British Empire and Foreign Countries continued... India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Arc continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1001 , entire, etc. India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1775-76 bound collection of Boughton duplicate letters (approx. 80 pages) with remarkable contents in a sequence of letters to General Clavering describing Hastings’ policies “Tyrannical proceedings” and requesting “absolute discretion” and with reference to providing much of the research required to prosecute Richard Barwell, Hastings’ close ally, whilst maintaining publicly support for the Governor with one letter referring to Barwell being taken to court by cloth merchants over “violences used in taking from them 36,000 rupees”. Important insight into Bougton’s behaviour and conduct. Photo. (Image1) Est. £1,200-1,500 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1002 India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1775 (Feb.-Dec.) bound book headed “Abstract of Dacca Consultations”, in worn thick paper covers and containing the official records of the Supreme Council of the East India Company and compiled by Boughton with reference to colonial disputes and agreements, their salt monopoly, disputes with the Ghosal family, bounties for severed tiger’s ears, another remarkable survivor. Photo. (Image1) Est. £1,500-2,000 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1003 India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1775 (Mar./Apr.) three pages of folded scroll length gilt speckled letters (some defects), entirely in Shikasta Nasta'liq (Persian variant) concerning the Gokul Ghosal Estate Claims. Note: Gokul Ghosal was a chief native broker who amassed significant wealth working with the East India Company. Photo. (Image1) Est. £400-500 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1004 India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1775 (Mar.) letter (no address panel or cover) contents on side and entirely in Shikasta Nasta'liq (Persian variant) to Boughton (who could read this language) probably concerning a financial dispute and docketed on reverse “Gouil Ghosal/Recd Mch 29”. Photo. (Image1) Est. £150-170 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1005 India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1775 (Mar. 16) letter (two pages, partly severed, contents on three sides, no cover or address panel) to Boughton, datelined at Calcutta written and signed by Samuel Middleton, President of the East India Company’s Board of Trade, requesting Boughton to use his role as Chief of Dacca to collect debts for him and force the Talookdoar of Pergunah Boolisiah to pay a “considerable sum”. He also mentions to collectors had embezzled funds for which he also seeks justice and an in dictation of events that lead to the constitutional crisis. Photo. (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1006 India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1775 (Mar. 17) letter (one page, contents on four sides, no cover or address panel, small piece cut away) to Boughton, datelined at Narayanganj written and signed by James Crisp being a field report concerning illicit (untaxed) fleets carrying salt mounds and describes how East India Company officials were raiding warehouses and stopping legitimate fleets of other officials. Note: Crisp, backed by Boughton, raided agents who in turn were backed by Barton. Photo. (Image1) Est. £250-300 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1007 India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1775 (Mar. 24) letter (two pages, contents on four sides, no cover or address panel, small piece cut away) to Boughton, datelined at Luckipore written and signed by James Crisp being a field report concerning the seizure of 20,000 mounds of illicit (untaxed) salt by a smuggling fleet in Luckipore’s creeks including bribery attempts and Hastings’ attempts to create revenue monopolies and detailing the transition of the East India Company’s trading from privateering to regulated control. Photo. (Image1) Est. £300-350 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1008 India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1775 (Mar. 29, two, dated the same day) entire letter (hand-carried) and letter (two pages, contents on both sides, no cover or address panel) to Boughton, the first written by Richard Morris attempting to seek justice for his sepoy who had been “stripped and most severly flogged...his coat and turban cannot be found” illustrating Boughton’s role as both revenue collector and ultimate magistrate and other from the accused (Mr Arden) who claims he minimised the flogging as “a few strokes”. Important insight into justice and punishment. Photo. (Image1) Est. £300-350 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1009 India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1775 (Apr.) letter (no address panel or cover), entirely in a native language being a Bengali petition to the Dacca Council and endorsed on reverse “Puncho Rulton” probably Panchin Ratan concurrent with the Nandakumar crisis: Note this letter was bound following the Fowke Bishop mark letter (see Lot 1013) and may be related to the contents therein. Photo. (Image1) Est. £150-200 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1010 India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1775 (Apr. 1) letter (four pages, contents on six sides, no cover or address panel) to Boughton, datelined at Calcutta written and signed by General Clavering detailing the treason and Nandakumar accusations of Governor Warren Hastings “Besides the direct accusations which have been made to us, of the Governor [Hastings] have been corrupted, on the part of Nuncomar [Nandakumar] producing a letter from Begum to prove his allegation, there have been two more presented today. Very important investigation insight and believed to be the only letter composed by General Clavering [Commander-in-Chief] concerning Nandakumar. Photo. (Image1) Est. £4,000-5,000 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1011 India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1775 (Apr. 4) letter (two pages, contents on four sides, no cover or address panel) to Boughton, datelined at Calcutta written and signed by Philip Francis (1740-1818) who mentions he has launched a legal assault against Richard Barwell (Warren Hastings’ only explicit ally on the Council) “Other discoveries relative to the late maladministration of Dacca are coming out and I think I can say with some certainty that a crisis is approaching......Gen. Clavering, Col. Monson and I pursue the same even course....supported by truth & justice will assuredly in a little time bear down all opposition” and attempts to recruit Boughton for this purpose. Very important insight into the attempts to suppress and investigate East India Company corruption. Photo. (Image1) Est. £4,000-5,000 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1012 