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IOR/H/591

Record Id:: 040-000004675
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:: 032-000004036
MDARK:: ark:/81055/vdc_100000000222.0x000192
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Format:: ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/H/591
Title:: Sind.
Scope & Content:: (1) pp. 1-123, Jonathan Duncan and Council, Bombay, to Lord Minto (Governor-General), 1st Sept. to 8th Nov. 1808, with copies of letters from Capt. David Seton, Envoy to Sind, Their disapproval of the Treaty concluded by him, Letters from Major Alexander Walker, Resident at Baroda, relative to the claims of Khodayer Khan Abassy to the sovereignty of Sind, including (2) and (3) below:-- (2) pp. 87-9, Agreement concluded with Meer Gholam Ali, Hakim of Sind, by Capt. Seton 18th July 1808. (3) pp. 95-100, Capt. David Seton to Brig.-Gen. Malcolm (Envoy to Persia) 21st Aug. 1808, Efforts of the Persians to secure the alliance of the Meers of Sind for themselves and the French against the British. (4) pp. 125-7, 185-93, 457-61, Governor-General, i.e. Lord Minto (through Secretary N. B. Edmonstone) to Bombay 3rd Oct. 1808 to 15th Nov. 1809, Agree in Bombay Council's condemnation of Capt. Seton's Treaty with the Hakim of Sind, and appoint Nicholas H. Smith, Resident at Bushire, Envoy to Sind from the Supreme Government, Approve of Smith's conduct and ratify the Treaty negotiated by him. (5) Lord Minto to Meer Gholam Ali, Hakim of Sind. pp. 141-3, Informing him of the appointment of N. H. Smith as Envoy from the Supreme Government; pp. 452-4, 16th Nov. 1809, Congratulating him on conclusion of the Treaty and warning him not to attack Cutch. (6) pp. 145-82, 197-8, 201-8, 447-51, N. B. Edmonstone (Secretary, Bengal) to N. H. Smith 28th Nov. 1808 to 16th Nov. 1809 conveying the Governor-General's Instructions as to his Mission to Sind, commenting on his correspondence with Bombay and finally conveying the Governor-General's approbation of his work, and ordering him to revert to his substantive appointment as Resident at Bushire. (7) pp. 211-446, N. H. Smith to Edmonstone 6th June to 16th Nov. 1809, reporting on the progress of his Mission and comparative success in spite of much rude treatment, with copies of his correspondence with the Sind notables. (8) pp. 355, 411, 451-2, Drafts and Final Treaty (22nd Aug. 1809) between N. H. Smith and the Meers of Sind (Gholam Ali, Kurreem Ali, and Murad Ali), ratified by the Governor-General 16th Nov. 1809. (9) pp. 413-26, Report by Henry Ellis to N. H. Smith 9th Oct. 1809 on the resources and political strength of the State of Sind (about 3,600 words). (10) pp. 465-8, N. B. Edmonstone to F. Warden (Chief Secretary to Bombay) 20th Nov. 1809, Advises that excessive politeness should not be shown to the Vakil of a petty but arrogant State like Sind, which is likely to misinterpret its motive. (11) p. 469, List of Letters in Packet from Madras 18th Jan. 1810.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:: India Office Records
Hierarchy Record Ids:: 032-000004036
040-000004675
Is part of:: IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous

IOR/H/591 : Sind.
Hierarchy:: 032-000004036[0347]/040-000004675
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Languages:: English
Scripts:: Latin
Start Date:: 1808
End Date:: 1810
Date Range:: 1808-1810
Era:: CE
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