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1. Mss Eur F231/31

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/31
Title:
Summaries of official secret dispatches from the Governor General of India, Sir James Outram, Charles Augustus Murray, the Government of Bombay, and others
Scope & Content:
The file consists of summaries of official secret dispatches from Governor General of India in Council, Sir James Outram (in command of the British army in the Anglo-Persian War), Charles Augustus Murray (HM Minister to Persia), the Government of Bombay, and others. The summaries relate to Aden, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Apr 1857-29 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 file (109 folios)

2. Mss Eur F231/27, ff 93-94

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Mss Eur F231/27, ff 93-94
Title:
‘Letters from Persia received April 10.1856’
Scope & Content:
This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray (26 January, 13 and 15 February 1856, Numbers 18 and 23-25). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies. The main topics are the appointment of Me...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1856
Extent:

1 item (2 folios)

3. Mss Eur F231/29, ff 132-135

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/29, ff 132-135
Title:
‘Letters from Bagdad –Mr Murray–received Dec.25.1856’
Scope & Content:
This bundle consists of summaries of two secret letters received from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray, residing at Baghdad (20 November 1856, Numbers 108-109). They convey Murray's views that the Persian Government will not consent to withdraw its forces from Herat, that the occupa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. 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)

7. Mss Eur F231/30, ff 65-68

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/30, ff 65-68
Title:
‘Letters from Mr Murray received January 23.1857’
Scope & Content:
This bundle consists of summaries of official secret letters received from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray residing at Baghdad (9-10, 15, 19-20 and 22 December 1856). This amount of content for each entry therefore varies. The main topics covered are Murray's assessment of articl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

8. Mss Eur F231/29, ff 1-2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/29, ff 1-2
Title:
‘Letter from Mr Murray as to Persia received Oct.3.1856’
Scope & Content:
This bundle contains a summary of a secret despatch from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray residing at Baghdad (8 August 1856, Number 68). It discusses a letter received from the ruler of Herat, Eesa Khan [Isa Khan Bardorani, Minister-Regent of Herat] offering submission to Britain i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Oct 1856
Extent:

1 item (2 folios)

9. Mss Eur F231/27, ff 117-118

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/27, ff 117-118
Title:
‘Letter from Persia received, May 24:1856’
Scope & Content:
This bundle consists of a summary of a secret letter received from HM Consul at Tehran, Richard W Stevens (9 April 1856, Number 16). The dispatch reports the issue of orders by the Government of Persia for the despatch of troops for the occupation of Herat.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 May 1856
Extent:

1 item (2 folios)

10. Mss Eur F231/27, ff 119-120

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/27, ff 119-120
Title:
‘Letters from Persia received, May 31:1856’
Scope & Content:
This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from HM Consul at Tehran, Richard W Stevens (20 April 1856, Numbers 18-21). The despatches consist of short reports on the following: the removal of the protection of the Russian Government from the family of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 May 1856
Extent:

1 item (2 folios)