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IOR/L/PS/5/160

Record Id:

040-000538998

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

036-000538832

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000274.0x000357

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100127970283.0x000002

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

IOR/L/PS/5/160

Title:

‘ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM INDIA’, Vol 79

Scope & Content:

The volume consists of copies of Enclosures to Despatches to the East India Company Secret Committee from the Government of India Secret Department, dated 20 August-20 September 1841. The despatches themselves are not included in the volume.

The enclosures relate to various events in Afghanistan, Ava [Myanmar/Burma], British India, China, the Eastern Archipelago [Indonesia] and Nepal. The volume is divided into the following items:

‘Affairs of Afghanistan’ (IOR/L/PS/5/160, ff 3-397)
‘Major Todd's Memorial’ (IOR/L/PS/5/160, ff 398-622)
‘AGRA LETTER’ (IOR/L/PS/5/160, ff 623-647)
‘Prize property captured at Ghuznee in 1839 by the Army of the Indus’ (IOR/L/PS/5/160, ff 648-651)
‘State of affairs in Ava’ (IOR/L/PS/5/160, ff 652-714)
‘Conduct of the Dutch in the Eastern Archepelago’ (IOR/L/PS/5/160, ff 715-717)
‘Affairs of the China Expedition’ (IOR/L/PS/5/160, ff 718-741)
‘State of affairs in Nepal’ (IOR/L/PS/5/160, ff 742-821)
‘Affairs in the Punjab’ (IOR/L/PS/5/160, ff 822-871)
‘Affairs of Sinde and Beloochistan’ (IOR/L/PS/5/160, ff 872-957).

Collection Area:

India Office Records and Private Papers

Project / Collection:

India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-000538283
036-000538832
037-000538963
040-000538998

Is part of:

IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/5 : Secret Correspondence with India
IOR/L/PS/5/126-258 : Enclosures to Secret Letters from India

IOR/L/PS/5/160 : ‘ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM INDIA’, Vol 79

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0005]/037-000538963[0035]/040-000538998

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 volume (957 folios)

Digitised Content:

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100133638563.0x000002

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1841

End Date:

1841

Date Range:

20 Aug 1841-20 Sep 1841

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 959; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.

Former External References:

Volume 79

Arrangement:

The enclosures to each despatch within the volume (each item) are divided by blue dividers. The sets of enclosures to despatches are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. The enclosures within each despatch are given a number, which is recorded for reference on the verso of the last folio of each enclosure, along with the original reference, and a description of each enclosure. The despatch itself (not included) is numbered 1, the abstract of contents listing the enclosures (included in some items) is numbered 2, and the enclosures 3, 4, etc.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Public Record(s)

Names:

East India Company, Court of Directors, Secret Committee, 1683?-1857
Government of Bombay, Political Department, 1754-1934?