Minutes of a committee held at Moorshedabad by Clive and two others concerning the granting of support to an candidate to be prime minister to the Suba.

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The Clive Collection, comprising the papers of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey (1725-1774), Governor of Bengal 1757-1760 and 1765-1767; Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis (1754-1839), Governor of Madras 1798-1804 and other family members."Mss Eur G37

Papers relating to matters in India, particularly the work of the East India Company, military matters and Clive's jagir.Mss Eur G37/1

Letters, copyletters, minutes and drafts relating to Company business in India, trade and military matters, also papers relating to Sir Robert Fletcher.Mss Eur G37/2

Outgoing correspondence, mostly business but including some social and family letters.Mss Eur G37/3

Incoming and outgoing correspondence and drafts of speeches made by Clive in his own defence.Mss Eur G37/4

Letters, petitions, draft treaties, commissions and covenants involving Clive or relating to his work.Mss Eur G37/5

Council minutes, letters and extracts from letters, declarations, minutes, receipts, biographical materials and various lists.Mss Eur G37/6

Letters, many from Clive's family, lists, accounts and codes.Mss Eur G37/7

Documents relating to military affairs in India, Clive's jagir and Clive's administration.Mss Eur G37/8

Financial papers and items relating to India, particularly uprisings.Mss Eur G37/9

Incoming letters on military business, accounts, official letters and Company minutes and records of domestic financial affairs under Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis.Mss Eur G37/10

Letters concerning domestic financial matters.Mss Eur G37/10/1

Miscellaneous documents, including financial papers, intelligence and treatises on military and Company subjects.Mss Eur G37/10/2

Trading invoices, accounts and excerpts from documents referring to trade and receipt of gifts in India.Mss Eur G37/10/3

Petition to Roger Drake Esq. signed by 27 people requesting that neither Charles Manningham nor Mr Frankland shall be accepted as representatives of Calcutta in Madras in the aftermath of its loss.Mss Eur G37/10/4

Letters from Admiral Watson to Clive.Mss Eur G37/10/5

Letters concerning military intelligence and advice from William Watts.Mss Eur G37/10/6

Official correspondence and copies of correspondence, mostly concerning military matters.Mss Eur G37/10/7

Copies of letters and consultations on various subjects, mostly concerning Company relations with the Nawabs of Bengal.Mss Eur G37/10/8

Official documents, including the minutes and resolutions of General Courts and the Court of Directors, and extracts from official letters.Mss Eur G37/10/9

Minutes of a committee held at Moorshedabad by Clive and two others concerning the granting of support to an candidate to be prime minister to the Suba.Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.1-2

Official letter to the President and Council at Fort St George announcing Clive's impending return to India and stating his posts and seniority.Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.3-4

Copy of a letter dated 14 October 1756 sent to the Nawab of Perenea concerning Siraj ud-Daula's uprising.Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.5-6

Official letters from Robert James, Secretary (presumably to the Court of Directors).Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.7-10

Extracts from the minutes of the Court of Directors in relation to the terms of the Peace of Paris.Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.11-19

List of resolutions passed at meetings of the General Court and the Court of Directors between 1754 and 1760 at which votes of thanks and congratulations were passed in favour of Clive and his actions.Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.20-21

Official letters from the Court of Directors concerning the Treaty of Paris, Company affairs in Bengal and Major Carnac's successes.Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.22-25

Copy of a General Letter to Bengal dated 16 May 1764.Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.26-27

Minutes of General Courts of the Company, many of which were held to discuss the state of the Company's affairs in India, between 27 February and 2 May 1764.Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.28-50

Brief minutes of meetings concerning vacancies in the Council.Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.51-52

Notification of financial arrangements, including the allocation of funds to pay the army.Mss Eur G37/10/9 f.53

Questions and their background intended to clarify the Court of Directors' intentions for the Governor and Council under Clive. Probably a draft.Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.54-57

Notice of the congratulations offered to Clive at a meeting of the Court of Directors on 17 July 1767, upon his final return from India.Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.58-59

Extracts from official letters sent to Clive between 2 May 1766 and 4 March 1767.Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.60-61

Copy of various extracts of letters and depositions concerning the trial of Colonel Caillard between 7 October 1761-11 October 1762.Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.62-94

Certified copy of an official letter to the Governor and Council of Fort St George dated 1 February 1757.Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.95-96

