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Copy letters patent of James II confirming former charters and authorising the Governor and Company of Merchants of London, trading into the East-Indies, to establish Courts of Justice, to raise military and naval forces and to coin money in India Charter 12 Apr 1686.
East India Company: Module 1, Trade, Governance and Empire, 1600-1947 (India Office Records, A - D) Available online
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- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- James II, King of England, 1633-1701.
- James.
- East India Company--Charters.
- East India Company.
- East India Company--History.
- Letters patent--England--Early works to 1800.
- Letters patent.
- Genre:
- Charters and articles of incorporation
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Production:
- [Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1686.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: IOR/A/1/40
- Dated '2 James II'. This document grants the Company the power to coin money in the currencies of Indian rulers. This document is physically bound within IOR/A/1/23 (together with IOR/A/1/47, 49, 50, 51 and 57 and copies of IOR/A/1/48 and 59). A copy can be found in IOR/A/1/20A.
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- Description based on publisher metadata (viewed March 5, 2025).
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