Guide to the Records of the East India Company (as filmed by the AJCP), 1726-1830

Summary

Collection number:

M470-M535

Creator:

East India Company

Extent:

199 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Factory records: Straits Settlements, 1769-1830 includes: Lengthy reports, letters and despatches relating to the British East India Company's interests in the Straits Settlements. Mainly contains Consultations or proceedings of the Presidents and Councils sent to the Company in London. There are Bengal Consultations relating to Prince of Wales Island 1786-1830, with indexes; Singapore Political and Secret Consultations 1827-28 with index; and Malacca Public and Political Consultations, 1827-1828. There are also letters from Prince of Wales Island 1805-30, and despatches from the Company to the Prince of Wales Island 1805-30. Other records have been grouped under the headings Singapore diary 1827-30, with index, Malacca diary 1826-30, with index, and Malacca journal and ledger 1826-30. There are separate groups of miscellaneous documents and reports 1769-95 and 1805-10.

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1856271] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

British Library, 96 Euston Road, London. Originally filmed at India Office Library, Blackfriars Road, London. The India Office Library and Records was transferred to the British Library in 1982, it is now called India Office Records. Collection Reference: IOR/G/34. For further information see British Library Manuscripts and Archives Catalogue: India Office Records and Private Papers: Factory Records: Straits Settlments. (http://searcharchives.bl.uk/IAMS_VU2:IAMS036-000177481)

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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