Catalogue description Treaties and Agreement with Country Powers in India.

(1) pp. i-iv, List of Contents. (2) pp. 1-5, Temporary Engagement with the Raja of Travancore, settled by Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, 17th Nov. 1795; pp. 6-19, Proposed terms of a perpetual Treaty with the Raja of Travancore, signed Jonathan Duncan (Printed in Aitchison, V, 431-6. See H/637 (20)); pp. 20-38, Correspondence between Bombay, Bengal (Governor-General), Ram Raja and Court. (3) pp. 39-50, Agreement between Lord Hobart (Governor of Madras) and the Nawab of Arcot relative to the District of Ramnadporam 4th March 1795 (not in Aitchison). (4) pp. 51-74, Treaty with the Raja of Tanjore concluded by A. Macleod for the modification of the Treaty of 1792, dated 23rd Jan. 1796, Annulled by Bengal (not in Aitchison), with extract from Bengal Political Letter of 30th June 1796. (See H/637 (21).) (5) pp. 75-6, Agreement with the Nawab of Oudh for defraying the expenses of two Regiments of Cavalry 20th March 1797 (Printed in Aitchison, II, 95. See H/637 (22)). (6) pp. 77-98, Commercial Arrangements concluded by Capt. Michael Symes at Ava (Printed in Aitchison, I, 265-70). See Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava, 1795, by Major M. Symes. (7) pp. 99-100, Sir John Shore's engagement granting an Annuity of 1,50,000 Rupees to the Nawab Vizir Saadat Ali Khan 26th Jan. 1798 (not in Aitchison). (8) pp. 101-15, Treaty between Nawab Vizir Saadat Ali Khan and the Company for an increase of Subsidy 21st Feb. 1798 (Printed in Aitchison, II, 95-9. See H/637 (23)); pp. 117-8, Engagement made by Saadat Ali Khan to the Bhaw Begum (mother of Asaf-ud-daula), guaranteed by the English (Printed in Aitchison, II, 99-100). (9) pp. 119-34, Treaty with the Nizam-ul-Mulk for increasing the Subsidiary Force 1st Sept. 1798 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 173-7. See H/637 (24)). (10) pp. 135-40, Coolnama or written Engagement from the Imam of Muscat for Alliance and Commerce 12th Oct. 1798 (Printed in Aitchison, VII, 87-8). (11) pp. 141-68, Treaty between the Company and the Nizam partitioning the Mysore Dominions 22nd June 1799 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 178-88); pp. 169-78, Explanatory Memorial. (See H/637 (25).) (12) pp. 181-98, Treaty with the Raja of Mysore for establishing him on the throne and providing him with a Subsidiary Force 8th July 1799 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 275-80); pp. 199-202, Explanatory Memorial. (See H/637 (26).) (13) pp. 203-16, Treaty with the Raja of Tanjore, making over the whole country to the Company for settling his private debts and to make provision for Amir Singh 25th Oct. 1799 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 386-90. See H/637 (27)); pp. 217-22, Letter from Raja Serfojee to Benjamin Torin (Resident at Tanjore) 23rd Oct. 1799; pp. 222-6, Lord Clive (Governor of Madras) to Benjamin Torin 29th Oct. 1799. (14) pp. 227-8, Agreement with the Imam of Muscat for the establishment there of a Resident 18th Jan. 1800, concluded by Capt. John Malcolm (Printed in Aitchison, VII, 88-9). (15) pp. 229-36, Agreement with the Nawab of Surat, Nasir-ud-din, for transferring the Administration of the country to the Company 13th May 1800 (Printed in Aitchison, IV, 496-8. See H/637 (28)). (16) pp. 237-54, Treaty of Defensive Alliance with the Nizam, concluded by Capt. J. A. Kirkpatrick 20th May 1800, Cancelled by Lord Wellesley and replaced by, pp. 255-85, Treaty of Defensive Alliance 12th Oct. 1800 (the latter is printed in Aitchison, V, 188-97. See H/637 (29)). (17) pp. 287-316, Treaty of Defensive Alliance with the King of Persia (Fateh Ali Shah), concluded by Capt. John Malcolm 1st Jan. 1801 (Printed in Aitchison, VI, 375-83). (18) pp. 317-28, Draft Treaty with the Nawab of Arcot prepared by Lord Clive on the principle of the Treaty of 1799 with Tanjore, but postponed for reasons stated in Lord Clive's letter of 21st May 1801 to Lord Wellesley; pp. 329-46, Treaty concluded with the Nawab of Arcot by Lord Clive 31st July 1801, but modified by Lord Wellesley as regards the right of Succession; pp. 347-64, Treaty with the Nawab of Arcot, Azim-ul-daula, for settling the Succession 31st July 1801 (this last is printed in Aitchison, V, 348-54. See H/637 (30)). (19) pp. 365-74, Treaty with the Raja of Nepal for giving effect to the Commercial Treaty of 1792, concluded by the Bengal Government 26th Oct. 1801, Ratified by the Governor-General on 30th Oct. 1801 and by Nepal on 28th Oct. 1802 (Printed in Aitchison, II, 161-5). (20) pp. 377-88, Treaty with the Nawab of Oudh for cession of Territory in commutation of Subsidy, concluded by Henry Wellesley and Lieut.-Col. William Scott 10th Nov. 1801 (Printed in Aitchison, II, 100-3. See H/637 (31)). (21) pp. 389-406, Treaty of Alliance and Commerce with the Sultan of Tidore, concluded by R. T. Farquhar (for the East India Company) 12th Nov. 1801; pp. 407-20, Treaty of Alliance and Commerce with the Sultan of Ternate, concluded by R. T. Farquhar 23rd Nov. 1801; pp. 423-40, Treaty of Alliance and Commerce with the Sultan of Batchian, concluded by R. T. Farquhar 30th Jan. 1802. (All these Treaties were dissolved by the Government of Madras and none of them are printed in Aitchison.) (22) pp. 441-6, Convention with Anand Rao Gaikwar for a Subsidiary Force, concluded by Jonathan Duncan 15th March 1802 (Printed in Aitchison, IV, 197-8. See H/637 (32)). (23) pp. 447-52, Treaty of Commerce with the Nizam, concluded by Major J. A. Kirkpatrick 12th April 1802 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 198-201. See H/637 (33)); pp. 453-8, Major Kirkpatrick to Marquess Wellesley 13th April 1802. (24) pp. 459-64, Treaty with the Nawab of Farrukhabad for cession of his Territories, concluded by Marquess Wellesley 4th June 1802 (Printed in Aitchison, II, 35-7. See H/637 (34)); pp. 464-6, N. B. Edmonstone (Secretary to Government) to G. Mercer (Secretary to the Governor of the Ceded Provinces), n.d., conveying Lord Wellesley's approval of Henry Wellesley's action.