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Mss Eur F231/28

Record Id:

040-002302545

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002302141

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000001316.0x00011c

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100044156426.0x000002

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Mss Eur F231/28

Title:

Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India, the Government of Bombay, HM Minister to Persia, and HM Consul at Tehran

Scope & Content:

The file consists of summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India, the Government of Bombay, and British diplomatic and consular representatives to Persia, relating to Pegu, Punjab, Herat, Sind, Aden, Nepal, Turkey, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, Kelat, and the Slave Trade.

The date range gives the creation date of the summaries, but the summaries themselves refer to correspondence of an earlier date.

Collection Area:

India Office Records and Private Papers

Project / Collection:

India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002302141
036-002302437
040-002302545

Is part of:

Mss Eur F231 : Papers of Robert Vernon Smith, 1st Baron Lyveden (1800-73) as President of the Board of Control 1855-58
Mss Eur F231/12-33 : 1st Baron Lyveden (1800-73), President of the Board of Control 1855-58: original correspondence and papers

Mss Eur F231/28 : Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India, the Government of Bombay, HM Minister to Persia, and HM…

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Hierarchy:

032-002302141[0002]/036-002302437[0017]/040-002302545

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 file (80 folios)

Digitised Content:

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001316.0x00011c

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1856

End Date:

1856

Date Range:

2 Jun 1856-25 Sep 1856

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 80; these numbers are written in pencil and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.

Arrangement:

The papers have been arranged into bundles tied with silk ribbons; each bundle summarises correspondence received on a given date. These bundles have been arranged in chronological order.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)