Excerpt from Letters From the Right Hon. Henry Dundas to the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East-India Company: Upon an Open Trade to India With a strong conviction on my mind of the serious consequences which must inevitably result to the City of London from the avowed plan of in Ministers to allow a direct trade between India and the Out-ports of the United Kingdom, and convinced also, from experience, of the very great benefits which have arisen from the mode in which that trade is at present conducted, I feel I am only discharging a duty I owe my Fellow Citizens, in bringing to their notice the sentiments expressed by a most able Statesman on the question of an Open Trade with India, when that subject was publicly agitated at a former period. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This collection of letters, published in 1794, reflects a key debate in British imperial and economic history. Henry Dundas, a prominent statesman and member of the Board of Control for India, argues that the Eastern trade should be opened up to free competition. His opponents, including the East India Company, allege that such a policy would be ruinous both for British merchants and Indian producers. This volume provides a rare window into the world of colonial commerce and politics in the late 18th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.