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1. IOR/H/549

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/H/549
Title:
Papers of Brigadier-General John Jacob (East India Company) Mainly Relating to the Anglo-Persian War (1856-1857), and the Aftermath
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises correspondence, memoranda and other papers relating to the Anglo-Persian War (1856-57), and events following the Armistice signed in Paris, 4 March 1857, notably intelligence, military, administrative, diplomatic and financial matters. A large proportion of the letters are o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1856-Dec 1858
Extent:

1 volume (887 folios)

2. IOR/H/550

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/H/550
Title:
Papers of Brigadier-General John Jacob (East India Company) Mainly Relating to the Anglo-Persian War (1856-1857), and the Aftermath
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises correspondence, reports, memoranda, petitions, registers and other papers relating chiefly to events following the Anglo-Persian War (1856-1857) Armistice, signed in Paris 4 March 1857, notably the military withdrawal, diplomatic, political, logistical and security-related m...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1856-Dec 1857
Extent:
1 volume (728 folios)

3. IOR/H/552

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/H/552
Title:
Papers Relating to John Jacob's Career in Sinde, to the Anglo-Persian War (1856-57), and Events in Kelat
Scope & Content:
Papers mainly relating to Jacob’s career in Sinde [Sindh, also spelt Scinde and Sind in this volume], notably as Political Superintendent and Commandant on the Frontier of Upper Sinde before the Anglo-Persian War; terms of the Anglo-Persian peace treaty and post-war events 1857; political instab...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1840-1872
Extent:
1 volume (403 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/5/229, ff 85-97

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/229, ff 85-97
Title:
British Military Expedition to Persia [Iran]
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 53 of 1856, dated 22 October 1856. The enclosures are numbered 3-12 and are dated 16 September to 4 October 1856. They consist of corres...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item (13 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/5/229, ff 149-182

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/229, ff 149-182
Title:
British Military Expedition to Persia
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 56 of 1856, dated 8 November 1856. The enclosures are numbered 3-19 and are dated 7 October to 5 November 1856. They mostly consist of c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1856
Extent:
1 item (34 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/5/253, ff 76-292

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/253, ff 76-292
Title:
Report of the Kandahar Mission
Scope & Content:
Enclosure nos. 3-6 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The enclosures consist of copies of papers relating to the Kandahar Mission, a British diplomatic mission to Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 1857-58. Most of the item consists of a detailed report from the head ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1858-2 Feb 1859
Extent:
1 item (217 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/5/253, ff 293-372

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/253, ff 293-372
Title:
Affairs in Afghanistan
Scope & Content:
Enclosure nos. 3-24 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The enclosures consist of correspondence relating to events in Afghanistan and surrounding areas. Subjects covered include: An end to the British subsidy that had been paid to Dost Mahomed, Ameer of Cabul...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jun 1858-8 Jan 1859
Extent:
1 item (80 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/5/253, ff 373-482

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/253, ff 373-482
Title:
Affairs in Herat
Scope & Content:
Enclosure nos. 3-33 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to events in Herat, and its status after the withdrawal of Persian occupation at the end of the Anglo-Persian War of 1856-57. Subjects covered i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Sep 1857-22 Jan 1859
Extent:
1 item (110 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/5/490, ff 47-56

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/490, ff 47-56
Title:
The Anglo-Persian War
Scope & Content:
This item comprises enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee [Bombay Secret Letter], No. 3 dated 2 January 1857. The enclosures are dated 24-31 December 1856. The papers comprise the following: A copy of a letter from the Secret...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 item (10 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/5/490, ff 57-60

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/490, ff 57-60
Title:
The Anglo-Persian War
Scope & Content:
This item comprises one enclosure to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee [Bombay Secret Letter], No. 4 dated 2 January 1857. The enclosure is dated 30 December 1856. The enclosure comprises a summary, by a Secretary in the Military Depart...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)