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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed	2011-01-01
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Anderson
	First Name(s)	David
	Year of Birth	?
	Year of Death	?
	Entry	Employed by Warren Hastings on important negotiations ; sent on an embassy to Madhava Rao Sindia, at the close of the first Mahratta war, to conclude peace, 1782 : accompanied by his brother, Lieut. James Anderson, as his assistant : he remained with Sindia as Political Resident until Warren Hastings left India, 1785, when James succeeded as Resident. The conciliatory attitude of the Mahratta Government at a critical period was due to the exertions of the brothers Anderson. David was examined as a witness at Hastings' trial, 1790, being then President of the Committee of Revenue.

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