Description
Bengal Ms. Records presents a meticulously curated selection of 14,136 letters maintained by the Board of Revenue in Calcutta during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This second volume focuses specifically on the years 1794 to 1797, a critical period in British colonial administration of Bengal.
Sir William Wilson Hunter, a distinguished historian and administrator, provides an authoritative historical dissertation contextualizing these records within the broader narrative of British rule in India. The work includes an analytical index, making it an invaluable resource for researchers studying colonial governance, administrative practices, and socio-economic conditions of the period.
These primary source documents offer insights into revenue collection, land administration, trade policies, and official correspondence between colonial authorities. The compilation serves as essential reading for historians, scholars of colonial India, and those interested in understanding the mechanisms of British administrative control during a transformative period in Indian history.
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