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- [c.1824]-[c.1828] (Creation)
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Extent and medium
31 vols
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Scope and content
The unit comprises transcripts, [c.1824]-[c.1828], of Clive of India's original letter books (now NLW, Clive of India Papers CR1-CR6); of some of Clive's letter books now no longer extant; and of other Clive papers made by or on behalf of Sir John Malcolm preparatory to his biography of Clive, together with drafts of the biography.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged into ten series: transcripts of Clive's general letters to Europe and within India, transcripts of Clive's country letter books, transcripts of Clive's Europe letter books, transcripts of Clive's letters within England to various individuals and to Company directors and his "India Letter Books" of letters from England to India, transcripts of letters from England to Clive, transcripts of letters in India to Clive, transcripts of papers relating to the Bengal expedition, transcripts of papers relating to Clive's life and career generally, drafts of his biography of Clive, and index and abstracts of Clive's correspondence.
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English, French
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Preferred citation: M