff 329-330). Major Stewart, 4 April 1829-17 July 1830 (ff 79-80, 83-84, 94-96, 106-108). J Sutherland, 30 July 1829 (f 346). George Swinton, 26 October 1828-27 May 1829 (ff 279-280, 305, 312, 317-319, 324-325). Captain Taylor, 1 December 1828 (f 292). Sir George Walker, 24 October 1828-28 October 1829 (ff 287-288, 327, 370-371). John Warden, 21 January 1828 and 3 April 1829 (ff 32-33, 316-317). J (or G) Wellesley, 27 September and 14 March 1829 (ff 114, 313-314). Duke of Wellington, 11 February-7 June 1829 (ff 146-148, 159, 166-167, 170-171, 220-221). James Williams, 14 December 1827-10 March 1830 (ff 13-16, 18-22, 33-34, 44-45, 47-48, 53-60, 65-66, 68, 71-72, 416-417). Thomas Williamson, 5 June-2 December 1830 (ff 436, 438-439, 449-450, 478, 482-483, 486-489). J P Willoughby, 14 December 1827-12 June 1830 (ff 14, 23-31, 45-46, 69-70, 72-77, 96, 421-422, 434-435, 441-442). Wood, 21 September and 23 November 1828 (ff 269, 287). W Wynn, 6 February and 21 June 1829 (f 142). Henry Young, 14 April 1829 (ff 319-320).

The letters are grouped under four indexes although the subjects of each grouping overlap. The letters within each grouping are bound in chronological order and the pages between the end of a grouping and the following index are blank:. Folios 4-5 comprise a partial index to folios 11-116. Letters are dated 14 November 1827-30 October 1830. Folios 119-122 comprise an index to folios 123-251; Letters are dated 5 December 1828-3 September 1829. Folios 252-256 comprise an index to folios 257-387; Letters are dated 25 August 1828-18 December 1829. Folios 392-394 comprise an index to folios 396-491; Letters are dated 29 November 1829-4 December 1830.

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