East Indies Series 20.

(1) pp. 1-4, Lord Rochford to Sir Robert Harland 6th Nov. 1773, Notice of his recall, No need of another Minister to the native States, Sir Edward Hughes to succeed him in command of the fleet. (2) pp. 5-6, The King to the Nawab of Arcot, 5th Nov. 1773. (3) pp. 9-11, Lord Rochford to the Nawab 3rd Nov. 1773, Recommending Sir Edward Hughes. (4) pp. 13-6, 133-6, 165-78, 217-25, 229, 233-5, 275-84, 387-414, Sir Robert Harland to Lord Rochford 19th, 20th [4], 21st Sept. and 29th Oct. 1773, 26th and 28th Jan. 1774; pp. 261-5, 8th Jan. 1773 (misplaced). (5) pp. 17-9, Lists of papers sent by Sir R. Harland to Lord Rochford 18th and 19th Sept. 1773; pp. 267-71, do. do. sent 6th Feb. 1774. (6) pp. 21-129, Correspondence between Sir Robert Harland, Monsieur Law and the Madras Council 29th Sept. 1772-24th July 1773, Restitutions at Yanaon and French rights under the Treaty of Paris with Masulipatam papers 1763-73, Correspondence regarding Trade in Masulipatam, being correspondence between the Zemindars, Henry Brooke (Chief of Masulipatam), John Pybus (Chief of Masulipatam), George Dolben, Monsieur de Bury, Monsieur Dulaurens, Mr. Lathom, and Messieurs Mangin and Sentier. (7) pp. 137-62, Correspondence between Sir R. Harland and the Madras Council 28th April to 3rd Aug. 1773, Precautions against a French attack. (8) pp. 181-213, Correspondence between Nawab, Governor Alexander Wynch, Madras Council, and Sir R. Harland 18th June to 23rd July 1773, The war with Tanjore. (9) pp. 237-9, 241-5, Nawab of Arcot to George III 4th and 29th Oct. 1773. (10) pp. 249-52, Nawab of Arcot to the Directors 29th Oct. 1773. (11) pp. 253-9, Nawab of Arcot to Dutch Governor-General 25th Oct. 1773, Unfriendly behaviour of the Governor of Negapatam in the Tanjore War, and Dutch aggression in the South; pp. 287-384, Correspondence between the Nawab, Ameer ul Omrah, Sir Robert Harland, Governor Wynch and the Governor of Negapatam 30th Sept. 1773 to 10th Jan. 1774, Dutch interference. (12) pp. 415-543, Correspondence between the Nawab, Ousman Cawn, Abdul Rushed Cawn, Governors Dupré and Wynch, Hyder Ali, Raganat Row, Mahadarow, Sadashoo Row, Ranogee Sesharow, Trumbauka Row, Sir Robert Harland, and the Madras Council 11th Sept. 1773--2nd Feb. 1774, Hyder Ali and the Marathas.

In H/109-114 all letters from Sir Robert Harland to Lord Rochford are either altogether in his own hand or signed in his own hand. As a rule letters from French officials are in French.

Unrestricted