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Mss Eur F231/30, ff 17-30
- Record Id:
- 041-003370442
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002302141
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100041934841.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100049910406.0x000004
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/30, ff 17-30
- Title:
- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, March 2.1857’
- 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 (22 January 1857, Numbers 6-7) and the Government of Bombay (27 and 31 January and 2 February 1857, Numbers 15-26). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.
The letters from the Governor General (folios 17-19r) cover the release of prisoners of war by Thibet [Tibet], and the appointment of Sir James Outram to command the British invasion of southern Persia.
The section from Bombay (folios 19v-30) discusses overtures of peace made to the Afghans by the Shah of Persia and the question of whether a British force should be established at Quetta. It also outlines a debate between British officials over whether the Sind Horse should be despatched to Persia, whether the Poona Horse should be sent instead, and whether Brigadier-General John Jacob should join the force or remain in Sind. A number of reports on the Anglo-Persian War (1856-1857) from Major General Foster Stalker have also been included outlining the strength of Persian forces in the vicinity of Bushire, and the progress of the British Expedition.
- 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
040-002302547
041-003370442 - 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 F231/30 : Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India, the Government of Bombay, and HM Minister to Persia
Mss Eur F231/30, ff 17-30 : ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, March 2.1857’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-002302141[0002]/036-002302437[0019]/040-002302547[0004]/041-003370442
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F231
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (14 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100049910406.0x000004
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1857
- End Date:
- 1857
- Date Range:
- 2 Mar 1857
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Legal Status:
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