‘Secret Letters received by way of Southampton, Nov.3.1856’
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This bundle consists of two secret dispatches received from the Government of Bombay (30 September 1856, Numbers 72-73) and a secret dispatch received from Brigadier William Marcus Coghlan, Political Resident at Aden (10 October 1856). The despatches from the Government of Bombay (folios 86-88)...
‘Letters received, by way of Marseilles, April 17.1856’
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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (8 March 1856, Numbers 10-11) and the Government of Bombay (19 March 1856, Number 20). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies. The despatches from the Gov...
This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from HM Consul at Tehran, Richard W Stevens (24 September, 2, 8, 13, 14, 15, and 18 October 1856, Numbers 64-66, 68-69, 71-73, and 75). The subject matter includes the size and composition of the Persian Army...
‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, January 29.1857’
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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (22 December 1856, Numbers 62-65) and the Government of Bombay (31 December 1856, Numbers 108-114 and 1-2 January 1857, Numbers 1-6). The amount of detail for each entry...
‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, August 2 1855’
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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (14 June 1855, Number 4), the President in Council (16 June 1855, Numbers 36-37) and the Government of Bombay (26 June 1855, Numbers 46-47). The amount of detail for eac...
‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, August 15 1855’
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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (4 July 1855, Number 5), the President in Council (3 July 1855, Numbers 38-39), and the Government of Bombay (9 July 1855, Numbers 48-52). The amount of detail for each ...
‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, August 30 1855’
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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the President in Council (17 July 1855, Numbers 40-43) and the Government of Bombay (26 and 28 July 1855, Numbers 53-54). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies. The letters from the P...
‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Oct 20 1855’
Scope & Content:
This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the President in Council (8 September 1855, Numbers 49-50) and the Government of Bombay (12 September 1855, Number 59). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies. The two despatches from ...
‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Dec 1 1855’
Scope & Content:
This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the President in Council (22 October 1855, Numbers 56-58) and the Government of Bombay (1 and 2 November 1855, Numbers 66-69). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies. The section from ...
‘Letter from Persia, received at the India Board from the Foreign Office, 23.August 1856’
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This bundle consists of summaries of two despatches sent by HM Consul at Tehran, Richard W Stevens (10 July 1856, Numbers 42 and 43), addressed to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The despatches are concerned with news of the pos...