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IOR/H/506
- Record Id:
- 040-000004579
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000004036
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000222.0x000137
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/H/506
- Title:
- Papers on political matters, including the appointments of Sir George Hilaro Barlow and Lord Minto to the Governor-Generalship of India.
- Scope & Content:
- (1) pp. 1-4, Memorandum of Advices from Bengal, Death of Lord Cornwallis 5th Oct. 1805 and succession of Sir George Hilaro Barlow as Governor-General. (2) Private Letters from Barlow. pp. 7-14, 9-38, to Castlereagh 15th March to 9th June 1806 (Originals); pp. 15, 39-43, Private Letters from Barlow to Lord Minto (President of the Board of Control) 1st Sept. and 28th July 1806 (Originals). (3) pp. 47-79, Memorandum on Bhurtpore showing causes of War with the Raja (Ranjit Singh) in 1804-05. (4) pp. 83-8, Observations on paragraphs in Court's Letter to Bengal in 1807 referring to claims of Count Gika, Treaty with the Sikh Chiefs and the Rana of Gohud. (5) pp. 89-163, "Memorandum respecting the principal measures of Sir George Barlow's Administration and the general principles of his Conduct towards the Native States," 14th Jan. 1807. (6) pp. 167-97, References to correspondence relative to the Princes and Powers on the North-West and West Frontiers, 1784 to 1786. (7) pp. 201-467, Papers respecting the appointment and recall of Sir George Hilaro Barlow, the proposed succession of the Earl of Lauderdale and the actual succession of Lord Minto to the Governor-Generalship of India 7th Jan. 1807, Correspondence between Lord Minto, the Court of Directors, Sir F. Baring and William Ramsay 14th Feb. to 31st Dec. 1806. (8) pp. 471-3, Company's Commission to Gilbert Lord Minto as Governor and Commander-in-Chief in Fort William 6th Jan. 1807; pp. 475-85, Company's Commission to Minto as Governor-General, and to Lieut.-Gen. George Hewett, Commander-in-Chief, and Georgo Hilar Barlow and John Lumsden as Members of Council 6th Jan. 1807; pp. 487-501, Company's Commission to Minto as Governor-General, Hewett, Barlow and John Lumsden as Counsellrs 6th Jan. 1807. In the List of Papers (pp. 207-13) the dates of the last two Commissions is given as 7th Jan. 1807. The second is that which was finally issued.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000004036
040-000004579 - Is part of:
- IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous
IOR/H/506 : Papers on political matters, including the appointments of Sir George Hilaro Barlow and Lord Minto to the Governor-Generalship of India. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000004036[0281]/040-000004579
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/H
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1784
- End Date:
- 1807
- Date Range:
- 1784-1807
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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