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Broach: Diary and Consultations, Revenue, 1 Jan 1779 to 30 Dec 1780 : Consultations; Diary 1779/01/01-1780/12/30.

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Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2018.
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Description: IOR/G/5: Factory Records: Broach, 1775-1780. Diaries and consultations, 1775-1781; revenue consultations, 1779-1780; proceedings of a special committee, 1777. 5 volumes.Origin: Factors at Surat had noted the advantages of Broach as a trading town in 1613. The main commodities purchased were indigo, calicoes, cotton yarn and sword blades. Broach was part of the territory of the Emperor Jehangir, the 'Great Mogul', and was situated on the Nerbudda River about 30 miles from the coast. In 1616, as part of a wider grant of privileges, the Emperor gave the Company permission to establish a factory there. The factors reported to the local factory at Surat; from 1687, both factories came under the administration of Bombay. In 1772 the district of Broach became part of the Company's territories. In 1783 the district was handed over to the Maratha prince Scindia, but was regained in 1803. The volumes in this series relate to the administration of the district between 1772 and 1783.Related Resources: For related material on trade in the seventeenth century, see the Surat and Bombay and Surat Factory Records (IOR/G/3 and G/36). For material on the later administration of the territory, see the Bombay Proceedings (IOR/P).
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East India Company Factory Records (1608-1858). A 'factory' was a trading post where a number of merchants, or factors, resided. When company ships arrived at the factories, ships' merchants were thus enabled to exchange goods for trading immediately instead of having to wait to make deals with local merchants. Factories were run by a chief factor and a council of factors. The 'Factory Records' is an artificially-created sub-fonds; the records of individual Company factories consist mainly of consultations (records of administrative decisions and of correspondence), diaries (records of daily activities), letters received, copies of letters sent and collections of papers on particular subjects.
AMDigital Reference: IOR/G/5/5.
Original Version
Reproduction of: Broach: Diary and Consultations, Revenue, 1 Jan 1779 to 30 Dec 1780 1 Jan 1779 - 30 Dec 1780.
Location of Originals
The British Library
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The British Library Board
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