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Mss Eur F126/22, f 41v
- Record Id:
- 041-002747670
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022641507.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100024102474.0x000004
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/22, f 41v
- Title:
- Letter No.825 of 1869 from Sir William Lockyer Merewether, the Commissioner in Sind, Commissioner's Office, Camp Kanhur to Colonel Robert Phayre, the Political Superintendent, Upper Sind Frontier
- Scope & Content:
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Letter requesting that Colonel Phayre provide him with information regarding the nature of the regular force maintained by the Khan, including what countrymen it is composed of and exact numbers of Artillery, Cavalry or Infantry; Information relating to the cost of the force and its maintenance, including how much soldiers are paid and the source of funds for it; and whether any members of this force accompanied the bodies of men recently despatched from Kelat [Kalāt].
The letter also requests that Colonel Phayre obtain from Captain Charles Henry Harrison a full report on the exact numbers of men and to obtain a statement showing the names and tribes of the Chief's of Beloochistan [Baluchistan] that pay obedience to and are on good terms with the Khan of Kelat, along with those that are in opposition to the Khan.
- 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
040-002311307
041-002747670 - 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 F126/22 : Printed copies of correspondence relating to relations between the British Government and Khelat [Kalāt] state
Mss Eur F126/22, f 41v : Letter No.825 of 1869 from Sir William Lockyer Merewether, the Commissioner in Sind, Commissioner's Office, Camp Kanhur… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0002]/036-002311296[0011]/040-002311307[0004]/041-002747670
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F126
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 folio
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003a1
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1869
- End Date:
- 1869
- Date Range:
- 15 Dec 1869
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)