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Collection Area India Office Records and Private Papers Place Afghanistan, Asia

1. Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31
Title:
Moorcroft Collection: journals, correspondence and notes of William Moorcroft (1765?-1825), veterinary surgeon in the Bengal Army and superintendent of the Company's stud in Bengal 1808-25, apparently employed as a secret agent, chiefly relating to his journey to Bukhara 1820-25 and describing the Himalayan regions through which he passed.
Scope & Content:
Moorcroft Collection: journals, correspondence and notes of William Moorcroft (1765?-1825), veterinary surgeon in the Bengal Army and superintendent of the Company's stud in Bengal 1808-25, apparently employed as a secret agent, chiefly relating to his journey to Bukhara 1820-25 and describing th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1812-1825
Extent:
51 volumes

2. IOR/F/4/1399/55442A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/1399/55442A
Title:
Report by Major Wilson, Resident at Bushire, dated 11th September 1830, with observations on the Political condition of the Dourannee & neighbouring states by Mr. C. Masson. Vol: 4
Scope & Content:
The item consists of a copy of a covering letter from David Wilson, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, with enclosures. It is the fourth in a series of four items on general affairs in the Persian Gulf (the others are: IOR/F/4/1398/55440, IOR/F/4/1398/55441 and IOR/F/4/13...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1830-1 Dec 1830
Extent:
1 item (272 folios)

3. IOR/G/29/6

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/6
Title:
Diaries, Consultations, and Accounts of John Geekie, Esq, and Nathaniel Whitwell, Esq, Agents of the East India Company at Gambroon [Bandar-e ʿAbbās] in the Persian Gulf, commencing 1 August 1737 and ending 31 August 1746
Scope & Content:
Diaries, consultations, and accounts of the East India Company merchants in Persia [Iran], specifically factories at Gambroon [Bandar-e ʿAbbās, Laristan, Iran], written and signed by John Geekie (Agent and Council) and Nathaniel Whitwell (succeeding Agent and Council) respectively, countersigned...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1737-31 Aug 1746
Extent:
1 volume (346 folios)

4. IOR/G/29/7

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/7
Title:
Diary, Consultations, and Accounts of Nathaniel Whitwell and Henry Savage, Agents of the East India Company at Gambroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] in the Persian Gulf, commencing 1 August 1746 and ending 31 July 1752
Scope & Content:
Diary, consultations, and accounts of the East India Company merchants in Persia [Iran], specifically factories at Gambroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās, Laristan, Iran], written and signed by Nathaniel Whitwell (Agent and Council) and Henry Savage (succeeding Agent and Council) respectively, countersigned ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1746-31 Jul 1752
Extent:
1 volume (395 folios)

5. IOR/G/29/27, ff 4-514

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/27, ff 4-514
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad, to Henry Dundas, President of the Board of Control
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume comprises correspondence, memoranda, notes, and other papers relating to the first years of the East India Company Residency in Bagdad [Baghdad, also spelled Bagdat in this volume]. The first section (folios 4-153) consists of letters from Sir Harford Jones, Resident at B...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Persian
Date Range:
1 Jul 1798-20 May 1801
Extent:
1 item (511 folios)

6. IOR/G/29/33

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/33
Title:
List of Enclosures in the Bengal Secret Letters dated 9th February, 31st March, 3rd May + 6th June 1808, relative to Persia
Scope & Content:
The volume relates to affairs in Persia [Iran] and contains copies of letters, extracts and translations of letters, intelligence reports, and proceedings of Governor-General in Council meetings at Fort William, Calcutta [Kolkata], being enclosures to several despatches sent during the first hal...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
9 Feb 1808-6 Jun 1808
Extent:
1 volume (205 folios)

7. IOR/L/MIL/7/16933, f 433

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/16933, f 433
Title:
‘Persia and Afghanistan’
Scope & Content:
Printed sheet bearing the series designation ‘Geographical Section, General Staff No. 2149’ and providing full country coverage of Persia [Iran] and Afghanistan with significant partial coverage of present-day Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and Iraq. Portrays hydrology, relie...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1919
Extent:
1 map sheet

8. IOR/L/PS/5/128, ff 229-300

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/128, ff 229-300
Title:
Punjab and Afghanistan Affairs
Scope & Content:
Enclosures to Despatch to the Secret Committee No. 15, dated 9 October 1837. The enclosures relate to affairs in Lahore (the Punjab) and Afghanistan, and are dated 24 July - 11 September 1837. The papers cover: correspondence from Captain Claude Martine Wade, Political Agent, Loodeeana [Ludhia...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jul - 9 Oct 1837
Extent:
1 item (72 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/5/128, ff 366-765

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/128, ff 366-765
Title:
Sindh, Punjab, and Afghanistan Affairs
Scope & Content:
Enclosures to Despatch to the Secret Committee No. 22, dated 27 December 1837. The enclosures relate to the affairs of Sinde [Sindh], Lahore (the Punjab), and Afghanistan, and are dated 3 June to 25 September 1837. The main correspondents are Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Pottinger, Agent to the Go...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jun - 27 Nov 1837
Extent:
1 item (400 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/5/129, ff 28-532

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/129, ff 28-532
Title:
Affairs in the Punjab and the Countries Beyond the Indus, notably Afghanistan and Persia
Scope & Content:
This item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of India Secret Department (Camp at Meerut) to the East India Company Secret Committee, Number 1 of 1838, dated 8 February 1838. The enclosures are dated 18 September 1837-7 February 1838. The primary correspondents are:...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
8 Feb 1838
Extent:
1 item (505 folios)