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IOR/H/798

Record Id:: 040-000004908
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:: 032-000004036
MDARK:: ark:/81055/vdc_100000000222.0x000267
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Format:: ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/H/798
Title:: Letter Books of Andrew Ross Bell (Bengal Civil Service), Political Agent, Upper Sind, 1839-41, Semi-military orders and arrangements.
Scope & Content:: (1) pp. 1-338, Demi-Official Letters from A. R. Bell, 7th June 1839--18th June 1841, to Lord Auckland, Capt. E. J. Brown, Sir Alexander Burnes (21st Bo. N.I.), Sir James Carnac (Governor of Bombay), J. R. Colvin (Private Secretary to Lord Auckland), Brig. Gordon (Commanding in Sukkur), Sir W. H. Macnaghten (Envoy), Thomas Herbert Maddock, Major-Gen. William Nott, Col. Pottinger (Resident, Hyderabad), T. C. Robertson, Lieut.-Col. Stacy, Henry Torrens (Bengal Civil Service). (2) pp. 339-713, Official Letters from A. R. Bell, 10th May 1839--27th Sept. 1840, to Capt. T. G. Carless, Capt. Thomas Clibborn (Deputy Postmaster, Sukkur), F. Currie (Secretary to Government of India), Brig. William Gordon, Lieut. Leckie (Assistant Resident, Hyderabad), T. H. Maddock (Secretary to Government of India), Political Agent, Shikarpore (? Lieut. W. J. Eastwick), Henry Whitelock Torrens (Bengal Civil Service, Deputy Secretary), F. P. Willoughby (Secretary, Bombay). (3) p. 484, Lieut. A. E. Ball (Indian Navy) to A. R. Bell 6th July 1839. (4) pp. 488-9, 490, Lieut. E. J. Brown (Assistant Political Agent, Upper Sind), to Capts. Clibborn and James Scott. (5) pp. 488, 493-6, Brig. William Gordon (Commanding in Upper Sind) to A. R. Bell 3rd and 8th Aug. 1839. (6) pp. 489-90, Capt. James Scott (Acting Sub-Assistant Commissary-General) to Lieut. E. J. Brown 6th Aug. 1839. (7) pp. 491-2, Capt. J. M. Watkins (Acting Major of Brigade, Sukkur), to Lieut. E. J. Brown 6th Aug. 1839. (8) pp. 505-6, Lieut. Thomas Postans to Capt. J. S. Down (Commanding at Shikarpore) 8th Aug. 1839.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:: India Office Records
Hierarchy Record Ids:: 032-000004036
036-000004906
040-000004908
Is part of:: IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous
IOR/H/797-798 : Letter Books of Andrew Ross Bell, Political Agent Upper Sind

IOR/H/798 : Letter Books of Andrew Ross Bell (Bengal Civil Service), Political Agent, Upper Sind, 1839-41, Semi-military orders and arrangements.
Hierarchy:: 032-000004036[0450]/036-000004906[0002]/040-000004908
Container:: View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/H
Record Type (Level):: File
Extent:: 1 volume
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Languages:: English
Scripts:: Latin
Start Date:: 1839
End Date:: 1841
Date Range:: 1839-1841
Era:: CE
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Notes:: A. R. Bell died at Quetta 31st July 1841. Found amongst the papers of Sir Bartle Frere and presented to the India Office by Miss Frere in 1925, 21st May.