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Mss Eur F126/21

Record Id:

040-002311306

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002311283

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003a0

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100023442698.0x000002

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Mss Eur F126/21

Title:

Russia in Asia - Growing influence of Europe on Asia

Scope & Content:

The file contains journal articles, correspondence, papers and memorandum relating to russian involvement in Asia 1850s-1860s and Pelly's mission to Herat and Afghanistan in 1760.

The material relating to Russian involvement and influences in Asia primarily consists of journal articles, in french, from the journal Revue des deux mondes looking at Russian expansion into both the Caucasus and the Far East, along with a newspaper article and handwritten observations made by Lewis Pelly. There is also an article in french from the same journal regarding French interests in Asia.

The material in the file relating to Lewis Pelly's mission to Herat and Afghanistan in 1860 includes correspondence with Sultan Ahmed Khan, Governor of Herat; and correspondence and records of conversations with Earl Canning, Viceroy and Governor General of India regarding his mission; matters relating to pay and reimbursement of expenses and observations on matters in Herat, the recent Persian War, and possible threats to India's north-western frontier.

Also included in the file is a record of a conversation with Earl Canning regarding Pelly's career and the offer of the position of acting consul at Zanzibar, May 1861.

File contains a title card, in Lewis Pelly's handwriting.

Collection Area:

India Office Records and Private Papers

Project / Collection:

India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002311283
036-002311296
040-002311306

Is part of:

Mss Eur F126 : Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/12-28 : General papers relating to Sir Lewis Pelly's Career and personal interests

Mss Eur F126/21 : Russia in Asia - Growing influence of Europe on Asia

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-002311283[0002]/036-002311296[0010]/040-002311306

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 file, 10 items (67 folios)

Digitised Content:

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003a0

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Languages:

English
French

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1858

End Date:

1866

Date Range:

1858-1866

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Foliation: The file has been foliated using a pencil number enclosed in a circle located in the top right hand corner of the recto of each folio. There has been some renumbering of the file and former foliation numbers have been crossed through.

The file contains three printed journal articles and each of these has their own original printed pagination sequences.

Foliation anomaly: 27a

Arrangement:

The contents of the file have been arranged chronologically, with the exception of the article at folios 14-27 which had originally been dated as 1860 but was actually printed in 1866. Enclosures to items have been placed directly after the item they are enclosed with.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)