The East India Company: Laying the Foundations for British Colonial Domination of India, 1752-1774 - Volumes
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Jagir papers, 1758-1767
Sub-series CE: The jagir was the annuity of 300,000 rupees or £27,000 granted to Clive in 1759 by Mir Jafar, the Nawab of Bengal, as a reward for his services in defending Bengal against the attacks of the Shahzadah [son of the Emperor]. Based on the land revenues that Mir Jafar received from the Company for the district around Calcutta, the jagir substantially increased Clive's personal fortune but became a... Read more →
Acquired India papers, 1727-[c.1763]
Sub-series CG: The papers of Company servants who served before and during Clive's time in India comprising the journals of Henry Harnett, 1727-1729, ledgers of Henry Harnett, 1727, voyage journals of Henry Doidge and others, 1757-1759, and papers of William Dobbins, [c.1760-c.1763]. Custodial history: Apart from the occasional internal reference, the presence of the papers is not generally explained other than that Clive presumably acquired or inherited them either in... Read more →
Supplementary papers concerning the trial of Nandakumara
Correspondence and other materials, chiefly dated 1787-1788, from the Indian papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, concerning his management of the impeachment of Sir Elijah Impey, formerly Chief Justice of Bengal, for his conduct of the trial of the Maharaja Nandakumara in 1775 for forgery. Read more →
The correspondence of Brigadier-General John Carnac, 1760-1769
John Carnac joined the army of the East India Company with the rank of captain in 1758, after seeing service with the 39th infantry regiment. Between 1760 and 1761, as Commander-in-Chief, he fought and ultimately defeated the French-supported forces of the Mughal Emperor, Shah Alam II, near Bihar. Made Brigadier-General in 1764, Carnac again assumed the command of the EIC's army, defeating the Marathas in 1765 before handing control back... Read more →
