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Letters addressed to the East India Company's Court of Directors written by Clive mainly during his last years in England, 1767-1774, but also whilst he was touring Europe in 1768, They allude to the Company's affairs in Bengal and his own professional and personal concerns arising from his service there.

Letter books containing letters from Clive written principally during his final years in England from 1767 to 1774 although there are some addressed from Europe which he visited between January and September 1768. For the most part they are addressed to various individuals in England but with the occasional letter to India and elsewhere. The varied nature of the letters reflects both Clive's own personal and domestic concerns and his continuing interest in Indian affairs after leaving Bengal. Nineteenth century transcripts are NLW, Sir John Malcolm Papers, M4.

Ledgers of Clive’s executors, 1775-1796, giving summary balances due from, and received to, Clive’s estate

Ledgers corresponding to the earliest journals of India accounts in CF1.

A ledger, 1767-1768, corresponding to the journals in H7.

Ledgers corresponding to the journals in CG1.

This series of general ledgers, 1763-1774 corresponds to the journals in CF2 with the entries arranged under appropriate headings.

Ledgers, 1767-1774, giving details of cash received and disbursed in respect of general household, personal and family expenses, each payment being accompanied by its corresponding voucher number. The properties referred to include Claremont, Walcot, Oakly Park, Styche and the Berkeley Square house. The period of the ledgers represents Clive's final years in England but amongst the disbursements are payments connected with his last voyage from India, 1767, and his tours of Europe, 1768, and, 1773-1774. With the exception of the last volume (H9/9), each ledger is consecutively numbered and entitled as above, Edward Crisp being Clive's accountant.

A ledger, 1755-1757 (possibly the sole survivor of a series of similar ledgers) giving details of Clive's dealings in diamonds and other gems. The ledger gives the names of those with whom he dealt and are arranged under separate sections for rough diamonds, diamonds, ‘Dutch small Brillts’, rose diamonds, rubies, sapphires and diamonds English. Included are two loose accounts, 1746-1751, and 1754, the former dating back to Clive's first period in India. The volume itself derives mainly from Clive's second period in India but commences a little earlier when he was still in England.

Journals of Clive’s executors, 1775-1795, recording details of monies received and due to named individuals, value of investments and jewellery, expenditure on estate repairs and improvements, payments to annuitants, and members of the family, estate income, rent arrears, etc.

Volumes containing details of Clive's financial transactions during his second governorship of Bengal from 4th May 1765 until 31st Dec. 1766. The varied nature of the accounts is reflected in the different heads under which they are listed. These include travelling expenses from Europe, company's allowances, wearing apparel, charges general, table expenses, governor's duties (e.g. receipt of mint office duties), account ‘Nazeranny’ relating to the receipt and sale of nazars i.e. money or valuables (e.g. elephants) presented to a superior when granted an audience, joint salt concerns, jewels, gold, Society of Trade's certificates, company's interest bonds.

Journals, 1757-1759, relating to Clive’s second residence in India (including his first period as governor of Bengal) including accounts headed Bengal expedition, committee money, charges general (including his salary), remittances to England, interest bonds, profit and loss (including the receipt of card debts), chaise and horses, plate and jewels, life annuities and investments in ships.

The earliest and presumably the only surviving volume of a series of general journals of house-stewards' accounts. Included are monthly payments and receipts in respect of general, house, travelling, children', stable and pocket expenses, servants wages, liquors, wearing apparel, sundry accounts and accounts of sundry persons and of Clive's journey to France in 1768.

Journals of the ‘State of Affairs and Accounts’ of Henry Harnett of Calcutta, a Company servant, continued presumably by his executors after his death in 1727. The journals contain details of his personal accounts, his respondentia loans secured on ships’ cargoes and his interests (described as ‘adventures’) in internal trade. The journals cover the years from 1727 to 1729, but the earliest transactions date back to 1725.

Journals, 1763-1774, containing accounts relating to the purchase and management (repairs, building work, rents and outgoings, tenants' arrears, etc.) of Clive's estates in England, Wales and Ireland, and his town house in Berkeley Square; expenses relating to elections, to the Acts of Parliament for the Llangollen and Bishops Castle Turnpikes and to his tour of France; bank and life annuities, (annuitants named); his investments in ships; and various other accounts concerned with travel, stable, house, pocket and children's expenses’ together with accounts relating to India including expenses preparatory to and during Clive’s voyage; his jagir money collected and remitted from India by Henry Vansittart; bonds of the governor and council of Calcutta in the custody of General Carnac; bills on the East India Company; India stock; debts due to and from Clive in Bengal; and diamonds from Bengal and Madras.

Original perwannah [grant], June 1759, of Clive’s jagir together with a translation and ‘copies of other papers, [1758-1761], relative to the transactions in Bengal’.

An agreement, 16 May 1764, and a grant, 4 Nov. 1767, made between Clive and the East India Company concerning his right to and extension of his jagir.

A notebook/letter book containing nine letters, each dated 3 Oct. 1767, from Clive at Walcot to individual Company directors to thanking them for supporting the motion at the General Court for the extension of his jagir

Inventories, 1769-1781, of livestock, household furniture and personal belongings of Clive drawn up by or for his executors.