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Clive's personal papers, 1739-1775

Collection: The East India Company: Laying the Foundations for British Colonial Domination of India, 1752-1774    Volumes    Clive's personal papers, 1739-1775
Series R: Personal papers, 1742-1775 Scope and content: The group comprises manuscripts and papers from or relating to Clive's private library, papers relating to his support of local causes and his Knighthood of the Bath, various bills, bonds and other personal accounts, personal correspondence and acquired papers. Language: English, some French. Arrangement: In five documents: library catalogues/lists, poems, plays and manuscripts, personal correspondence, miscellaneous papers and acquired papers. Extent: 9 vols., 4 envelopes, 2 bundles, 1 file.
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View document: Acquired papers, 1739-1772.

Acquired papers, 1739-1772

R5 - Scope and content: Papers acquired by Robert Clive, 1739-1772, some deliberately, others it seems by accident. - Extent: 1 bundle, 2 folders, 2 volumes. - Language: English, French....

Date:1739-1775
Contributor:National Library of Wales
Identifier:71859Clive6R-05
View document: Miscellaneous papers, 1742-1773.

Miscellaneous papers, 1742-1773

R4 - Scope and content: Miscellaneous papers, comprising bills and bonds, 1742-1773, subscription lists, 1762-1771, and papers relating to the Order of the Bath, 1764-[1772]. - Language: English, French. -...

Date:1739-1775
Contributor:National Library of Wales
Identifier:71859Clive6R-04
View document: Personal correspondence, 1760-1768.

Personal correspondence, 1760-1768

R3 - Scope and content: Personal and domestic correspondence comprising letters from Clive to his cousin George Clive, 1760-1761; letters to Clive in India from his wife, Margaret, Lady Clive,...

Date:1739-1775
Contributor:National Library of Wales
Identifier:71859Clive6R-03
View document: Poems, plays and manuscripts, [c.1760-c.1772].

Poems, plays and manuscripts, [c.1760-c.1772]

R2 - Scope and content: Poems, plays and manuscripts from Clive's private collection. - Extent: 1 vol. 1 envelope. - Contents List: R2/1) Poems, [c.1771] (Poem, [c.1771], in honour of...

Date:1739-1775
Contributor:National Library of Wales
Identifier:71859Clive6R-02
View document: Library catalogues/lists, 1769-1775.

Library catalogues/lists, 1769-1775

R1 - Scope and content: Catalogues/lists, 1769-1775, of the private and official papers that Clive kept at his various residences. - Arrangement: Chronological. - Extent: 5 vols., 1 envelope. -...

Date:1739-1775
Contributor:National Library of Wales
Identifier:71859Clive6R-01
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