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Political Correspondence

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IOR/H/738
Title
Political Correspondence
Date
1796-1837
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(1) Sir John Malcolm. pp. 1-15, Capture by the British and Description of the Cape of Good Hope; Letters, pp. 23-5, to Marquis Cornwallis 1st Sept. 1805; pp. 27-34, to Sir G. H. Barlow 10th Oct. 1805 (Original); pp. 35-48, 93-9, 113-27, 135-6, 179-83, to John Adam (Secretary Bengal) 27th Oct. 1805 to 6th Sept. 1820 (Originals); pp. 49-52, 61-8, 79-92, 101-12, 137-43, 151-61, 171-8, 187-205, 1089-96, to C. T. Metcalfe (Secretary in the Secret and Political Department) 7th March to 24th Feb. 1823 (Originals); pp. 53-9, to S. Davis 18th Aug. 1809; pp. 71-7, to Mr. Wood 29th Aug. 1809; pp. 129-32, to Capt. James Tod 9th April 1820. (2) p. 17, W. Huskisson to Lieut.-Gen. Alured Clarke 11th Jan. 1797 (Original), with, pp. 19-21, Report by the Law Officers William Scott, John Scott and John Mitford to Henry Dundas 31st Dec. 1796 on the division of the Booty taken in the capture of the Cape of Good Hope. (3) Marquis Hastings (Governor-General). pp. 133-5, 909-19, to Malcolm 19th June 1820; pp. 841-51, 869-90, 897-901, 925-99, 1007-9, 1017-63, to C. T. Metcalfe 2nd Feb. 1819 to 24th Aug. 1821 (Originals); p. 893, to W. B. Bayley 28th April 1819 (Original); pp. 905-8, to Capt. Stewart (Acting Resident, Gwalior) 6th May 1819 (Original); pp. 921-3, to G. Dowdeswell (Member of Council) 24th May 1819 (Original); pp. 1011-2, to C. Lushington (Secretary, Public Department) 10th July 1820 (Original); p. 1015, to Lieut.-Col. Doyle 18th July 1820. (4) pp. 147-8, Robert Gibbings to Malcolm 2nd July 1820. (5) pp. 163-7, Capt. J. Briggs to Malcolm 15th Aug. 1820. (6) pp. 207-8, ''Creed of the Wahabees by their Prophet Abdul Wahab, translated by Cazee Shaabudeen.'' (See H/737 (8). (7) pp. 213-7, Sir G. H. Barlow (Governor-General) to Malcolm 6th Oct. 1805. (8) pp. 223-9, A. Seton (Resident at Delhi) to C. T. Metcalfe 4th Dec. 1808 and 19th Feb. 1809 (Originals). (9) Capt. John Low (Resident at Lucknow). pp. 231-333, 347-66, to C. T. Metcalfe 25th May 1809 to 25th April 1835; pp. 335-43, to the Governor-General 7th Sept. 1832. (10) pp. 367-86, W. H. Macnaghten (Secretary, Bengal) to Lieut.-Col. Low 7th Aug. 1837. (11) pp. 389-404, Thomas Metcalfe to C. T. Metcalfe 4th Nov. 1812 to 20th Dec. 1826. (12) pp. 415-6, F. Warden (Secretary, Bombay) to Richard Jenkins 10th March 1813. (13) pp. 416-632, Richard Jenkins (Resident at Nagpur) to C. T. Metcalfe 19th March 1813 to 16th Oct. 1834 (Originals). (14) Sir David Ochterlony. pp. 633-84, 713-6, 725-819, 827-39, to C. T. Metcalfe 10th Jan. 1814 to -- 1830; pp. 709-11, 823-6, to Capt. James Tod 18th April 1819 and 8th April [? 1830]. (15) pp. 685-708, Capt. James Tod (Political Agent, Rajput States) to Sir David Ochterlony 12th April 1819 (Original). (16) pp. 717-9, W. Fraser (Assistant to Resident at Delhi) to Sir David Ochterlony 7th Nov. 1819 (Original). (17) p. 853, Concurrence of Members of Council (G. Dowdeswell, James Stuart and J. Adam) in the Governor-General's Letter to Sir Evan Nepean (Governor of Bombay) n.d. (Original). (18) pp. 859-60, Note by J. Stuart 26th Feb. 1819 (Original) on the letter to the Dutch Commissioners; pp. 861-4, Proposed letter to the Dutch Commissioners relative to the conduct of Sir Stamford Raffles. (19) pp. 865-6, James Stuart (Member of Council) to C. T. Metcalfe 23rd March 1819 (Original). (20) pp. 1003-5, William Young to -- 30th June 1819. (21) pp. 1065-73, Gen. Hay Macdowall (Commander-in-Chief, Madras) to Sir G. H. Barlow (Governor of Madras) 29th May [1808] with Memorandum relative to the Governor's interference with his Powers. (22) pp. 1077-8, -- to C. T. Metcalfe, n.d. (23) pp. 1079-80, J. T. Thompson to D. Ludlow 29th May 1819. (24) pp. 1081-4. A. H. Cole to C. T. Metcalfe 19th Sept. --. (25) pp. 1085-8, G. Birch to C. T. Metcalfe 30th Dec. 1819. (26) pp. 1099-1106, J. Stewart (Resident at Gwalior) to A. Sterling (Secretary, Bengal) 20th March 1827. (27) pp. 1107-8, -- Ranken to Sir David Ochterlony, n.d. (28) p. 1111, J. D. Stokes to C. T. Metcalfe, n.d. (29) pp. 1119-70, Lord Amherst (Governor-General) to C. T. Metcalfe 2nd April 1824 to 26th April 1831 (Originals). (30) pp. 1173-89, G. Swinton (Secretary and Member of Council) to C. T. Metcalfe 16th April 1825 (Original), Offer of the Residency at Delhi (Printed in Kaye's Life of Metcalfe, II, 130). (31) pp. 1191-230, Papers connected with the Monument to Sir David Ochterlony.

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