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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Reference | NLS MS.3838 |
| Title | Official correspondence sent by Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell, of Inverneil, to Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, mostly during the former's Governorship of Madras (1786-9), 1787-1788. |
| Document Type | Manuscript |
| Date | 1787-1788 |
| Description | Part two in a series of manuscripts (NLS MSS. 3837-39), which includes lengthy memoranda and minutes by Campbell and others, deals in considerable detail with the political, civil, and military affairs of Madras. |
| Theme(s) | The East India Company: Government and Administration c. 1750-1857 |
| Keywords | correspondence, minutes, military, government, army, administration, threat of attack from Tipu Sultan, threat of invasion of Travancore by Tipu Sultan, army appointments, possibility of a French attack, finance, revenue, zamindars, the Dutch in India, relations with the Dutch, treaty, terms of treaty, alliance, Indian Princes, Tanjore government |
| Names | Campbell, Sir Archibald; Dundas, Henry; Sultan, Tipu; Rauze, Vizeram; Michell, W.; Muhammad Ali Khan Walahjah, Nawab of Arcot; Tanjore, Raja of |
| Places | Madras, Fort St. George, Madras Presidency, Travancore, Vizagapatam, Vizianagram, Tanjore, Guntoor Circar, Coromandel Coast, Poona, Bombay Presidency |
| Notes | The correspondence has been arranged in mainly chronological order by a clerk of Dundas, and has been bound probably at the same time. Bought, Sotheby's, 24 May, 1948, lot 4657. Reid Fund. |
| Library | National Library of Scotland |
| Copyright | National Library of Scotland |