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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Reference | NLS MS.5041 |
| Collection Title | Steuart Papers |
| Title | Correspondence of Charles Steuart, Cashier and Paymaster, American Board of Customs, 1784-1797, n.d. |
| Document Type | Manuscript |
| Date | 1784-1797 |
| Theme(s) | The East India Company: Government and Administration c. 1750-1857; The Mysore and Maratha Wars |
| Keywords | correspondence, finance, civil servants, family, social, society, memorial, accounts, military, army, Third Mysore War (1790-92) |
| Names | Steuart, Charles; Steuart, James; Steuart, William; Cornwallis, Lord Charles; Sultan, Tipu; Nizam Ali Khan, Nizam of Hyderabad |
| Places | London, Agra, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Hyderabad |
| Notes | Includes letters from Charles Steuart's nephew William Steuart (ff. 101, 141, 156, 162, 170, 185, 189, 193, 195, 197, 208, 210, 215, 223, 226, 228), written during his time serving in India, 1788-92. William Steuart's letters deal with his position in the army, his finances, fathering a child with an Indian woman, the Third Mysore War (1790-92) and his employment with the Nizam's cavalry. For permission reasons folios 3-70 have not been included. |
| Library | National Library of Scotland |
| Copyright | National Library of Scotland |