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Mss Eur F126/72

Record Id:

040-002311363

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002311283

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x00033b

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100023442217.0x000002

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Mss Eur F126/72

Title:

Bickaneer [Bīkāner] Agency - D.O. Letters from Captain Burton

Scope & Content:

Demi-official letters from Captain Charles William Burton, Political Agent at Bikaneer [Bīkāner], to Lewis Pelly, and Pelly's predecessor as Agent to the Governor-General in Rajputana [Rājasthān], Colonel John Cheape Brooke.

The correspondence discusses administrative matters in Bickaneer including discussions on individuals resident in Bickaneer; relations with the Maharaja; border disputes, and local appointments.

Collection Area:

India Office Records and Private Papers

Project / Collection:

India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002311283
036-002311359
040-002311363

Is part of:

Mss Eur F126 : Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/69-77 : Rajputana [Rājasthān] Agency Papers

Mss Eur F126/72 : Bickaneer [Bīkāner] Agency - D.O. Letters from Captain Burton

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-002311283[0008]/036-002311359[0004]/040-002311363

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 file, 11 items (43 folios)

Digitised Content:

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x00033b

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1873

End Date:

1874

Date Range:

25 Mar 1873-19 Feb 1874

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. Foliation anomaly: 28a.

Conservation: The correspondence was originally tied together with a piece of string, which has since been removed to enable the individual items to be read. The string has been placed in a plastic sleeve at the rear of the file.

Arrangement:

The correspondence has been arranged chronologically.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Political Agent, Bikaner, Late 19th century-Early 20th century

Subjects:

Boundaries

Places:

Bickaneer, Rajputana