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Robert Clive Papers
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Particulars,

Including rents for the lordship and borough of Usk arranged by street which are continued in EU2/3.

Particulars,

Includes an estimate of masonry, carpentry and tiling work to be done at Usk Castle.

Parliamentary enquiry papers,

Original documents and near-contemporary copies of Clive’s papers assembled and prepared in 1772-1773 for his defence before the select committee. They include his speech to Parliament, minutes of interrogatories of witnesses, copies of his official correspondence, and memoranda and notes, etc., looking back to events and aspects of his service over a ten year period from his victory at Plassey (1757) to his final return to England (1767).

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Papers relating to the Order of the Bath,

Papers, 1764-[1772], relating to Clive’s investiture and installation as a Knight of the Bath including the royal dispensation for his wearing the badge and ensigns of the Order in view of his residence in India and a list of ticket holders for the installation ball. [544 n]Further papers relating to Clive’s knighthood are in T7/4.

Papers relating to renovations,

Orders, 1765, for payment in connection with renovations to Walcot under the direction of the architect, Sir William Chambers (1726-1796) together with a letter, 1763, relating to palings at Styche and the question of their removal to Walcot.

Papers relating to purchase and sales,

Articles of agreement, 1763, concerning the purchase of the estate, Clive's proposals thereon [c. 1763], and an account, 1764, of the notes of hand given by him to Mr. Walcot, together with a printed notice, Sept. 1766, of the sale, on 27 Oct. 1766, of the manor of Myndtown and two farms in Myndtown, co. Salop.

Papers of William Dobbins,

Papers, [c. 1760]-[c. 1763], of William Dobbins [an east India Company servant?] comprising his current account with the Nawab and a list of persons ‘who lent money to William Dobbins when in Nabob’s Service’.

Papers of Vanistart's pension to Lord Clive.

Memorandum regarding the amounts, except jewels, sent by Mir Qasim to Mr [Arthur] Vanistart and Mr Hastings at Calcutta during the year 1167, or 1169 Bangla. -- Details of sums sent through khvajah Parvish, Turab Ali Khan, Jagatseth Mihtab Rae, Khvajah Aratun, etc. -- Income received from Monghyr through Hidayat Allah and Hariprashad during the month of Phagan. -- Income received by Ramchiran during the year 1167 from traders, landlords, etc. -- Enclosure: Memorandum regarding amounts of money Khvajah Pidroshan received from his employees. -- From Chand Ghosh, Jagannath Bisvas, Kashinath Bakhshi, Khushhal, Ram Singh, Tejram, Sudra Ram, and Ramkishor.

Out-letter books,

Letter books, 1764-1768, containing outgoing correspondence of Clive’s attorneys’ in pursuance of the business transacted in their meetings.

Original rentals,

Rentals, 1771-1777, giving the names of tenants and descriptions of their ‘places and holdings’.

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