Copies of letters from Lt-Gen Sir John Clavering (1772-77), C-in-C, India and member of Governor-General's Council 1774-77, and Philip Francis, to Lord North and others, and related papers, concerning the frustration of Clavering's attempt to become ... 1777
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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...
Clavering, John, Sir, 1722-1777
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1736 ensign; 1753 captain in the 2nd (Coldstream) foot guards; ?1756-1759 served in the West Indies; 1759 colonel, aide-de-camp to the king; 1760-1763 mission to the landgrave of Hesse-Cassel; 1762 colonel of the 52nd foot; 1770 lieutenant-general; 1773-1777 councillor of the Bengal supreme council; 1776 knighthood Epithet: army officer and councillor in India Title: Knight British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description ...
Barwell, Richard, 1741-1804
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1758-1780 servant of the East India Company; 1758 writer, the East India Company; 1763 sub-accomptant; 1763 resident, Malda; 1768-1770 second in council at Cossimbazar; 1769 resident, Rampur Boalia; 1770 military paymaster-general and mint-master, Calcutta; 1770-1773 member of the council of Fort William; 1771 chief at Patna; 1773 chief at Dacca; 1773 councillor, Supreme Council of Bengal; 1780 returned to England; 1781-1784 Member of Parliament for Helston; 1784-1790 Member of Parl...
North, Frederick
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Epithet: Lord North British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000269.0x000062 Epithet: Lord North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, Prime Minister British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001124.0x00015e Epithet: Lord North Title: 2nd Earl of Guilford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Ca...
Francis, Philip, 1740-1818
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British civil servant. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) : to his wife, London, Aire and Brussels, 1765 May 25-1767 Aug. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270750268 From the description of Autograph letter signed, 1788 Feb. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270750282 From the description of Autograph letters signed (12) : London and Calcutta, to Philip Baggs , 1770 Dec. 11 to 1776 Sept. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270750252 From ...