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1. 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)

2. IOR/H/737

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/H/737
Title:
Papers of Sir John Malcolm relating to his diplomatic missions in Persia and to the country and history of Persia
Scope & Content:
The papers relate to British relations with and diplomatic missions to Persia [Iran], notably John Malcolm’s missions of 1799-1801, 1808 and 1810, Anglo-Persian relations 1812, and the geography and history of Persia as affecting Britain’s position in India. The contents of the three volumes a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1799-15 Jul 1812
Extent:

3 volumes in one slipcase (507 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/5/126, ff 5-191

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/126, ff 5-191
Title:
The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 3
Scope & Content:
The enclosures cover the following: the instructions of the Political Agent in Sindh Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pottinger to the officers of the Indian Navy surveying the Indus River; the chart of the Indus prepared by Lieutenant Thomas Carless of the Indian Navy, and his observations on the diffic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Sep 1836
Extent:
187 folios

4. IOR/L/PS/5/126, ff 194-204

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/126, ff 194-204
Title:
The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 4 (Not included in the Volume)
Scope & Content:
The enclosures (not included in the volume) cover the following: demand by Maharaja Ranjit Singh for tribute from the Amirs of Hyderabad, Mirpur and Khairpur in Sindh; the confirmation of the capture, by the troops of Ranjit Singh, of Mir Bahram Khan Mazari’s capital Rojhan; the three kharitas fr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Nov 1836
Extent:
11 folios

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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)

8. IOR/L/PS/5/129, ff 534-766

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/129, ff 534-766
Title:
Affairs in Sinde, Lahore and Afghanistan
Scope & Content:
This item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of India Secret Department (Fort William) to the East India Company Secret Committee, Number 4 of 1838, dated 21 February 1838. The enclosures are dated 7 August-25 November 1837. The primary correspondents are: Lieutena...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jan 1838
Extent:
1 item (233 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/5/137

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/137
Title:
'Enclosures to Secret Letters from India', Vol 56
Scope & Content:
The volume contains manuscript copies of secret letters, despatches, memoranda, translations of letters, intelligence reports and financial statements relating to diplomatic, military and logistical preparations for the British-led invasion of Afghanistan by the so-called Army of the Indus. Pac...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jul 1839
Extent:
1 volume (793 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/5/146

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/146
Title:
'Enclosures to Secret Letters from India', Vol 65
Scope & Content:
The volume contains manuscript copies of secret letters, despatches, memoranda, translations of letters, intelligence reports, financial statements, and other papers relating to diplomatic, military, and logistical aspects of the British-led invasion of Afghanistan in 1839 by the so-called Army ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1840-Feb 1840
Extent:
1 volume (986 folios)