India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1775 (Apr. 5) entire letter (single page, red wax remnant on reverse) written by a Augustinian friar, Ragmundy of Santa Rita thanking him for his letters and a book that contained Ovid’s Epistles, The Art of Love and The Cure for Love. “....this book is not necessary for me, it is useful for understanding the lusts of others”. Insight into Boughton’s relations with the church. Photo. (Image1) Est. £150-170 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1013 , entire, etc. India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1775 (Apr. 13) entire letter (two vertical file folds) to Boughton at Dacca with “POSTPAID” mark at top and endorsed ‘3’ (annas) alongside). Reverse with straight line “CALCUTTA” with segmented “Apl./’13’ Bishop mark. Compelling contents, datelined at Calcutta, written and signed by Joseph Fowke (who, along with Nandakumar, was later placed on trial by the Governor) with reference to working for General Clavering’s ‘majority’ faction and threatening Boughton with corruption charges from his time in Nattore, forwarded by the Rami of Bahani only days after persuading Nadakumar to testify “Consider well if you are vulnerable, because if you really are, your claim upon Ranny will do you hurt - injuries will persuade people to speak: should you have committed none you may defy the devil”. New discovery and very rare example of an Indian Bishop mark of which perhaps a dozen are believed to exist and this thought to be the second earliest example ( the first being in an institutional collection) of this pioneering symbol of Indian marcophily. Exhibition centrepiece and important foundation item of a major postal history collection. Photo. (Image1) Est. £15,000-20,000 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1014 India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1775 (Apr. 18) two page letter (no cover or address panel), contents on two sides to Boughton written and signed by Lawrence Duffield concerning the defiance of ‘native’ officials openly defying the Governor’s [Hastings] “Puwannah” (written permits). Note: This letter was received the same day at the Fowke Bishop mark letter (see Lot 1013) which also warned of emboldened local officials willing to defy and testify against Europeans being used by the Supreme Council to bring down Hastings. Photo. (Image1) Est. £250-300 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1015 India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1775 (May 13) letter to Boughton (no cover or address panel, small piece cut away without loss of contents) written and signed by Robert Wood, a frontier Justice being a report of a riot at Mr Morris’ market at Ballykum between the armed retinues of different European merchants and a murder committed by use of Lalty [lathi] (bamboo weapon). Early use of native terminology. Photo. (Image1) Est. £300-350 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1016 India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1775 (June 26) letter (one page, double sided contents, no cover or address panel) written by Samuel Burges to Boughton concerning the trial and verdict in the Nandakumar conspiracy and fate of Joseph Fowke which had been “put off until Thursday night” which also reveal Burges to be a direct conduit for the partisan Chief Justice of The Supreme Court in Fort William, Sir Elijah Impey (1732-1809), fine. Photo. (Image1) Est. £1,500-2,000 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1017 , entire, etc. India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1775 (June 26) entire letter (two vertical file folds) to Dacca with “POSTPAID” mark at top of the address panel with manuscript ‘3’ (annas) alongside. Reverse with very fine “CALCUTTA” straight line mark and segmented circular “JUNE” Bishop mark endorsed ‘26’ in the lower segment. Compelling contents concerning the trial and execution in the Nandakumar conspiracy referring to him as a “Capital Villain” with the writer, Samuel Burges expressing relief as to the East India Company’s elite establishment, “It is expected that Monday evening will be the day of the execution”. Very rare example of an Indian Bishop mark of which perhaps a dozen, including institutional examples, are believed to exist. This thought to be the third earliest example of this pioneering example of Indian marcophily. Exhibition centrepiece and an important foundation item for a major postal history collection. Photo. (Image1) Est. £25,000-30,000 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1018 , entire, etc. India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1776-77 bound collect of Boughton duplicate letters (approx. 80 pages) with remarkable contents revealing how Boughton navigated the brutal civil war as a result of the East India Company’s conduct and scandals and demonstrating his attempts to play both sides of the Supreme Council divide, often seditiously incl. letters to Philip Francis (1740-1818) wishing him victory over the Governor [Hastings] and quotes “The Ameer’s reign is entirely at an end here” and in a letter to General Clavering “Pray, no-one hears of this”. Also references the first British expedition to Tibet, commending George Bogle’s removal from a local posting to a “new military expedition in Tibet”. Important contemporary record of the British in India, some binding faults. Photo. (Image1) Est. £3,500-4,000 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1019 India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): 1776 (Mar. 12) Eyewitness account (27 pages in defective papers covers) by Boughton as Dacca Chief and labelled “Indian Papers” of the Hindu practice of a widow immolating (sati) herself on her husband’s funeral pyre. Boughton attempts to intervene to stop the sati however the East India Company’s policy is non-interference on religious matters. Remarkably detailed (with corrections) report also demonstrating Boughton’s thoughts and feelings. Note: The practice continued, especially in Bengal, until 1829 when it was outlawed. Photo. (Image1) Est. £1,500-2,000 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. 1020 India: The Charles William Boughton Rous Dacca Archive (1770–1782): Selection of Boughton’s Board of Control papers incl. ribbon bound “Notes to Prove that the Nabobs consolidated debt of 1777....”, 1779 ribbon bound “Notes of Reference to the Proceedings in the statement of the Origin and Progrefs of the Disputes between the Nabob of Arcott and the Rajah of Tanjore”, 1783 ribbon bound “Notes concerning the Nabobs Debts” and 1783 (Aug. 12) “Extract of a Letter from the Nakob of the Carnatic to the Court of Directors” suggesting he was being predicated on by the East India Company. (4) Photo. (Image1) Est. £1,000-1,200 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST. Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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