The East India Company: Laying the Foundations for British Colonial Domination of India, 1752-1774 - Volumes
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18 volumes in The East India Company: Laying the Foundations for British Colonial Domination of India, 1752-1774 | Page 4 of 5
Clive's estate administration papers, 1761-1780
Series E: Estate administration, 1761-1780. Scope and content: Financial and administrative records, 1763-1780, relating to the running of Clive's estates in Wales, England and Ireland, although not all of his properties are represented. Arrangement: In six documents: general estate; 1766-1768, Usk/Trelleck estate, 1767-1771, Walcot estate, 1763-1766, Montford and Oakly Park estates, [c.1768]-1773, Okehampton estate, 1771-1778, Claremont estate, 1771-1780. Extent: 2 boxes. Related papers: Further and a more substantial group of... Read more →
Clive's household management papers, 1755-1775
Series H: Household management, 1755-1775. Scope and content: Household account books, journals, ledgers, etc., 1755-1775, concerning the management of Clive's households which, in the broadest context, relates to members of his family as well as his staff. The group comprises: general household and personal account books, 1760-1764, clothing account book, 1760-1761, furnishings and fittings account book, 1760-1761, Condover household account book, 1762-1763, Westcomb household account book, 1769, general household and... Read more →
Clive's political papers, 1764-1775
Series P: Political papers, 1764-1775. Admin/biog. history: Following defeat in the disputed election for the borough of Mitchell, Cornwall, in 1754, Clive served as Member of Parliament for the borough of Shrewsbury from 1761 until his death in 1774. Scope and content: Despite a political career spanning a decade and more, the group consists of comparatively few papers confined basically to the general elections of 1774-1775, and the Parliamentary enquiry... Read more →
Clive's attorneys' papers, 1764-1768
Series A: Attorneys' papers, 1764-1768. Scope and content: The group comprises proceedings (minutes) and correspondence, 1764-1768, of Clive's attorneys who conducted his affairs in England while he was in India. Arrangement: In two documents: proceedings, 1764-1768, letter books, 1764-1768. Related units: Further attorneys' accounts in connection with household/family matters are in H9. Extent: 5 vols., 1 envelope. Read more →
