Orme, Robert, 1728-1801

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Historiographer to the East India Company, 1769-1801.

From the description of Letter, 1769 Aug. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122413200

1744-1758 offical of the East India Company; 1754-1758 member of Madras Council; 1769 first official historiographer of the East India Company; 1770 fellow of the Society of Antiquaries

Epithet: East India Company official and historian

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000442.0x000128
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referencedIn Bradford, William, 1755-1795. Manuscripts on Indian affairs, 1737-1775, [n.d.]. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Vol. CLXI. 1752-1754.India: Papers rel. to negotiations betw. the French and English Cos.: 1753, 1754.Louis XV of France: Papers of Lord Holdernesse conc. Anglo-French relations: 1749-1761.includes:f. 7 Robert Orme, historian of British India: Corres..., 1752-1754 British Library
referencedIn Donald Hyde and Mary Hyde Eccles Autograph Collection, 1505-1957 (inclusive), 1702-1854 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Manuscripts on Indian affairs, 1755-1792, [n.d.], 1755-1792 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Robert Orme papers., 1767-1803 British Library
referencedIn Asoka Sinha Raja Tammita-Delgoda papers., 1991 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xli. 1790-1792.William Walford: Letters to W. Hastings and others: 1784-1810.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1779-1795.Samuel Turner, Lieutenant, Commissioner to Thibet: Letters to W. Hastings a..., 1790-1792 British Library
creatorOf Orme, Robert, 1728-1801. Letter, 1769 Aug. 30. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Robert Orme papers., 1782 British Library
referencedIn Vol. v. 1775.Sir John Mcpherson, Member of the Council, afterwards Governor-General of India: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1786.Sir Elijah Impey, Chief Justice of Bengal: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1775-1808.Thomas Goddard, General: Corresponde..., 1775 British Library
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Collection of documents concerning the American Revolution, 1740-1866 Houghton Library
referencedIn LETTERS AND PAPERS OF ROBERT CLIVE, 1st Baron Clive, relating to his military and civil career in India. Cf. Brit. Mus. Quart., x, 1935-1936, p. 103, Friends of the National Libraries Report, 1935-1936, pp. 22-24 and pl. V. A. (1) Autograph letter, d..., 1762-1766 British Library
referencedIn The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. : including a journal of a tour to the Hebrides, extra-illustrated, 1711-1834 (inclusive). Houghton Library
referencedIn Robert Clive papers., 1761 British Library
referencedIn Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn LEEDS PAPERS. Vol. CLXV (ff. 234). (1) Correspondence of Lord Holdernesse with officers and officials in India, including (passim) Col. John Adlercron and Rear-Adm. Charles Watson, Commander-in-chief of the land and sea forces; 1754-1761. ff. 1-182;-..., 1753-1761 British Library
creatorOf `Historical fragments of the Mogul Empire' by Robert Orme (London 1782): copy interleaved with blank pages of which those opposite pp cxix-cxxiv contain relevant notes from Gilbert Burnet's `History of His own Time' (1724)., 1782 British Library
creatorOf Robert Orme papers., 1745-1780 British Library
referencedIn Vol. III. (ff.308),1806-1807.includes:ff. 1, 11, 67, 79 Lieutenant-General Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake 1807: Correspondence with Lord Wellesley: 1802-1808. ff. 5, 25 Colonel George William Richard Harcourt: Letters to Lord Wellesley: 1805-1810. f...., 1806-1807 British Library
referencedIn LEEDS PAPERS. Vol. CLXVI (ff. ii+54). Two treatises by Robert Orme, the historian of India. Copies. Viz:-(1) 'General Idea of the Government and People of Indostan'; 1 Sept. 1753. Printed in Orme's Historical Fragments of the Mogul Empire . . ., 1805..., 1753 British Library
creatorOf `The War of Bengal': printed summary by Robert Orme of the history of Bengal up to the seizure of Calcutta by Siraj-ud-daula in 1756. These printed sheets (nd, ?1770-75) are heavily annotated by Orme and comprise a version of Book VI of his history d... British Library
referencedIn Indian and Military Affairs of Pennsylvania, 1737-1775, 1737-1775 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Nead, Frank B. Documents, 1663-1866. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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associatedWith Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 person
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Death 1801-01-13

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