Correspondence of Charles, first Marquis Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, first Marquis Cornwallis (1738–1805), was an influential colonial governor, appointed Governor General of India in 1786 and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1797. These volumes, first published in 1858, contain personal letters written during his extensive career.
Print Book, English, c2011
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, [England], c2011
History
3 v. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
9781108028257, 9781108028226, 9781108028233, 9781108028240, 110802825X, 1108028225, 1108028233, 1108028241
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Volume 1: Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; 1. The Cornwallis family; 2. America; 3. Siege of Charlestown; 4. Difficulties in moving the army; 5. Refusal of the Americans to exchange Lord Cornwallis; 6. Resignation of Constableship of the Tower; 7. Mr. Pitt's offer of the Governor-Generalship declined by Lord Cornwallis; 8. India; 9. Corruption among Company's servants; 10. Financial arrangements; 11. Lord Cornwallis intends to return to England; 12. Tippoo attacks the Raja of Travancore; Appendix. Volume 2: 12 continued. Embassy to China; 13. Arrival of Lord Cornwallis at Madras; 14. Campaign of 1792; 15. British mission to Nepaul; 16. Lord Cornwallis returns to England; 17. Lord Cornwallis Master-General of the Ordnance; 18. Discontent of the officers of the Bengal Army; 19. Alarming state of Ireland; Appendix. Volume 3: 19 continued. The Archbishop of Cashel; 20. Disposal of the State-prisoners; 21. Hopes of a majority for the Union; 22. The Catholic question; 23. Expected French invasion; 24. Lord Cornwallis returns home; 25. Policy of Sir John Shore and Lord Wellesley; Index.
Includes index
Reprint of the original edition published by John Murray, London, 1859