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Miscellaneous papers relating to the passing of a local turnpike Act, 1764, the ‘weight’ of estate royalties for electoral purposes, [c. 1768], and the Pontefract election of 1768, which was fought by Henry Strachey, Clive’s secretary, who eventually won on appeal.

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

Catalogues of Clive’s libraries at Walcot and Berkeley Square, 1774, with loose papers, 1775-1776.

Poems, plays and manuscripts from Clive’s private collection.

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.

Indexes and lists of Clive's letter books and loose correspondence deriving from his second governorship of Bengal

Original and fair copy rentals, 1773-1778, of one fourth part of an estate in Okehampton purchased by Clive from Mr. John Hippisley Cox in Michaelmas 1773.

Letter books containing general letters (mostly public but some private) from Clive to correspondents in Europe but mainly to officers of the East India Company in India. They derive from his second period of residence in India, 1756-1760, when he returned as a lieutenant-colonel and held the positions of deputy-governor of Fort St David, and governor, for the first time, of Bengal. There are also some letters from Clive's aides and associates. -- The letters relate to military and naval operations in Bengal, the restoration of the East India Company's interests there, the East India Company's financial affairs, the capture and recapture of Calcutta, relations with the French and the capture of their settlement at Chandernagore, the political and military situation prevailing from the aftermath of the capture of Chandernagore to the march on Plassey, including relations with Siraj-ud-daula and Mir Jafar, and the battle of Plassey.

Letters of both a public and private nature (but mainly the former) sent by Clive at Calcutta to Europe during his second overnorship of Bengal. In the main the letters contain references to the East India Company's affairs in India and at home with regard to its revenues, the grant to the Company of the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, the trade in salt, betel nut and tobacco, Clive's civil and military reforms and his settlement with Shuja-ud-daula, the Nawab of Oudh. Clive also gives his frank views on the Company directorship (p. 40), individual directors e.g. Laurence Sulivan in whose defeat at the election of directors in 1765 he could not 'but rejoice exceedingly' (p. 16). and of Mr[william] Sumner, a member of his Select Committee in Calcutta as his proposed successor in Bengal (pp. 6-8). Other matters discussed include Clive's financial and domestic affairs including passing references to the refitting of the house at Berkeley Square and repairs to Walcot.

Letters, 1767-1773, written by Clive from England and France mainly to India. The subject matter ranges from East India Company affairs and Clive's continuing interests in Bengal to events in England.

Transcripts, 1763, of letters (and other documents), 1756-1760, from Clive to his relations (except for a cousin who was with him in India) and others in Europe relating to events in India and personal business matters. including letters from Clive at Bombay, Calcutta, Fort Gheria and camp near Chandernagore to ‘Honourable Sir’ [his father] referring to the capture of Gheria [Feb. 1756] (f. 1v) and Chandernagore [March 1757] (f. 2v), the Battle of Plassey [June 1757] (ff. 2v-3r), and his ambitions to be Governor General of India (f. 2r); to Mr Justice Clive [Clive's cousin, Edward, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas] concerning the purchase for him of an estate ‘60 miles from London’; to his agents/bankers in London and Sir Joshua Van Neck regarding financial affairs including negotiations for bills of exchange on the Dutch East India Company (with related correspondence between Sir Joshua Van Neck and John Vynantz, Amsterdam, and minutes of meetings of his attorneys); letters to and from George Clive (Clive's cousin who was with him in India) relating to financial matters and Clive's affairs in India; and accounts of sums realised on Dutch assignats.

Duplicates, 1763, of the transcripts of sections 1-6 in CC2.

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.

A cash book, 1765-1766, of monthly receipts and expenditure from Clive's second period as governor of Bengal which corresponds to the relevant journals and ledgers in CF3 and CF9.

A volume, 1756-1758, of ‘Bills Payable’ and ‘Bills Receivable’ deriving from Clive's second period in India. The details, in tabular form, include the names of those by whom the bills were drawn, to whom they were payable, their date, time span, when they became due and the sum involved.

Provincial treasury and revenue accounts and reports for the years 1758 and 1765-6.

Lists of Company servants and European civilians in Bengal in 1766.

Duplicates of the proceedings of the committee from its constitution on 7 May 1765 to 7 September 1765 relating to.

Proceedings of the committee from its constitution on 18 March 1766 to 6 Nov. 1766, including reports and accounts of officers such as the military Paymaster General containing abstracts of pay to sepoys, lascars, artificers and coolies, returns of casualties, a list of assistants and servants employed in the fort, charges relating to repairs and merchandize and particulars of marine disbursements.

A manuscript copy, [c. 1765], of the charter of 8 Jan. 1753 (26 George 11) establishing courts of justice in the East Indies concluding with (pp 75-80) a special reference to the Calcutta court in the form of a ‘Table to the Charter so far as Relates to the Mayors Court’.