Chapman, Charles, 1752-1809, East India Company official and diplomat

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1773 appointed writer in the East India Company's Bombay service; 1775-1778 worked in the governor-general's (Warren Hastings's) office in Bengal; 1778-1779 mission to Vietnam as emissary for the Bengal government; 1781-1783 mission to the Maratha ruler of Berar at Nagpur; 1786-1789 on furlough; 1794-1801 manager of a salt district; 1802-1805 MP for Newtown, Isle of Wight

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referencedIn ANDERSON PAPERS. Vol. IX (ff. 220). Letters from:-(1) Charles Chapman, of the E. India Co.'s service (M.P. for Newton, Isle of Wight, 1802), partly in cypher (deciphered); 16 Mar. 1782-22 July 1783. ff. 1-50. (2) Samuel Charters, of the E. India Co...., 1772-1784 British Library
referencedIn Vol xiv. April-15 Sept. 1780.David Anderson: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1778-1817.William Popham, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1779-1794.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1779-1795.Sweeney Toon... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxv. Sept.-15 Nov. 1782John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.John Bristow, Resident at Lucknow: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1775-1785.Charles Chapman, Res... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xlvii. 1801-1802.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1779-1795.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Sir Charles..., 1801-1802 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xlii. 1793-April, 1795.John Hollond, Resident at Hyderabad: Letters to W. Hastings: 1780-1818.Samuel Turner, Lieutenant, Commissioner to Thibet: Letters to W. Hastings and others: 1784-1799.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hast..., 1793-1795 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxvii. Feb.-March, 1783.Alexander Davidson, of the Council of Fort St George: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1780, 1781.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hasti... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxix. 18 June-Sept. 1783.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1779-1795.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxx. Oct. 1783-20 Jan. 1784.John Bristow, Resident at Lucknow: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1775-1785.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.John Caillau... British Library
referencedIn Vol. l. 1806.Sir Charles D'Oyly, 7th Baronet; of Shottisham: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1795-1818.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Charles Chapman, Re..., 1806 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxiii. April-June, 1782.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1779-1795.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Alex... British Library
referencedIn WARREN HASTINGS PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. i + 153). Miscellaneous correspondence of Warren Hastings, 1775-1818. Among the correspondents (all of whom are given in the Index) are: Lord Mansfield, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Dr. Samuel Johnson, Sir William Jones, L..., 1775-1818 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xviii. May-July, 1781.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1779-1795.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Alexan... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxxv. Sept.-Oct. 1784.Sir John Hadley D'Oyly, 6th Baronet; of Shottisham: Letters to W. Hastings: 1784-1813.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Alexander Dav... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xx. Oct.-Nov. 1781.William Popham, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1779-1794.Thomas Goddard, General: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1774-1782.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxviii. April-15 June, 1783.John Bristow, Resident at Lucknow: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1775-1785.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.John Caillau... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxxvii. Feb.-Aug. 1785.John Hollond, Resident at Hyderabad: Letters to W. Hastings: 1780-1818.Samuel Turner, Lieutenant, Commissioner to Thibet: Letters to W. Hastings and others: 1784-1799.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hast... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxxix. 16 March, 1786-11 Sept. 1787.Sir John Hadley D'Oyly, 6th Baronet; of Shottisham: Letters to W. Hastings: 1784-1813.Samuel Turner, Lieutenant, Commissioner to Thibet: Letters to W. Hastings and others: 1784-1799.Edward Baber, Resident at M... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxxi. 22 Jan.-20 March, 1784.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.John Bristow, Resident at Lucknow: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1775-1785.Charles Chapma... British Library
referencedIn Vol xxiv. July-Aug. 1782.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1779-1795.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.John ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxxii. 21 March-20 May, 1784.Sir John Hadley D'Oyly, 6th Baronet; of Shottisham: Letters to W. Hastings: 1784-1813.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.Joh... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xl. 18 Sept. 1787-Dec. 1789.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.George Nesbitt Thompson: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1785-1818.John Scott-... British Library
