Robert Clive (Lord Clive).

(1) pp. 2-3, Covenant or Indenture signed by Lord Clive 26th March 1755 (Original); p. 5, Bond for £4,000 given by William Belchier and William Smyth King 26th March 1755; p. 9, Bond for £6,000 given by Richard Clive and William Belchier 14th March 1759. (2) pp. 11-29, Reasons why Clive did not join the Poona Marathas in 1756 against M. Bussy and Salabat Jang; pp. 31-8, Reasons why Clive in 1758 sent half his force [under Col. Forde] into the Deccan. (3) p. 41, Engagement of Messrs. Sewell, De Grey, R. Wilbraham and Francis Capper as Counsel for Lord Clive. (4) pp. 43-52, Sanads and grants given and made to Clive. (5) p. 55, Clive's certificate (Original) of the correctness of the facts stated in the Company's Memorial to the King. No date. (Printed in Vansittart's Letter to the Proprietors of India Stock, 1767, pp. 128-9.) (6) pp. 59-71, Stray Memoranda. (7) pp. 73-167, Extracts from M. Godeheu's Memoir, French India Company's Memorial, Orme's Military Transactions, Scrafton's Reflections, Watts's Revolution in Bengal, the Universal History, Dupleix' Memoire, Noble's [Constitution and History of the Mogul Empire], Surman's Diary, Collection of Bengal Treaties, and Fraser's History of Nadir Shah. Presumably Charles Noble, formerly Secretary to Col. Caroline Scot. (8) p. 168, Accountability of the Bengal Nawabs for the Mughal's Revenues. (9) p. 169, The Company's Zamindari for Lands south of Calcutta. (10) pp. 177, 197, 215-20, 239-46, 361-420, Papers relative to Lord Clive's Jagir (see First and Third Reports of the Select Committee, 1772-73). (11) Original letters (or drafts) from Clive. pp. 185-91, to Lawrence Sulivan 27th Dec. 1765, The Dutch invasion of Bengal in 1759, Recommendations of John Carnac and Ranfurlie Knox (a memoir of Randfurlie Knox is printed in the Journal of the Bihar and Orissa Research Society, March 1917), Necessity of Military subordination to the Civil Power; pp. 193-4, To Secretary Robert James 15th Dec. 1762, relative to the Dutch Memorial; pp. 497-503, To the Directors 10th May 1764, Passages for his family and attendants; p. 505, To Thomas Rous (Chairman) 22nd July 1767, forwarding a box, supposed to contain a Diamond presented by the Nawab of Arcot to Lady Clive, which he cannot accept under his Agreement. (12) pp. 199-211, Requisition of certain books from Clive by the Directors. (13) pp. 223-34, 325-50, Papers relative to Restitution granted by the Nawab of Bengal to sufferers by the loss of Calcutta. (14) pp. 235-7, 247-50, Papers relative to the transfer of the management of the Bengal Revenues to the Company 1765. (15) pp. 253-78, Correspondence, &c., relative to the conduct of the English in Bengal during the government of Henry Vausittart 27th July 1760--3rd Dec. 1764. (16) pp. 281-322, John Johnstone's Address to the Bengal Select Committee 1st Oct. 1765, with Ascanius Senior's remarks. (17) pp. 353-9, Directors' appreciation of Clive's services 24th March 1767. (18) pp. 425-90, Papers relative to Military Fund established by Lord Clive 1770. (See Fifth Report of the Select Committee, 1772-73).

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