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- 1757-1768. (Creation)
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10 vols., 1 envelope.
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Biographical history
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.
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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.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged into six series: 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.
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Preferred citation: CSA