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IOR/F/4/1187/30806
- Record Id:
- 041-000744257
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000744253
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001779.0x0003ae
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/1187/30806
- Title:
- Spice gardens of Tinnevelly
- Scope & Content:
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[pp 1-2] Extract from Revenue letter from Fort St George, dated 4th July 1828, regarding the spice gardens of the Tinnevelly District, and information relative to the cultivation of nutmegs and the preparation of them for the European market.
[pp 3-14] Report by J Monro, Collector of Tinnevelly, upon the state of the spice gardens in the Tinnevelly District, dated 12th October 1826. The report gives a brief history of the gardens progress from its formation in 1798, and contains information on the cultivation of nutmeg, clove, chocolate nut tree (cocoa) and coffee in the gardens.
[pp 15-22] Correspondence between the Board of Revenue and the Government of Fort St George regarding Monro's report on the state of the spice gardens in the Tinnevelly District, December 1826.
[pp 22-24] Letter from Mr Acting Secretary Chamier to W S Cracroft, Secretary to Government at Fort Cornwallis, dated 26th December 1826, requesting information on the best method of preparing the produce of the Company's spice gardens for sale and shipment, and asking that three or four persons skilled in the process be sent to Madras.
[pp 25-26] Letter from J Anderson, Secretary to the Government at Fort Cornwallis, to Mr Secretary H Chamier, dated 10th March 1827, transmitting the following two Extracts from reports relating to nutmeg.
[pp 26-60] Extract from the Report of R T Farquhar, late Lieutenant Governor of Prince of Wales Island, regarding the cultivation and preparation of nutmegs.
[pp 60-68] Extract of a letter from Dr Lumsdaine, addressed to Mr Secretary Jennings, Fort Marlborough, dated 2nd September 1820, regarding the cultivation and preparation of nutmegs.
[pp 69-70] Orders of Government.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- Botany in British India
India Office Records - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-000744253
041-000744257 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/1187 : Board's Collections Vol 1187
IOR/F/4/1187/30806 : Spice gardens of Tinnevelly - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[1192]/040-000744253[0004]/041-000744257
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=IOR/F/4/1187/30806 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1820
- End Date:
- 1828
- Date Range:
- Sep 1820-Jul 1828
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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