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IOR/F/4/2224/110768
- Record Id:
- 041-003476734
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002199254
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100098592799.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100123329059.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2224/110768
- Title:
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‘Reports the progress of the works at Aden.’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, an extract Military Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 30 October 1847.
The item relates to a progress report on the construction work currently being done on the defences at Aden. The report, which covers the month of June 1847, has been submitted to the Bombay Military Board by Captain James Kilner, Executive Engineer. Details are provided on the type of works, as well as their timescales, progress, and costs. The report is then forwarded to the Governor of Bombay, along with the complaint that Colonel Grant had not made any comments on the report.
The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Military Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5942, Draft 151/48’ and ‘Collection N. 2’. The ‘2’ in ‘Collection No. 2’ has been crossed out and replaced with ‘14’.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-002199254
041-003476734 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2224 : Board's Collections Vol 2224 nos 110573 to 110801
IOR/F/4/2224/110768 : ‘Reports the progress of the works at Aden.’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2228]/040-002199254[0006]/041-003476734
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (9 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100098592799.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1847
- End Date:
- 1847
- Date Range:
- 1 Jul 1847-30 Oct 1847
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 738, and terminates at f 746, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)