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1. IOR/L/PS/5/126

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/126
Title:
Enclosures to Secret Letters from India, Vol. 45
Scope & Content:
The papers in this volume relate to the following: the British diplomatic and military personnel serving in Persia; the East India Company scheme for reopening the Indus River to navigation; and political and military developments in the Sikh Empire of the Punjab, the Talpur Amirates of Hyderaba...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Mar 1836-27 Apr 1837
Extent:
1 volume (209 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 4-307

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 4-307
Title:
The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 3
Scope & Content:
The three hundred and four folios in the collection begin with an abstract of the contents of Secret Letter No. 3. The enclosures to Secret Letter No. 3 themselves are primarily concerned with the following subjects: The arrival of the Political Agent in Ludhiana Captain Claude Martine Wade at ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1837
Extent:
304 folios

3. IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 320-662

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 320-662
Title:
The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 9
Scope & Content:
The assurances of the Maharaja of the Punjab Ranjit Singh that his forces would not invade Sindh without prior coordination between the governments, and his acceptance of British mediation in disputes with the Amirs of Sindh if pursued as discretely as possible, following discussions with the Pol...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1837
Extent:
343 folios

4. IOR/L/PS/5/131, ff 349-744

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/131, ff 349-744
Title:
‘Negotiations with the Ex-King of Cabool and the Maha Rajah Runjeet Singh’
Scope & Content:
Enclosure nos. 2-102 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of India, dated 13 August 1838. The enclosures are dated 16 May-11 August 1838. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to a plan to overthrow Dost Mahomed Khan [Dūst Muḥammad Khān Bārakzāy] as Emi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Aug 1838
Extent:
1 item (396 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/5/133, ff 3-379

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/133, ff 3-379
Title:
Contemplated operations to the Westward of the Indus
Scope & Content:
Enclosures no. 2-113 to dispatch no. 23 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 24 September 1838. The enclosures are dated 3 July-24 September 1838. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to preparations for the East India Company’s invasion of Afghanistan in ord...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Sep 1838
Extent:
1 item (377 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/5/134, ff 406-603

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/134, ff 406-603
Title:
Events and transactions connected with the affairs of our North Western Frontier
Scope & Content:
Enclosures no. 2-66 to dispatch no. 4 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 20 February 1839. The enclosures are dated 4 November 1837-16 May 1838. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Afghanistan, the Sikh Empire and Sindh. Much of the correspon...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Feb 1839
Extent:
1 item (198 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/5/135, ff 438-448

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/135, ff 438-448
Title:
British Detachment serving in Persia
Scope & Content:
Enclosures nos. 2-4 to a dispatch from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 23 May 1839. The enclosures are dated 1 January-1 March 1839. The enclosures contain competing claims from three officers, Lieutenant-Colonels P Cameron and George Woodfall, and Major J Rawlinson, to be appointe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 May 1839
Extent:
1 item (11 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/5/144, ff 575-950

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/144, ff 575-950
Title:
News-Letters, 1839
Scope & Content:
Newsletters sent out by the Officiating Secretary to the Government of India containing compiled summaries of reports from British officials and military officers in various parts of South Asia and the Middle East. Each newsletter is divided into headings, most of which refer to the place a re...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Apr 1839-20 Dec 1839
Extent:
1 item (376 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/5/227, ff 4-37

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/227, ff 4-37
Title:
Affairs in Persia and the Proposed Expedition to the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a secret despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secret Committee, Number 14 of 1856, dated 8 April 1856. The enclosures are numbered 3-14 and are dated 20 December 1855-24 March 1856. The enclosures comprise c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 item (34 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/5/227, ff 195-210

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/227, ff 195-210
Title:
Affairs in Persia and Afghanistan
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a secret despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secret Committee, Number 17 of 1856, dated 22 April 1856. The enclosures are numbered 3-5 and are dated 4 January-1 February 1856. The enclosures chiefly compris...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 item (16 folios)