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IOR/L/PS/5/432

Record Id:

040-000539278

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

036-000538832

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000319.0x0000f7

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100122762182.0x000002

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

IOR/L/PS/5/432

Title:

‘ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY’, Vol 70

Scope & Content:

The volume consists of Enclosures to Despatches to the East India Company Secret Committee from the Government of Bombay Secret Department, dated 24 August-28 September 1844. The despatches themselves are not included in the volume.

The enclosures relate to various events in Aden, Afghanistan, India, Persia [Iran], the Persian Gulf, Scinde [Sindh] and Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq]. The volume is divided into the following items:

Affairs in Turkish Arabia (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 1a-3, 118-145)
Affairs in Persia (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 4-117)
‘Affairs of Aden’ (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 146-164)
‘The Ex-Ameers [Amirs] of Scinde’ (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 165-216)
‘Scindiah's [Shrimant Jayajirao Scindia’s or Shinde’s] Districts recently ceded to the British Government’ (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 217-270)
‘Removal of the Coal Depot from the Island of Karrack [Kharg]’ (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 271-283)
‘The Ex-Ameers of Scinde’ (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 284-300)
‘Memoir on the South and East Coasts of Arabia’ (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 301-310)
Affairs in India (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 311-470)
Affairs in Persia (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 471-501)
Affairs in Turkish Arabia (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 502-531)
‘Defence of the Harbour and Fort of Bombay’ (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 532-616)
‘Affairs of Aden’ (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 617-671)
‘Augmentation to the Infantry & Artillery of the Bombay Army’ (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 672-681)
‘Intention of the Persian Government to send an expedition against Bahrein [Bahrain] and the removal of the Coal Depot from Karrack’ (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 682-686).

Collection Area:

India Office Records and Private Papers

Project / Collection:

India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-000538283
036-000538832
037-000539208
040-000539278

Is part of:

IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/5 : Secret Correspondence with India
IOR/L/PS/5/363-509 : Enclosures to Secret Letters from Bombay

IOR/L/PS/5/432 : ‘ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY’, Vol 70

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0013]/037-000539208[0070]/040-000539278

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 volume (689 folios)

Digitised Content:

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000319.0x0000f7

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1844

End Date:

1844

Date Range:

24 Aug 1844-28 Sep 1844

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 687; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers. The sequence contains two foliation anomalies: f 1a and f 356a.

Former External References:

Volume 70

Arrangement:

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.

The first item in the volume consists of two non-consecutive sections, with the second item appearing between them.

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?