[137]. 23d of February, 1757.
[138]. What these objections were, or the cause of their termination, is not explained; but Mr. Clive's letter proves that the first part of the history was written before 1755.
[139]. 14th of September, 1759.
[140]. 24th of August, 1759.
[141]. Captain Coote commanded the troops detached to take Hooghley, and he was, before the battle of Plassey, sent with the advance to attack Kutwa.
[142]. Though Clive held the King's commission as Lieutenant-Colonel, he was always considered as a Company's officer.
[143]. 5th of August, 1757.
[144]. 1st of August, 1757.
[145]. A corge is twenty pair.
[146]. This anecdote of his father was communicated by Lord Powis.