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IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 437-677
- Record Id:
- 041-003652404
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100102303536.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100113145886.0x000002
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 437-677
- Title:
- Military Affairs in Scinde and Beloochistan and Elsewhere in Asia
- Scope & Content:
-
This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 35 of 1842, dated 1 April 1842. The enclosures are numbered 3-84 and are dated 10 December 1841 to 31 March 1842. They mainly consist of correspondence, and also include some minutes by the Governor of Bombay and resolutions of the Government of Bombay. The enclosures mostly concern military affairs in Scinde [Sindh, also spelled Sinde in this item] and Beloochistan [Balochistan], including:
- Troop movements, such as the advance of troops from Sonmeeanee [Sonmiani] to Candahar [Kandahar]
- The construction of travellers' bungalows at Kurrachee [Karachi], Gharra [Gharo, also spelled Gorrah in this item], and Tatta [Thatta]
- The remission of eight lacs of rupees required by the Political Agent in Scinde and Beloochistan to meet the needs of the troops in Lower Scinde
- The transport of a train of mountain artillery for service in Scinde
- Medical officers serving in, or proceeding to, Scinde.
The principal correspondents are as follows: the Political Agent in Scinde and Beloochistan; the Secretary to the Government of Bombay; the Secretary to the Government of India; the Military Board, Bombay; the Accountant General of Bombay; the Superintendent of the Indian Navy; and the Quarter Master General of the Army.
This item also includes copies of news letters from the Secretary to the Government of India, consisting of précises of intelligence on the state of affairs in various places, including: Candahar and elsewhere in Afghanistan; Upper and Lower Scinde; Quetta; Baroda [Vadodara] and elsewhere in India; Burmah [Burma]; Nepal; and China.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000538832
037-000539208
040-000539251
041-003652404 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/5 : Secret Correspondence with India
IOR/L/PS/5/363-509 : Enclosures to Secret Letters from Bombay
IOR/L/PS/5/405 : ‘ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY’, Vol 43
IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 437-677 : Military Affairs in Scinde and Beloochistan and Elsewhere in Asia - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0013]/037-000539208[0043]/040-000539251[0005]/041-003652404
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (241 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100113145886.0x000002
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1842
- End Date:
- 1842
- Date Range:
- 1 Apr 1842
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- No. 35 of 1842
- Arrangement:
- The copies of enclosures are numbered 3-84. There is a note on folio 438 stating: 'The Abstract of Contents could not be prepared for want of time'.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)