Papers, 1775-1826.

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Papers, 1775-1826.

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Collection consists of papers and correspondence related to Macartney's service in India as Colonial Governor and President of Fort St. George, Madras, under the British East India Company, from 1781-86. The collection numbers 170 pieces, including correspondence with Hyder Ali and Tippoo Sahib, and texts of treaties and surrender terms.

3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7401700

University of California, Los Angeles

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East India Company

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The East India Company (formally called the Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies (1600-1708) and the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies (1708-1873)), was an English company formed for the exploitation of the spice trade in East and Southeast Asia and India. It was incorporated by Royal Charter in December 1600. From the guide to the East India Company, 1647, 1647, (Senate House Library, University of London) ...

Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806

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A member of an old Scots-Irish family, Macartney studied at Trinity College (M.A., 1759) in Dublin. He was knighted and appointed envoy extraordinary to Russia in 1764 and, on his return, entered Parliament, becoming chief secretary for Ireland (1769-72). In 1775 he became governor of the Caribbee Islands (Grenada, the Grenadines, and Tobago), being created an Irish baron in 1776, and from 1780 to 1786 he served as governor of Madras. After being created a viscount (1792), he was sent to China t...