Nathaniel Elwick (February 1675 – 1750) was a British merchant who served as the President of Fort St. George from 15 October 1721 to 15 January 1725.

Hastings' dubash Mar Kistna was arrested on 8 September 1722 on charges of extortion and non-payment of debts.

The privileged Armenian community of Madras carried out a flourishing trade with the French settlement of Puducherry.

Cheen Kulich Khan, the Nizam of Hyderabad, defeated the Nawab of the Carnatic in June 1724 and proceeded towards Gingee, causing severe apprehensions among the British authorities in Madras.

The same month, the Afghans laid siege to the town of Shiraz in Persia, effectively cutting off the supply of Madeira wine to the factory of Madras.