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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Reference | NLS MS.8253 |
| Collection Title | Stuart Stevenson Papers |
| Title | Letters of Major-General James Stuart on political and military events in India, 1781-1782. |
| Document Type | Manuscript |
| Date | 1781-1782 |
| 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; The Mysore and Maratha Wars |
| Keywords | correspondence, Indian Princes, Indian politics, Poligars, Marathas, revenue, military, Second Mysore War (1780-84), alliance, battle, intelligence on the French, French fleet, admiralty, relief of Vellore, surrender of Cuddalore, siege of Negapatam, Anglo-French hostilities, American War of Independence |
| Names | Stuart, James; Stuart, Andrew; Muhammad Ali Khan Walahjah, Nawab of Arcot; Cochrane, Basil; Macartney, Lord George; Hastings, Warren; Coote, Sir Eyre; Ali, Haidar; Munro, Sir Hector; Sultan, Tipu; Suffren, Pierre André de; Hughes, Sir Edward |
| Places | Bengal, Negapatam, Vellore, Tanjore, Madras, Madras Presidency, Trincomali (Trincomalee), Ceylon, Cuddalore, Coromandel Coast |
| Library | National Library of Scotland |
| Copyright | National Library of Scotland |