List of letters received by Clive from Europe.

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The pages are divided into columns; in addition to giving information about the letters, including which ship the letter came by, one column also notes whom the letter-writers had recommended or introduced to Clive. The letters cover a period 24 April 1764-21 October 1766

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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

Council Minutes concerning Ralph Leycester and others.Mss Eur G37/6/1

A list of servants in Clive's employ.Mss Eur G37/6/2

Lists of letters and other documents sent and received by Clive.Mss Eur G37/6/3

List of letters received by Clive from Europe.Mss Eur G37/6/3 ff.1-4

A list of letters received from India between 30 November 1763 and 27 March 1764.Mss Eur G37/6/3 ff.5-7

Receipt for documents received from George Vansittart and Henry Slowman, attorneys to Henry Vansittart.Mss Eur G37/6/3 f.8

Lists of Quarto and Octavo pamphlets published in 1764.Mss Eur G37/6/3 f.9

List of persons recommended in letters from Lady Clive.Mss Eur G37/6/3 f.10

A list of letters sent to Clive via the ship Admiral Pocock on 25 March 1768, with a list of the contents of a package of documents sent by the same ship.Mss Eur G37/6/3 ff.11-12

List of papers for Mr Strachey.Mss Eur G37/6/3 ff.13-14

List of papers prepared for Clive to take to the House of Commons.Mss Eur G37/6/3 f.15

List of papers sent to Mr Strachey comprising lists of the contents of bundles numbers 5 and 6.Mss Eur G37/6/3 ff.16-17

A list of Mr Call's letters to Clive noting their enclosures between 26 September 1761 and 15 February 1769Mss Eur G37/6/3 f.18

List of letters made for Mr Orme.Mss Eur G37/6/3 ff.19-24

List of gentlemen recommended by George Johnstone to Lord Clive.Mss Eur G37/6/4

Two lists.Mss Eur G37/6/5

List of publications upon East India affairs between 1761 and 1772.Mss Eur G37/6/6

Copies of letters and addresses to Indian recipients.Mss Eur G37/6/7

Orders and certificates of permission to the commanders of various ships to receive Clive and members of his suite on board their ships for passages to and from India.Mss Eur G37/6/8

Letter and sketch maps concerning Sumatra and its environs.Mss Eur G37/6/9

Translation of the articles signed by Shuja ud-Daula concerning trade.Mss Eur G37/6/10

Declaration made by Mohunloll and many named others that he protected 15 European soldiers by hiding them until he was forced to surrender them to Cossim Ali Khan [Mir Kasim].Mss Eur G37/6/11

Deeds appointing attorneys for Clive and others.Mss Eur G37/6/12

Draft and Copy Minutes to the Select Committee and the Board.Mss Eur G37/6/13

Receipts and records of payment.Mss Eur G37/6/14

Materials for Sir John Malcolm's Life of Lord Clive.Mss Eur G37/6/15

Description of the Fort of Gheriah, otherwise Viziadroog (Vijaydurg), outlining its history.Mss Eur G37/6/16

Extract from the Hollands Post Ryder of June 1764.Mss Eur G37/6/17

Observations by Mr Campbell upon a Bill.Mss Eur G37/6/18

Statement of the Objects of the East India Company.Mss Eur G37/6/19

Documents showing Clive's abilities and capability in Indian affairs.Mss Eur G37/6/20

Lists relating to the War Office.Mss Eur G37/6/21

Evidence about Clive's appointment and actions as Governor, produced for a committee.Mss Eur G37/6/22

Proposals made to a king by his Muslim subjects, sent to Clive enclosed in a letter from Colonel Smith on the 10 February.Mss Eur G37/6/23

Printed article "Remarks on the Tenth Article of the Preliminaries, relative to the East-India Company" by "A Proprietor".Mss Eur G37/6/24

Memorial by Clive about the East Indies.Mss Eur G37/6/25

Letter to Clive asking his favour for William Collings, a Lieutenant Fire Worker, and outlining his and his family's situation.Mss Eur G37/6/26

Letters to CliveMss Eur G37/6/27

Letters and extracts from letters to CliveMss Eur G37/6/28

Abstract of letters from Clive to Colonel Smith.Mss Eur G37/6/29

Extracts from Clive's letters.Mss Eur G37/6/30

Letter, possibly a translation, of a letter to Clive from Dawan Nundo Cumon concerning a position in Patna. Includes some Persian script below the signature.Mss Eur G37/6/31

Extract from the General Letter to Bengal concerning a commission for the President.Mss Eur G37/6/32

Letters to and pertaining to Clive.Mss Eur G37/6/33

Letter to Clive and the other members of the India Club then in Bengal signed by eleven people concerning the India Club.Mss Eur G37/6/34

Letter to Clive from Henry Lushington.Mss Eur G37/6/35

Letter to Clive soliciting his vote in favour of Sir Henry Bridgeman at the election. It has been signed by 66 members of the town and county of Salop.Mss Eur G37/6/36

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

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