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This scholarly compilation presents selections from the state papers of India’s Governors-General, offering an authoritative historical record of colonial administration and policy-making. Edited by G. W. Forrest and featuring correspondence from Warren Hastings, one of the most significant figures in British Indian history, this work documents the governmental decisions, administrative procedures, and diplomatic communications that shaped colonial India.
The collection serves as a primary source for understanding the institutional framework of the East India Company’s rule and the transition toward formal British governance. It contains official dispatches, internal memoranda, and official correspondences that reveal the complexities of administering a vast territory and diverse population. Historians, researchers, and students of Indian colonial history will find this work invaluable for its detailed documentation of governance structures, economic policies, and administrative reforms implemented during this transformative period.
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