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During the period covered by this volume Clive was back in England having returned some six months previously. It contains just four meetings of two of his attorneys (i.e. John Walsh and George Clive) devoted exclusively to estate matters i.e. the estates of the late Lord Windsor and of Mr. Waring, and those of Kevenlease, Maeslough and Shrewsbury. It includes loose minutes [circa 5 Feb. 1768] of the first three meetings.

Includes letters about discussed electioneering (pp. 1-4), the purchase of estates (pp. 1-2. 6-8.13-15), and the legacy left to Clive by Mir Jafar (p. 5).

Copy of T7/6 for Lady Clive but without the memorandum.

Catalogue of the library at Berkeley Square catalogued by size with location followed by music books and maps; an alphabetical catalogue of books at Claremont, January 1775 and since removed to Berkeley Square; and catalogues of books at Walcot and Oakly extracted from Mr Probert’s inventories The whole library was valued at £850-16-0. The catalogue ends with an acknowledgement by Edward Clive that he has received from his father’s executors all the books catalogued in accordance to his father’s will.

Poem, [c. 1771], in honour of Lord Clive by Francis Bacon Lee.

Letters, 12 March 1765-15 March 1767, to Clive in India and during his voyages out and back from Margaret, Lady Clive at Berkeley Square and Westcomb but also from his son Edward at Berkeley Square and Eton. They convey news of family and friends, events and happenings in England and Ned’s (Edward’s) schooling and make recommendations for appointments in the Company’s service. Some of Lady Clive’s letters are long, that of 12 Nov. 1766, for example, comprising 23 pages.

Letters from Lady Clive in Europe to Lord Clive in England written in the context of the continental tour which they both undertook in 1768, but from which Clive returned earlier than his wife because of an illness that prevented him from travelling. The letters, dated 9 and 21 Sept. 1768, and written from Spa in France to Clive at Berkeley Square, speak of Lady Clive’s progress and homecoming.

Financial journal of Edward Crisp of London detailing income received (much from shipping investments) and of expenditure. The journal begins with lists of balances due to and from ‘the estate of Edward Crisp, Esq. Dec.’ He may be related to another Edward Crisp, Clive’s accountant (see also R5/2).

Daybook and ready money of a London firm of chinaware dealers, almost certainly Messrs Crisp, Sanders & Co., Vauxhall.

A manuscript, [c. 1766], comprising copies of letters relating to a dispute between George Johnstone, the governor of West Florida, and the deputy governor. George Johnstone was the leader of a group in the House of Commons which took part in the attack on Clive in the parliamentary enquiry of 1772-1773. His brother, John Johnstone, a member of the Calcutta Select Committee, disputed Clive’s powers as governor of Bengal in 1765. These links perhaps help to explain Clive’s interest in and custody of the manuscript.

An incomplete manuscript, [c. 1772], of a Refutation of Considerations on Indian Affairs by William Bolts (1772), being presumably A View of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the British Government in Bengal (1772) by Harry Verelst, Clive’s successor as governor.

Transcripts, 1763, of letters 245-284, 1759, Jan. 13-31. Letter no. 281, 31 Jan. 1759, being Clive's request to the Seths for a jagir which he was eventually granted in June 1759 (p. 19).

Transcripts, 1763, of letters 319-365, 1759, Feb. 19-March 8.

Transcripts, 1763, of letters 692-740, 1759, June 21-July 14.

Duplicate of CC2/1