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

Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818

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Hastings was the first governor general of British India. He began in 1750 as a clerk at the East India Company. In 1761, he was appointed to the Calcutta Council, and in 1769, was made a member of the Madras Council. In 1771, he became governor of Bengal, and in 1774, governor general of India. In 1784, he resigned and returned to England, where he was charged with high crimes and misdemenears. He was impeached in 1787 but, after a long trial, was acquitted in 1795. He was made a privy councilo...

Thompson, George Nesbitt, active 1779-1806, Creator of Mss Eur D1083

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Chambers, Frances, 1758-1839, wife of Sir Robert Chambers

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nee Wilton, wife of Sir Robert Chambers. Epithet: wife of Sir Robert Chambers British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001394.0x0003cd ...

Close, Edward, active 1779-1806

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D'oyly, J H, active 1779-1806

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Wroughton, George, active 1779-1806

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Cooper, Samuel, active 1779-1806, Subject of Mss Eur D1083

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Cleveland, Augustus, 1755-1784

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1770 writership in Bengal; 1771-1775 assistant collector of Bhagalpur; 1775 collector of Bhagalpur; 1779 manager of Rajmahal hills settlement Epithet: East India Company servant British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000174.0x00015f ...

Hastings, Marion, active 1779-1806, wife of Warren Hastings

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Epithet: wife of Warren Hastings British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001244.0x0001e0 ...

Hyde, John, active 1779-1806, Creator of Mss Eur E245

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Halhed, Nathaniel Brassey, orientalist

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Epithet: Creator of Mss Eur B11-12 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001244.0x00016f Epithet: orientalist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x0002c8 ...

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 Epithet: East India Company official and diplomat British Library Archives and Manuscrip...