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IOR/L/PS/5/128, ff 301-312
- Record Id:
- 041-003431728
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100068669502.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100083822146.0x000009
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/128, ff 301-312
- Title:
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Papers concerning a Letter from King Louis Phillippe of France to Maharajah Ranjit Singh
- Scope & Content:
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Enclosures to Despatch to the Secret Committee No. 17, dated 20 October 1837.
The enclosures relate to a letter from King Louis Phillippe of France to Maharajah Runjeet Singh [Ranjit Singh, Ruler of the Punjab], promoting good relations between France and the Punjab. The enclosures are dated 15 September and 9 October 1837.
The papers consist of: letter from Captain Claude Martine Wade, Political Agent, Loodiana [Ludhiana], describing the letter, which had been presented to the Maharajah by the French King's Agent, General Jean-François Allard, and making comments on the letter and Allard's involvement; a copy of the letter in French (dated 24 October 1835); and a letter of acknowledgement from the Secretary to the Government of India (William Hay Macnaghten).
- 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
041-003431728 - 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 301-312 : Papers concerning a Letter from King Louis Phillippe of France to Maharajah Ranjit Singh - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0005]/037-000538963[0003]/040-000538966[0006]/041-003431728
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (13 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100083822146.0x000009
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1937
- End Date:
- 1937
- Date Range:
- 15 Sep - 20 Oct 1837
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- No. 17
- Arrangement:
- There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-4, on folio 302. These numbers are repeated for reference on the last verso of each enclosure.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)