Extract from the Company's General Letter to Bengal dated 8 March 1758.Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.97-98

Copy of the second paragraph of the Instructions to the Commissioners dated 15 September 1769.Mss Eur G37/10/9 f.99

Extract from the Proceedings of the Committee of Circuit discussing the terms of a General Letter from the Court of Directors concerning the dewan.Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.100-101

Resolution creating a Board of Commission to investigate the collection of revenues in Bengal and the management of commercial concerns.Mss Eur G37/10/9 f.102

Copies of extracts from General Letters to Bengal dated 13 March 1761 and 19 February 1766 concerning the remuneration of the Governor and the relative importance of the civil and military authorities in India.Mss Eur G37/10/9 ff.103-106

Copy of a paragraph from a letter from the Court of Directors to the Presidency of Fort St George dated 31 January 1755 concerning military allowances.Mss Eur G37/10/9 f.107

Letter and copies of other documents concerning the recapture of Calcutta and Clive's rewards therefrom.Mss Eur G37/10/10

List of papers referred to the General Courts in 1764 and an abstract of the charges brought against Clive in 1773Mss Eur G37/10/11

Minutes and copies of minutes, including evidence presented to the Committee on East India Company affairs in 1772-1773.Mss Eur G37/11

Official records and copies thereof, including extracts from consultations, legal opinions, evidence statements and military intelligence. Other documents include a defence of Clive and records of investments in diamonds.Mss Eur G37/12

Various notes, narratives, translations, formal documents and financial pap ... Mss Eur G37/13

Documents relating to the work of committees, letters, petitions to Clive and documents issued in his name.Mss Eur G37/14

Letters and draft letters written and received by Clive to and from various ... Mss Eur G37/15

Documents concerning various subjects, including military matters, the fluctuation of India Stock, defences of Clive, drafts of chapters of Sir John Malcolm's biography of Clive, diamond purchases and domestic matters.Mss Eur G37/16

Documents relating to various subjects including Indian administration, finance, military matters, legal opinion, correspondence and Sir John Malcolm's biography of Clive.Mss Eur G37/17

Lists, on various subjects, and petitions.Mss Eur G37/18

Personal financial papers and accounts of purchases.Mss Eur G37/19

Incoming correspondence to 1752.Mss Eur G37/20

Incoming letters, mostly between 1753 and 1756.Mss Eur G37/21

Incoming letters dated between January and June 1757.Mss Eur G37/22

Incoming letters and copies of personal and official letters dated in the second half of 1757.Mss Eur G37/23

Incoming letters and copies of personal and official letters dated in the first half of 1758.Mss Eur G37/24

Incoming letters and copies of personal and official letters dated in the second half of 1758.Mss Eur G37/25

Incoming letters and copies of personal and official letters dated in the first half of 1759,Mss Eur G37/26

Incoming letters and copies and extracts of personal and official letters dated between July and December 1759.Mss Eur G37/27

Incoming letters dated during 1760.Mss Eur G37/28

Incoming letters, and copies of borth personal and official letters dated in 1761 and 1762.Mss Eur G37/29

Incoming letters, copies and extracts of letters dated between February and September 1763, also letters in Persian and a guide to learning Hindi.Mss Eur G37/30

Incoming letters and copies and extracts of personal and official letters mostly dated between October and December 1763.Mss Eur G37/31

Incoming letters and copies and extracts from personal and official letters mostly dated in 1764Mss Eur G37/32

Incoming letters dated between January and March 1765Mss Eur G37/33

Incoming letters and copies and extracts from personal and official letters mostly dated between April and June 1765.Mss Eur G37/34

Incoming letters, and copies and extracts from personal and official letters dated between July and September 1765.Mss Eur G37/35

Incoming letters, extracts, copies and drafts dated in October and November 1765.Mss Eur G37/36

Incoming correspondence December 1765 and January 1766Mss Eur G37/37

Incoming letters dated in January and February 1766Mss Eur G37/38

Incoming letters dated in March and April 1766Mss Eur G37/39

Incoming letters and extracts and copies of personal and official letters dated in May and June 1766.Mss Eur G37/40

Incoming letters and extracts and copies of personal and official letters dated in July and August 1766.Mss Eur G37/41

Incoming letters, translations, copies and extracts of incoming and outgoing correspondence, both private and official.Mss Eur G37/42

