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PART I. -TREATIES, ENGAGEMENTS AND SANADS RELATING TO THE TERRITORIES COMPRISED WITHIN THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY. I.-THE CARNATIC. PAGE. NARRATIVE . 1 TREATIES, etc., No. I.-Articles of a provisional treaty with the Commissary- General of the French Settlements in India for the restoration of the possessions of Native Chiefs, dated 31st December 1754 . 24 Truce concluded with the Commissary of the French Settlements in India on the cessation of hostilities, dated 31st December 1754 28 Additional articles and stipulations to the above truce, dated 31st December 1754 32 II.--Sanad from the Nawab of Arcot, conferring seven Magans, situated in the Payen Ghat, on the British Government, dated 16th October 1763 . 32 Sanad from the Nawab of Arcot, conferring the Chingleput district on the British Government 33 Grant from the Nawab of Arcot for the East India Company's jagir, dated 28th August 1765 . 39 Computed revenues of the above Jagir. 40 Farman from the Moghul, being a confirmation of the Nawab's grant to the Company in the Carnatic, dated 12th August 1765 42 III.-Requisitions from the Nawab Wala Jah and replies from the Governor-General in Council, 1781 . 43 IV.-Treaty with the Nawab for the transfer of the revenues of the Carnatic to the British Government, dated 2nd December 1781. 51 V.-Treaty with Nawab Muhammad Ali for the payment of his debts previous to the surrender of the assign. ment, dated June '1785 . .. 62 VT.-Treaty of perpetual friendship, alliance and subsidy, etc., dated 24th February 1787 56 Schedule Qf territory annexed to the treaty 62 VII.-Treaty with the Nawab of Arcot for the payment of a certain sum for the military defence of the Carnatic, dated 12th July 1792 . 63 Schedule showing list of Palegars with the respective amount of their tribute . 69 Schedule of districts with the amount of net revenues of each 70 VTII.-Agreement with the Nawab of the Carnatic for the adjustment of the Des Kavali and Talam Kavali in the province of Tinnevelly, dated 20th August 1800 71 TX.-Treaty with Nawab Azim-ud-Daula on his resigning the sovereignty of the Carnatic, dated 31st July 1801 .. 72 Schedule of registered debts of the Nawab of the Carnatic paid by the Company 77 CONTENTS. I.-THE CARNATIC-concluded. PAGE. Separate explanatory articles for settling the succes- sion to the Soubadarry of Arcot . 77 X.-Letters Patent creating Azii-ud-Daula Ainir-i-Arcot or Prince of Arcot, dated the 2nd August 1870 79 II.-TANJORE. NARRATIVE 7 TREATIES, etc., No. XI.-Agreement between the Nawab of the Carnatic and the Raja of Tanjore for regulating the payment of the latter's tribute, dated 12th October 1762 . 81 Agreement of the Jagirdar of Arni, engaging to fulfil the terms of the above treaty, dated 20th June 1789 . XII.-Translation of a paper containing articles agreed upon by the Raja of Tanjore for the payment of his tri- bute to the Nawab of the Carnatic, dated 20th October 1771 Translation of