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IOR/H/473
- Record Id:
- 040-000004545
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000004036
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000222.0x000116
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/H/473
- Title:
- Wellesley Papers No. 17
- Scope & Content:
- (1) pp. i-xiii, List of Contents. (2) Jonathan Duncan's letters. pp. 1-3, 33-4, 61-2, 77, 101-10, 135-6, 157-63, 207-14, 245-53, 261-75, 315, 323-5, 331-47, 355-61, 387-93, 415-22, 437-55, to Marquis Wellesley 1st June to 1st Oct. 1800, Gaikwar of Baroda, Visit of Aka Mohammed to Brodera (Baroda), Lovett's Proceedings in Cutch, Peshwa's claims to Chaut for Surat, Cambay and proposed cession to the Company, Muskat and Persian affairs, Angria family and possible cession of Kanara (Khanderi) Island, Bombay Civilians' Memorial to Governor-General, Operations in Red Sea and Egypt, Plague at Baghdad and Basra and precautions at Bombay; pp. 97-8, to Capt. J. A. Kirkpatrick (Resident at Hyderabad) 12th June 1800; pp. 191-2, 205, to Robert Holford 30th May 1800, Proposed cession of Cambay to the Company; pp. 232-9, to Lord Elgin 31st July 1800, Col. Murray's temporary occupation of Suez, Differences between the Basha of Baghdad and the Imam of Muskat; pp. 425-30, to Nathan Crow (Resident at Tatta in Sind) 26th Sept. 1800, with Report from Bombay Superintendent of Police relative to Khemjee Dungassey; pp. 433-5, Do., do. 27th Sept. 1800, Doondea defeated by Col. Wellesley and killed. See General Order by the Governor of Madras 25th Sept. 1800, Asiatic Annual Register, II, Chronicle, p. 133. (3) pp. 5-18, 117-31, Governor Duncan's Diary and Proceedings at Bombay 27th to 30th May and 13th to 14th June 1800. (4) pp. 21, 193-204, Robert Holford (Resident at Cambay) to Duncan 25th May and 2nd June 1800, Tipu Sultan's Vakils, Proposed acquisition of Cambay by the Company; pp. 185-8, Note on Cambay. (5) J. H. Lovett. pp. 21-2, to Holford 15th April 1800; pp. 327-9, to Duncan 20th Aug. 1800, Application for admission to the new College at Calcutta for training Civilians. (6) pp. 25-7, Directors to Badjerow Sauae Peshwa 31st Oct. 1799. (7) p. 31, Persian transcript of letter from Meer Nasseer-ed-Dien Khan to Holford. (8) pp. 37-8, Skyl Abraham of Bussora to Yacoob Symaa (Chief Jew Merchant at Surat) 10th May 1800, French success at Cairo and in Syria. (9) pp. 41-2, Capt. Hardyman (H.M.S. La Forte) to Major Macquarie, Mocha 7th May 1800, French evacuation of Cairo. (10) pp. 49-51, Persian Letters. (11) pp. 53-9, Intelligence from Candahar of 22nd Jan. 1800, signed Harford Jones (in French), Shah Zeman. (12) pp. 65-75, 93-4, 113, Letters from Gobind Rao Gaikwar, Mangal Parikh (Gaikwar's Chief Adviser), Hakeem Akhmul Khan and Bury Khan, June 1800. (13) pp. 81-91, Aka Mohammed's Report on his visit to the Gaikwar at Brodera. (14) Mirza Mehdi Ali Khan. p. 139, to Aka Mohammed, Bushire 20th May 1800; pp. 143-7, to Duncan 28th May 1800. (15) pp. 149-54, Agreement relative to Surat between Nawab Nasir-ud-din Khan and the East India Company. (16) pp. 165-82, Negotiations with the Peshwa through Col. William Palmer (Resident at Poona). (17) J. A. Grant (Duncan's Private Secretary). pp. 217-9, to A. H. Bogle (Resident at Muscat) 4th Aug. 1800, Differences between Basha of Baghdad and Imam of Muskat; pp. 405-7, to Col. William Kirkpatrick (Private Secretary to Governor-General) 19th Sept. 1800. (18) pp. 220-7, Soliman Basha (of Baghdad) to Harford Jones, Complaints against the Imam of Muskat. (19) pp. 229-31, Lord Elgin to Duncan, Constantinople, 10th May 1800. (20) pp. 241-2, King Abdulla of Johanna to Duncan 18th July 1800, Requesting British protection against raiders from Madagascar. (21) pp. 257-8, Sukoowarboy (wife of Jeysing Angria of Colaba) to Duncan 13th Aug. 1800, Requesting protection against the Marathas. (22) pp. 279-313, Bombay Military Board (major-Generals Robert Bowles, Robert Nicholson, Col. John Bellasis, Military Auditor-Generals James Kerr and John Little and Adjutant-General Robert Gordon) to Duncan 12th Aug. and 1st May 1800, Depot of Military Stores at Goa for the army of Col. Arthur Wellesley, Deficiency of Military Stores in the Bombay Presidency. (23) pp. 319-21, Admiral J. Blankett to Duncan 7th Aug. 1800, Operations in the Red Sea. (24) pp. 351-3, Intelligence from Egypt, Assassination of Gen. Kleber. (25) pp. 363-4, 409-12, Bhatia Khunjee Dungassey's Petition to Duncan 26th Aug. 1800, with Duncan's orders. (26) pp. 397-9, 401-2, Letters from Sheriff Ghalib of Mecca and Salih Vizir of Jedda to Duncan 7th Sept. 1800. (27) pp. 457-61, Major-Gen. Robert Nicholson's Monthly Returns of the Troops in garrison at Bombay 1st Sept. 1800.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000004036
036-000004528
040-000004545 - Is part of:
- IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous
IOR/H/457-479 : Wellesley Papers
IOR/H/473 : Wellesley Papers No. 17 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000004036[0256]/036-000004528[0017]/040-000004545
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/H
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1799
- End Date:
- 1800
- Date Range:
- 1799-1800
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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