Board of Revenue Proceedings, 7th-11th March
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Introductory notes
The early records preserved in the West Bengal State Archive pertains to the administration of the land revenue system by the East India Company. The Company attained the revenue rights of the Province through the Grant of Diwani in 1765. The records in the repositories of the Archive date back to the Select Committee Records in 1768. In the early the revenue administration was managed by various intermediary agencies, these committees reflect the early experiments and confusion of the East India Company over revenue collection.
The Court of Directors decided to reconsider the revenue administration in 1785. On this line the Court wrote in their General Letter, dated 21st September, 1785, that, there would be a Board of Revenue comprising of one of Junior Member of Council, and four other senior servants of the Company. The department would manage the whole administration of settlement, collection and receipt of every branch of the Revenue department together. The Board of Revenue at the Fort William operated from 1786 to 1822.
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The Court of Directors decided to reconsider the revenue administration in 1785. On this line the Court wrote in their General Letter, dated 21st September, 1785, that, there would be a Board of Revenue comprising of one of Junior Member of Council, and four other senior servants of the Company. The department would manage the whole administration of settlement, collection and receipt of every branch of the Revenue department together. The Board of Revenue at the Fort William operated from 1786 to 1822.
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1.1. Read the following letter from Messrs. Levy & Bebb-
We have received a Letter from the Secretary to the Government notifying to us our being jointly appointed and empowered to receive from Messrs Macan, Price & Thornhill the rice which Mr Tyler has to deliver to Government at Backergunge, and to distribute the same as [...] as that order from Baker in such manner as we may judge most effectual for the relief of the most distressed people in the province and at such rates of payment as we may judge reasonable & just to be paid for the same corresponding with and receiving the same orders from you upon the subject of this Commission.
We are about to dispatch [...]Creighton the pilot of the Dacca factory a careful and trustworthy man to Backergunge to receive the rich above mentioned.