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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Reference | NLS MS.8252 |
| Collection Title | Stuart Stevenson Papers |
| Title | Letters of Major-General James Stuart on political and military events in India, 1776-1780. |
| Document Type | Manuscript |
| Date | 1776-1780 |
| Description | This series of letters (NLS MSS. 8252-54) includes drafts and copies, of Major-General James Stuart to his brother, Andrew Stuart. The majority of these letters were written while James Stuart was in India, and they provide a regular report, in places a day-to-day report, of political and military events in Madras. |
| Theme(s) | The East India Company: Government and Administration c. 1750-1857 |
| Keywords | correspondence, military, army, government, Madras politics, administration of Tanjore, trial, Indian politics, Indian Princes, Marathas, succession of the Peshwa, court-martial, Second Mysore War (1780-84) |
| Names | Stuart, James; Stuart, Andrew; Muhammad Ali Khan Walahjah, Nawab of Arcot; Pigot, Lord George; Fletcher, Sir Robert; Tanjore, Raja of; Clavering, General; Nizam Ali Khan, Nizam of Hyderabad; Ali, Haidar; Coote, Sir Eyre; Munro, Sir Hector |
| Places | Tanjore, Madras, Madras Presidency, Poona, Bombay Presidency, Guntoor Circar |
| Library | National Library of Scotland |
| Copyright | National Library of Scotland |