Identity area
Reference code
M6
Title
Transcripts of letters in India to Clive
Date(s)
- (Watermark 1828) (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
2 vols
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The series comprises transcripts of letters, 1765-1766, (now British Library MSS Eur.G 37, boxes c. 30-42),written in India to Clive during his second and last term as governor of Bengal. The letters relate mainly to military affairs (returns and movements of troops, accounts of military disbursements, etc.); administrative matters (filling vacancies to the Council and to chiefships of stations,etc.); financial concerns (collection of revenues, the salt trade,etc.); and to relationships with the native princes.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
english
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: M6
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004174268
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000174268