Nabob of Arcot

The pecuniary discussions caused by an accumulation of part of the fortunes of their servants in a debt from the Nabob of Arcot was the first thing which very particularly called for, and long engaged, the attention of the Court of Directors.

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763

[The following extracts are subjoined, to show the matter and the style of representation employed by those who have obtained that ascendency over the Nabob of Arcot which is described in the letter marked No. 6 of the present Appendix, and which is so totally destructive of the authority and credit of the lawful British government at Madras.

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763

He was successful in his pecuniary schemes; as agent of the Nabob of Arcot, he had a seat in parliament for ten years, and was quite unconcerned what the world thought of his literary performances.

English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Henry Coppee

Provisions were also inserted in this bill relative to the settlement of disputes with the Nabob of Arcot, and the redress of complaints of injustice and oppression, exercised against the Zemindars, or great hereditary landholders of India, who had either been dispossessed of their lands, or subjected to exorbitant demands, by the officers of the

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr

He was appointed agent to the Nabob of Arcot; sat in

A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century 1886

English themselves, so there is little communication between Mysore and the possessions of the Nabob of Arcot.

The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib 1867

My father would have been glad to stand neutral, but was, of course, bound to go with the English, as the Nabob of Arcot, his nominal sovereign, went with them.

The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib 1867

The Nabob of Arcot and the Rajah of Tanjore, both of whom are very heavily in debt to the government, are ordered, during the continuance of the war, to place their revenues at its disposal, a liberal allowance being made to them both for their personal expenses.

The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib 1867

Returning in 1766 he settled in London, became an energetic pamphleteer in support of the Government, and in 1780 entered Parliament, and was next year appointed to the lucrative post of Agent for the Nabob of Arcot.

A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature 1853

The Nabob of Arcot was one of these latter princes.

A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges John Lord 1852