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IOR/L/PS/5/273

Record Id:

040-000539112

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

036-000538832

MDARK:

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LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

IOR/L/PS/5/273

Title:

'SECRET LETTERS FROM INDIA', Vol 15

Scope & Content:

The volumes consist of despatches to the Secretary of State for India from the Government of India, Foreign Department, dated 2 June to 24 October 1873, with enclosures.

Collection Area:

India Office Records and Private Papers

Project / Collection:

India Office Records

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-000538283
036-000538832
037-000539097
040-000539112

Is part of:

IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/5 : Secret Correspondence with India
IOR/L/PS/5/259-277 : Secret Letters and Enclosures from India

IOR/L/PS/5/273 : 'SECRET LETTERS FROM INDIA', Vol 15

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0006]/037-000539097[0015]/040-000539112

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

6 volumes (876 folios)

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
French

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1873

End Date:

1873

Date Range:

Jun 1873-Sep 1873

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Foliation: this file consists of six physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover of volume one (ff 1-147) and terminates at the inside back cover of volume six (ff 741-888); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 4-885; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.

Pagination: an intermittent pagination sequence comprising of printed and written numbers is present in parallel throughout.

Former External References:

Volume 15

Arrangement:

The Letters and Enclosures are filed in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volumes. The sets of enclosures to despatches are arranged in numerical (by despatch number) and chronological order from the front to the rear of the volumes. The enclosures within many, but not all, despatches are preceded by an abstract of contents, in which the despatch itself (not included) is numbered 1, the abstract of contents 2, and the enclosures 3, 4, etc. The numbers listed in the abstract of contents are recorded for reference on the verso of the last folio of each enclosure, along with the original reference, and a description of each enclosure.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Public Record(s)