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Papers of the Calcutta Council and its committees, 1757-1768

Collection: The East India Company: Laying the Foundations for British Colonial Domination of India, 1752-1774    Volumes    Papers of the Calcutta Council and its committees, 1757-1768
Sub-series CSA: The council's official title was the Council of Fort William, Calcutta, of which Clive, as Governor of Bengal, was the ex officio president. In 1766, during Clive's second governorship, it was composed of fourteen senior company servants. Scope and content: Consultations (i.e. minutes, resolutions and correspondence) of the council, 1765, indexes to the consultations, 1766, proceedings of the select committee, 1765, proceedings of a committee of inspection, 1766, and miscellaneous correspondence and papers (council and committees), 1757-1759, 1766-1767. Arrangement: In six documents: consultations, indexes to the consultations, proceedings of the council, proceedings of the select committee, proceedings of the committee of inspection, and miscellaneous correspondence and papers. Extent: 10 vols., 1 envelope.
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View document: Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of the council and committees, 1757-1759, 1763, 1765-1767.

Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of the council and committees, 1757-1759, 1763, 1765-1767

CSA6 - Scope and content: Copy, duplicate and draft correspondence and papers, 1757-1759, 1765-1767 relating to the council and committee business. It includes a copy of Clive's general letter to...

Date:1752-1774
Contributor:National Library of Wales
Identifier:71859-6CSA-06
View document: Proceedings of the committee of inspection, 1766.

Proceedings of the committee of inspection, 1766

CSA5 - Administrative history: The committee of inspection was appointed at the instigation of Clive to examine the work of the civil and military departments in Calcutta and to draw...

Date:1752-1774
Contributor:National Library of Wales
Identifier:71859-6CSA-05
View document: Proceedings of the select committee, 1765.

Proceedings of the select committee, 1765

CSA4 - Administrative history: During Clive's second governorship (1765-1767) a select committee was composed of himself and his own nominees and friends. The East India Company intended it as a...

Date:1752-1774
Contributor:National Library of Wales
Identifier:71859-6CSA-04
View document: Proceedings of the council, 1768.

Proceedings of the council, 1768

CSA3 - Scope and content: Duplicates of proceedings (i.e. minutes, resolutions, etc. as in the consultations) of the board meeting, held 1 Feb 1768 and devoted exclusively to the dispute...

Date:1752-1774
Contributor:National Library of Wales
Identifier:71859-6CSA-03
View document: Index to council consultations, 1766.

Index to council consultations, 1766

CSA2 - Scope and content: Alphabetical index to the consultations for 1766, the consultations themselves not being present. In addition to references to individual persons and places, there are entries...

Date:1752-1774
Contributor:National Library of Wales
Identifier:71859-6CSA-02
View document: Consultations of council, 1765.

Consultations of council, 1765

CSA 1 - Scope and content: Extracts from the consultations (i.e. the minutes, resolutions and correspondence) of the council from May to September 1765. They relate to the appointment of...

Date:1752-1774
Contributor:National Library of Wales
Identifier:71859-6CSA-01
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