referencedIn Vol xv. 17 Sept.-Dec. 1780.Thomas Goddard, General: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1774-1782.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.John Caillaud, Brigadier-Gen... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxxviii. Sept. 1785-15 March, 1786.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xiii. Aug. 1779-March, 1780.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1779-1795.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xlvi. June. 1799-Dec. 1800.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.Charles Chapman, Reside... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxxiii. 21 May-20 July, 1784.John Hollond, Resident at Hyderabad: Letters to W. Hastings: 1780-1818.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.John Caillaud, Bri... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxxvi. Nov. 1784-Jan. 1785.John Scott-Waring, Major, MP for Stockbridge: Letters to W. Hastings and others: 1772-1813.Colonel Thomas Deane Pearse: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1781-1788.William Palmer, Major, afterwards General: Corresponden... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xlviii. 1803-Sept. 1804.John Hollond, Resident at Hyderabad: Letters to W. Hastings: 1780-1818.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.John Caillaud, Brigadie..., 1803-1804 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xvii. 14 Feb.-April, 1781.Alexander Davidson, of the Council of Fort St George: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1780, 1781.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Has... British Library
referencedIn Vol xvi. Jan.-13 Feb. 1781.Thomas Goddard, General: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1774-1782.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Sweeney Toone, M... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xliii. April, 1795-Dec. 1796David Anderson: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1778-1817.Sir John Hadley D'Oyly, 6th Baronet; of Shottisham: Letters to W. Hastings: 1784-1813.Samuel Turner, Lieutenant, Commissioner to Thibet: Letters to W. Hasting... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xlv. March, 1798-May, 1799.Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Imhoff, stepson of Warren Hastings: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1793-1816.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Let... British Library
referencedIn Vol. li. Jan.-Oct. 1807.Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Imhoff, stepson of Warren Hastings: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1793-1816.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspon... British Library
referencedIn NARRATIVE of a Journey to Nagpúr in 1798, by H.T. Colebrooke;-Memorandum on the means of offence against the Rajah of Berar, after the conquest of the Province of Cuttack;-Replies by Capt. J. Blunt to questions respecting routes to Nagpore and Berar,..., 1781-1803 British Library
referencedIn ANDERSON PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 278). Correspondence of D. Anderson with Warren Hastings as Governor-General of Bengal chiefly concerning Anderson's embassy to the Marathas, and including correspondence with the Select Committee at Bombay and other docu..., 1774-1785 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxvi. 16 Nov. 1782-Jan. 1783.David Anderson: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1778-1817.Thomas Goddard, General: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1774-1782.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.John Bristow, Resi... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxxiv. 22 July-Aug. 1784.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1779-1795.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Ale... British Library
referencedIn Correspondence and papers of George Nesbitt Thompson (1753-1831), Private Secretary to Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Governor of Bengal 1772-74 and Governor General 1774-85, 1779-1806 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxi. Dec. 1781-Jan. 1782.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.Charles Chapman, Resident... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxii. Feb.-March, 1782.Alexander Davidson, of the Council of Fort St George: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1780, 1781.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence wit... 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
referencedIn Vol. xix. Aug.-Sept. 1781.William Popham, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1779-1794.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letter... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xliv. 1797-Feb. 1798.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Samuel Turner, Lieutenant, Commissioner to Thibet: Letters to W. Hastings and others: 1784-1799.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings:..., 1797-1798 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xlix. Oct. 1801-Dec. 1805.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1779-1795.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Si... British Library
referencedIn 1. NARRATIVE of a voyage to Cochin China in. 1778, by Charles Chapman. [Printed in the Asiatic Annual Register for 1801. Miscellaneous tracts, p. 62.] f. 1. With plan of his route by Lieut. J. S. Ewart, 1782, f. 89. 2. "Captain [Michael] Symes's narr..., 1778-1795 British Library
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