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Mss Eur F231/26, ff 1-12
- Record Id:
- 041-003368735
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002302141
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100040973820.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100050177273.0x000001
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/26, ff 1-12
- Title:
- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, July 2 1855’
- Scope & Content:
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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (10 May 1855, Numbers 2-3), the President in Council (17 May 1855, Numbers 29-32), and the Government of Bombay (26 May 1855, Numbers 38-42). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.
The subject matter of the letters from the Governor General (folios 1-3) is the conduct of the French adventurer General Maha D’Orgoni and the successful signing of the Anglo-Afghan Treaty – including commendations for Herbert Benjamin Edwardes (Commissioner for Peshawar) and John Lawrence (High Commissioner for Punjab).
The letters from the President in Council (folios 4-8) include an update on the dispute between the Gulab Singh, the Maharaja of Cashmere [Kashmir], and his nephew Jowahir Singh; an update on the war between Nepal and Thibet [Tibet]; and updates from Pegu, Punjab, and Kokan.
The section from Bombay – folios 9-11 – includes updates on the dispute between Persia and Muscat over Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] and the Somali Expedition. It also includes a very brief summary of horses and mules required by the Land Transport Corps in Mesopotamia.
- 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
040-002302543
041-003368735 - 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 F231/26 : Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India and the Government of Bombay
Mss Eur F231/26, ff 1-12 : ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, July 2 1855’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-002302141[0002]/036-002302437[0015]/040-002302543[0001]/041-003368735
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F231
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (12 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100050177273.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1855
- End Date:
- 1855
- Date Range:
- 2 Jul 1855
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
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