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IOR/L/PS/5/436, ff 517-568
- Record Id:
- 041-003689816
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100106285739.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100113165837.0x000001
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/436, ff 517-568
- Title:
- ‘Fortification of Aden’
- Scope & Content:
-
Enclosures nos. 2-12 to a dispatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 1 May 1845. The enclosures are dated 18 October 1844-23 April 1845.
The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to delays to improvements in the fortifications of Aden, perceived inconsistencies in communications on the subject, and the appointment of an Executive Engineer to oversee the improvements.
The primary correspondents are: the Political Agent, Aden; the Government of India; and the Bombay Chief Engineer’s Office.
- 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
040-000539282
041-003689816 - 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/5/436 : 'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 74
IOR/L/PS/5/436, ff 517-568 : ‘Fortification of Aden’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0013]/037-000539208[0074]/040-000539282[0008]/041-003689816
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (52 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100113165837.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1845
- End Date:
- 1845
- Date Range:
- 1 May 1845
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 517, and terminates at f 568, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Government of Bombay, Chief Engineer, 1835-1863
Government of India, 1834-1947
Political Agent, Aden, 1839-1854 - Subjects:
- Fortifications
- Places:
- Aden, Arabian Peninsula
