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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 estate papers are in Shropshire Archives and amongst the papers of Clive's attorney, John Ashby, in National Archives, C109. Notes: Includes some material which post-dates Clive's death in 1774. 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 travel account book, 1771-1773, journals of house-stewards' books, 1767-1768, ledger of house-stewards' books, 1767-1768, ledgers of Edward Crisp's cash account with Lord Clive, 1767-1774, cellar book, 1773-1775, household memoranda of Clive's French tour, 1768, inventories of Berkeley Square and other properties, 1760-[c.1770], and miscellaneous papers, 1755-[c.1770]. Related units: Further accounts relating to household/family matters are included in the core series of journals, ledgers and cash books, F2, F8 and F12 respectively. Further inventories are in T. Language: Mainly English, some Latin. Arrangement: In thirteen documents: general household and personal account books, clothing account books, furnishings and fittings account books, Condover household account books, Westcomb household account books, general household and travel account books, journals of house-stewards' books, ledgers of house-stewards' books, ledgers of Edward Crisp's account books, cellar books, memoranda of Clive's French tour, inventories of Berkeley Square and other properties, and miscellaneous papers. Extent: 27 vols., 1 envelope. 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 of 1772-1773. Arrangement: In three documents: poll books, Parliamentary enquiry papers, and miscellaneous papers. Extent: 3 vols., 4 files, 1 envelope. 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 →
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