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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/32
Title:: Summaries of official secret despatches from Sir James Outram, HM Minister to Persia, the Governor General of India, and the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:: The file consists of summaries of official secret despatches from Sir James Outram (in command of the British army in the Anglo-Persian War), Charles Augustus Murray (HM Minister to Persia), Governor General of India in Council, and the Government of Bombay. The summaries mostly relate to Persia,...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 2 Jul 1857-25 Jan 1858
Extent:: 1 file (95 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/32, ff 1-2
Title:: ‘Letters from Sir J. Outram to the Secret Committee’
Scope & Content:: This bundle consists of letters from Sir James Outram to the Secret Committee of the East India Company, received 2 July 1857. The letters consist of: a copy of a letter from Outram to the Governor General of India, of 29 May 1857, regarding recommendations for military awards; a summary of a let...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 2 Jul 1857
Extent:: 1 item (2 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/32, ff 3-4
Title:: ‘Letters from Sir J. Outram received July 7. 1857.’
Scope & Content:: This bundle consists of letters from Sir James Outram received 7 July 1857, consisting of summaries of letters sent from Mohamra [Mohammerah, now Khorramshahr] and Baghdad to Lord Clarendon (George William Frederick Villiers, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) (17 May, 23 May, and 4...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 7 Jul 1857
Extent:: 1 item (2 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/32, ff 5-6
Title:: ‘Letters from Sir J. Outram received July 10. 1857.’
Scope & Content:: This bundle consists of summaries of letters from Sir James Outram to Lord Clarendon (George William Frederick Villiers, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) of 8 and 10 June 1857, sent from Baghdad, regarding proposals made by Mowla Abdullah, former Chief of Howeyzah [Hoveyzeh] to su...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 10 Jul 1857
Extent:: 1 item (2 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/32, ff 7-8
Title:: ‘Letters from Mr. Murray received July 25. 1857’
Scope & Content:: These folios consist of a summary of a letter from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray, to Lord Clarendon (George William Frederick Villiers, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs), dated 10 June 1857, sent from Baghdad, regarding correspondence between Brigadier Jacob and th...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 25 Jul 1857
Extent:: 1 item (2 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/32, ff 9-75
Title:: 'Secret Letters received Aug. 1. 1857.'
Scope & Content:: This bundle consists of summaries of official secret letters received, mainly from the Governor General of India in Council (17 June 1857, Number 30; 19 June 1857, Number 31; 19 June 1857, Numbers 32-35), and from Bombay [presumably the Government of Bombay] (24 June 1857, Numbers 128-132; 25 Jun...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1 Aug 1857
Extent:: 1 item (67 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/32, ff 76-77
Title:: ‘Letter from Mr. Murray received Aug. 8. 1857’
Scope & Content:: These folios consist of a summary of a letter from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray, dated 25 June 1857, sent from Kermanshah, Persia [Iran] reporting news from Persia, including: the Shah of Persia marrying a lady of his Hareem in order to legitimise a son whom this woman had born...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 8 Aug 1857
Extent:: 1 item (2 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/32, ff 78-79
Title:: ‘Letter from Mr. Murray received Aug. 24. 1857’
Scope & Content:: These folios consist of summaries of letters from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray (4 July, Numbers 54-55, and 6 July, Number 56) sent from Hamadan, Persia [Iran], reporting news from Persia, including: the official announcement of the disgrace of Azeez Khan, the Commander in Chief...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 24 Aug 1857
Extent:: 1 item (2 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/32, ff 80-81
Title:: ‘Letter from Mr. Murray received Sept. 12. 1857’
Scope & Content:: These folios consist of a summary of a letter from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray, sent from his camp near Teheran [Tehran] (5 August 1857, Number 70), regarding correspondence with the Sedr Ajeem as to the fulfilment of the conditions of the Treaty between Persia and Great Brita...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 12 Sep 1857
Extent:: 1 item (2 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/32, ff 82-83
Title:: ‘Letters from Persia received Sept. 18. 1857’
Scope & Content:: These folios consist of summaries of letters from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray, sent from his camp near Tehran (20 July 1857, Number 58, and 26 July 1857, Number 63), regarding matters including the Sedr Ajeem [or Azeem?] having communicated with Murray as to the desire of the ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 18 Sep 1857
Extent:: 1 item (2 folios)

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