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1. Mss Eur F231/28

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/28
Title:
Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India, the Government of Bombay, HM Minister to Persia, and HM Consul at Tehran
Scope & Content:
The file consists of summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India, the Government of Bombay, and British diplomatic and consular representatives to Persia, relating to Pegu, Punjab, Herat, Sind, Aden, Nepal, Turkey, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, Kelat, and the Slave Trad...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jun 1856-25 Sep 1856
Extent:

1 file (80 folios)

2. Mss Eur F231/28, ff 13-14

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/28, ff 13-14
Title:
‘Letters from Persia received June 14.1856’
Scope & Content:
This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from HM Consul at Tehran, Richard W Stevens (30 April and 1 May 1856, Numbers 23-25). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies. The subject matter is primarily the Persian siege of Herat, though t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

3. Mss Eur F231/28, ff 15-16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/28, ff 15-16
Title:
‘Letter from Persia received June 23.1856’
Scope & Content:
This bundle consists of a summary of a secret letter received from HM Consul at Tehran (11 May 1856, Number 26) relaying a report of the occupation of Herat by Persian troops.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

4. Mss Eur F231/28, ff 37-38

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/28, ff 37-38
Title:
‘Letters from Persia received July 2.1856’
Scope & Content:
This bundle contains summaries of two secret dispatches sent by HM Consul at Tehran, Richard W Stevens (31 May 1856, Numbers 30-31). This includes a letter received from the Newswriter at Meshed [Mashhad] reporting that Mahomed Yoosoof [Mohammad Yusuf Khan, Regent of Herat] has been captured b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jul 1856
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

5. Mss Eur F231/28, ff 79-80

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/28, ff 79-80
Title:
‘Letters from Persia received Sept.25.1856’
Scope & Content:
This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from HM Consul at Tehran, Richard W Stevens (22-23 August 1856, Numbers 54-57). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies. The despatches briefly cover reports of Persian advances into Afghanistan,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

6. Mss Eur F231/28, ff 17-18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/28, ff 17-18
Title:
‘Letters from Persia received June 26.1856’
Scope & Content:
This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from HM Consul at Tehran, Richard W Stevens (19 May 1856, Numbers 27-29. The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies. The subject matter is the activities and distribution of the Persian Army, includ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

7. Mss Eur F231/28, ff 56-59

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/28, ff 56-59
Title:
‘Letters from Mr Murray received Aug:4.1856’
Scope & Content:
This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray, residing at Baghdad (20 and 26 June 1856, Numbers 57 and 59-60). The subject matter consists of the advance of the Persian Army against Herat, the policy o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

8. Mss Eur F231/28, ff 70-74

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/28, ff 70-74
Title:
‘Letters from Persia received Sept 10.1856’
Scope & Content:
This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray, residing at Baghdad (14, 22, and 26 July 1856, Numbers 63 and 65-66). The despatches discuss correspondence that has taken place between the Persian Govern...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item (5 folios)

9. Mss Eur F231/28, ff 60-61

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/28, ff 60-61
Title:
‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, August 15: 1856’
Scope & Content:
This bundle consists of a summary of a dispatch received from the Governor General of India (3 July 1856, Number 26). It is concerned with an intercepted letter suggesting that the Burmese King may attempt to claim the allegiance of the Karen people along the frontier of British India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

10. Mss Eur F231/28, ff 75-78

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/28, ff 75-78
Title:
‘Secret Letters received Sept.15.1856’
Scope & Content:
This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (30 July 1856, Number 31) and the Government of Bombay (9 August 1856, Numbers 56-59). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies. The despatch from the Gover...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)