This item comprises an abstract of contents to a despatch from the President in Council, Fort William Secret Department, to the Secret Committee, Number 43 of 1842, dated 12 August 1842. The enclosures listed (which are not included in this item) are numbered 3-106 and are dated 10 April-12 Augus...
‘Intrigues carried on by the Nepalese for exciting a hostile feeling among the Chiefs and Potentates of Hindustan [India] and some adjoining countries against the British Government’
Treaty between the East India Company and the King of Oudh
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Enclosures to Despatch to the Secret Committee No. 13, dated 2 October 1837. The enclosures relate to the signing of a new treaty between the East India Company and the King of Oude [Oudh, Muhammad Ali Shah], and consist mainly of correspondence from Lieutenant-Colonel John Low, Resident at Luc...
Rough sketch map showing the outline of the Fortress of Bushire [Bushehr], indicating: the citadel, lines of bastions and the battery; the residency; gates and piers; the creek accessible to certain vessels; the direction of and distance to the harbour; buildings and works; and sea and land feat...
Ink sketch of a plan of the fort of Kilat-i-Chilzie [Qalat-e Gilzay, Afghanistan], as encountered by theKandahar Mission, a British diplomatic mission to Afghanistan. The map shows the barracks, officers' quarters, stores, magazine and other features inside the fort.
Ink sketch of the fort of Kilat-i-Chilzie [Qalat-e Gilzay, Afghanistan], by W E Hickey, a member of the Kandahar Mission, a British diplomatic mission to Afghanistan.
Papers concerning a Letter from King Louis Phillippe of France to Maharajah Ranjit Singh
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Enclosures to Despatch to the Secret Committee No. 17, dated 20 October 1837. The enclosures relate to a letter from King Louis Phillippe of France to Maharajah Runjeet Singh [Ranjit Singh, Ruler of the Punjab], promoting good relations between France and the Punjab. The enclosures are dated 15...
Enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 11 of 1840, dated 20 March 1840. The enclosures are dated [8 October-4 November 1839] and contain correspondence relating to considerations on possible sources of funds for the Bombay Army’s m...