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IOR/F/4/2393/128272
- Record Id:
- 041-003701623
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002225906
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108386314.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100150119187.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2393/128272
- Title:
- ‘Regarding the Plans & Sections called for of the Aden Seaward Defences’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of two Military Letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 4 September and 16 October 1850 respectively.
The item relates to the delay in supplying the Court of Directors with plans and [cross] sections of the seaward defences at Aden. The Military Board, Bombay, put forward their reasons for this delay and outline the information they require from the Home authorities before they can suggest the points on the defences which would be best suited for armament. There is also discussion about the need to supply plans and sections for works being carried out on the isthmus.
Correspondents: the Court of Directors; the Military Board; and the Government of Bombay.
Folio 789a verso contains a stamp which reads: 'RECEIVED. 26 NOV. [1]850. SOUTHHAMPTON'.
The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Military', 'P.C. [Previous Communication] 7172, Draft No. 123 of 1851', 'Collection No 2', and 'Military Department 1850'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-002225906
041-003701623 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2393 : Board's Collections Vol 2393 nos 128155 to 128448
IOR/F/4/2393/128272 : ‘Regarding the Plans & Sections called for of the Aden Seaward Defences’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2397]/040-002225906[0002]/041-003701623
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (11 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100108386314.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1848
- End Date:
- 1850
- Date Range:
- 16 Nov 1848-16 Oct 1850
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 787, and terminates at f 796, 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. The sequence contains one foliation anomaly: f 789a.
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. The item also contains a table of contents (ff 788-789), noting ‘No’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, and ‘Date of Documents’.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)