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IOR/H/236

Record Id:: 040-000004278
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:: 032-000004036
MDARK:: ark:/81055/vdc_100000000222.0x000014
LARK:
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Format:: ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/H/236
Title:: Oudh.
Scope & Content:: (1) pp. 1-149, Military position in Oudh 1798-99, when invasion by Zaman Shah was apprehended, Correspondence of the Resident John Lumsden and Major-Gens. Robert Stuart and Sir James Craig. (2) pp. 71-96, 527-65, Report by John Lumsden on the State of the Revenues in Oudh 13th Oct. 1798. (3) pp. 151-6, List of Extracts from Correspondence relative to Oudh submitted to the House of Commons under its Order of 1st Feb. 1806 (see (4)-(6) below). (4) pp. 159-412, Correspondence between Directors and Governor-General and Bengal Council on the Affairs of Oudh 28th Aug. 1786 to 19th Aug. 1802, Continuance of Company's troops in Oudh, Death of Hyder Beg Khan, Apprehended invasion of Zaman Shah (including letters from Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay), Decrease of Oudh Revenues, Inefficiency of Wazir's troops and his dependence upon British troops. (5) Instructions to Residents. pp. 193-7, Lord Cornwallis to Edward Otto Ives 3rd Aug. 1792; pp. 207-10, Lord Cornwallis to George Johnstone 28th June 1793; pp. 239-41, 297-300, Sir John Shore to George F. Cherry 1st May 1794 and 25th Feb. 1795. (6) pp. 335-6, Agreement between the Nawab Wazir and the Governor-General, Lucknow, 20th March 1797. (7) pp. 401-4, Draft paragraph of letter from Directors to Bengal Council 19th Aug. 1782, disapproving of appointment of Mr. Henry Wellesley to the Districts ceded by the Wazir; pp. 407-12, Board of Control to Directors 20th Sept. 1800 recommending this order to be suspended. (8) pp. 415-45, Note on political expediency of withholding from the House of Commons (Order of 15th June 1805) details of negotiations between Lord Wellesley and the Wazir. Later on Capt. J. D. Cunningham in the Preface to his "History of the Sikhs" complained that the Collections of Papers sent home to illustrate the views of the Government of India were purposely incomplete. (9) pp. 447-676, Correspondence between Bengal Council and the Residents (Edward Otto Ives 1798, John Lumsden 1798-99, William Scott 1799-1800) at Lucknow 13th April 1798 to 30th Dec. 1800.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:: India Office Records
Hierarchy Record Ids:: 032-000004036
040-000004278
Is part of:: IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous

IOR/H/236 : Oudh.
Hierarchy:: 032-000004036[0117]/040-000004278
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Record Type (Level):: File
Extent:: 1 volume
Digitised Content:
Languages:: English
Scripts:: Latin
Start Date:: 1786
End Date:: 1805
Date Range:: 1786-1805
Era:: CE
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