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The East India Company: Corrupt Governance and Cruelty in India, 1806-1814

  1. The East India Company: Corrupt Governance and Cruelty in India, 1806-1814

    Alternative titles: previously known as 'Indian papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, 1806-1814'
    previously known as 'India, business and control, 1806-1814: in the records of the Governor-General'

    This resource is part of: British Online Archives

    Description: The personal letters of the 1st Earl of Minto and his wife Anna Maria.The 1st Earl of Minto served as Governor-General of India from 1806 until 1813. An employee of the East India Company, Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound rose from President of the Board of Control to run the colony. The diplomatic and Indian material is detailed, with a focus on his work.

    Full text: Yes

    Subjects: Government & Official, History, Biography, Family History

    Access: Access to this resource is restricted to our Edinburgh reading rooms and to Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.