Item 14: Letter from Warren Hastings to Bagle, 1781 January 16
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 14
Dates
- Created: 1781 January 16
Creator
- Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter.
Condition Note:
Okay. Strong vinegar smell.
Measurements:
8 ⅞ in. x 7 ¼ in.
Description:
The letter is authored on January 16, 1781, by British colonial administrator Warren Hastings to Scottish adventurer and diplomat, George Bogle. Hastings is speaking about the creation of a Committee of Revenue within Calcutta, and is offering Bogle a position on.
Location:
Fort William, Calcutta
Transcription:
Fort William 16 Jan 1781
Dear Bogle,
It is determined to dissolve approval Councils & to appoint a Committee of Revenue in Calcutta to which will have an immediate charge of all the Comm[ittee] Approvals. This Comm[ittee].: will consist of Andreas(?), Crofter(?) & yourself, perhaps a fourth will be added. If you are pleased with your App[ointmen]t. to it come immediately to Calcutta. If you are not, stay where you are, & I will nominate another; but I s[houl]’d be sorry to lose you.
Yours Aptly
Warren Hastings.
Creator
- Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818 (Person)
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