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IOR/L/PS/5/128, ff 1-98
- Record Id:
- 041-003431265
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100068262116.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100083822146.0x000006
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/128, ff 1-98
- Title:
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Oudh Affairs
- Scope & Content:
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Enclosures to Despatch to the Secret Committee No. 11, dated 9 September 1837.
The enclosures relate to the affairs of Oude [Oudh], subsequent to the accession of the new king [Muhammad Ali Shah, on 7 July 1837], and consist of correspondence and minutes dated 15 July-21 August 1837.
The papers cover: the circumstances surrounding the installation by Lieutenant-Colonel John Low, Resident at Lucknow, of the new king, following an attempt to place a pretender on the throne (the Padshah Begum); reports of interviews between the Resident and the King; administrative affairs; and correspondence concerning proposals for a modified treaty with Oudh.
The main correspondent is the Resident at Lucknow; the papers also include correspondence from the Political Secretary to the Government of India, Fort William (William Hay Macnaghten), and the King of Oudh.
Note that the first part of the letter on folios 6-7 is not present, as the letter commences in mid-sentence.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000538832
037-000538963
040-000538966
041-003431265 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/5 : Secret Correspondence with India
IOR/L/PS/5/126-258 : Enclosures to Secret Letters from India
IOR/L/PS/5/128 : ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM INDIA.
IOR/L/PS/5/128, ff 1-98 : Oudh Affairs - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0005]/037-000538963[0003]/040-000538966[0001]/041-003431265
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (99 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100083822146.0x000006
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1837
- End Date:
- 1837
- Date Range:
- 15 Jul - 9 Sep 1837
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- No. 11
- Arrangement:
- There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-28, on folios 2-5. These numbers are repeated for reference on the last verso of each enclosure.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)