Incoming letters and copies and extracts of official letters dated in November and December 1766Mss Eur G37/43

Incoming letters and copies and extracts of personal and official letters.Mss Eur G37/44

Incoming letters and petitions dated between April and July 1767.Mss Eur G37/45

Incoming letters and extracts and copies thereof dated in August 1767.Mss Eur G37/46

Incoming letters, extracts and copies dated in September 1767.Mss Eur G37/47

Incoming letters, duplicates, copies and an address dated in October 1767.Mss Eur G37/48

Incoming letters, and copies, abstracts and extracts of official letters where the original is dated in November 1767.Mss Eur G37/49

Incoming letters and copies dated in December 1767.Mss Eur G37/50

Incoming letters dated in January and February 1768Mss Eur G37/51

Incoming letters and copies dated in March and April 1768.Mss Eur G37/52

Incoming letters and copies dated between May and September 1768.Mss Eur G37/53

Incoming letters, extracts and copies dated in September and October 1768.Mss Eur G37/54

Incoming letters, copies and extracts dated in November and December 1768.Mss Eur G37/55

Incoming letters and copies dated between January and March 1769.Mss Eur G37/56

Incoming letters, copies, drafts and extracts deated between April and July 1769.Mss Eur G37/57

Incoming letters dated between August and December 1769Mss Eur G37/58

Incoming letters, extracts and copies dated between January and June 1770.Mss Eur G37/59

Incoming letters, duplicates, extracts and copies dated between July and December 1770.Mss Eur G37/60

Incoming letters dated between January and June 1771Mss Eur G37/61

Incoming letters dated between July and December 1771Mss Eur G37/62

Incoming correspondence dated between January and April 1772.Mss Eur G37/63

Incoming letters dated in May and June 1772Mss Eur G37/64

Incoming letters dated between July and December 1772.Mss Eur G37/65

Incoming letters and copies dated between Jannuary and May 1773Mss Eur G37/66

Incoming correspondence dated in the second half of 1773.Mss Eur G37/67

Incoming letters dated between 1774 and 1783Mss Eur G37/68

Incoming letters, copies and drafts dated between 1784 and 1794.Mss Eur G37/69

Incoming correspondence dated between 1796-1800Mss Eur G37/70

Incoming lettes and copies dated in the 19th century, also accounts, political papers and papers relating to the administration of the Shropshire Militia.Mss Eur G37/71

Undated incoming correspendence which can be dated with varying degrees of exactness.Mss Eur G37/72

Incoming correspondence, some dated, others to varying degrees datable or undateable.Mss Eur G37/73

Official petitions, military returns of men and stores and official financial papers.Mss Eur G37/74

Personal and official financial papers and associated materials.Mss Eur G37/75

Personal and official financial papers.Mss Eur G37/76

Financial papers, mostly relating to Clive's personal finances, but including some official records.Mss Eur G37/77

Personal and official fiancial papers.Mss Eur G37/78

Personal and official financial documents.Mss Eur G37/79

Personal and official financial papers.Mss Eur G37/80

Personal and official fiancial papers and correspondence relating thereto.Mss Eur G37/81

Personal and official fiancial papers and correspondence relating thereto.Mss Eur G37/82

Personal and official financial papers and correspondence relating thereto.Mss Eur G37/83

Personal and official fiancial papers and correspondence relating thereto.Mss Eur G37/84

Personal and official fiancial papers and correspondence relating thereto.Mss Eur G37/85/1

Personal Financial Papers relating to the estate of Robert, 1st Baron Clive, and to other members of the family.Mss Eur G37/85/2

Military Returns or personnel and hardware.Mss Eur G37/86

Military Returns of personnel and stores.Mss Eur G37/87

Military returns of men and stores.Mss Eur G37/88

Military returns of men and stores.Mss Eur G37/89

Military returns, lists and some related letters.Mss Eur G37/90

Military Returns of men and stores.Mss Eur G37/91

Select Committee Minutes and official letters and copyletters.Mss Eur G37/92

Official letters and copy letters, minutes of the Select Committee and other Company papers.Mss Eur G37/93

Petitions, letters requesting aid, official company papers and private receipts.Mss Eur G37/94

Petitions and letters requesting aidMss Eur G37/95

Military Returns, Company documents and receipts.Mss Eur G37/96