'No. 119 Incomplete correspondence (1839) regarding defence of the Island of Karrack - (unimportant)'

Content

The file consists of an incomplete selection of correspondence concerning the defence of the Island of Kharg [Khārk, Jazīreh-ye] and the British Garrison occupying the island. It largely consists of assessments on how defensible the island is, and recommendations for improvements. The correspondence is largely undertaken between British officers at Kharg, the Military Establishment of Bombay, and the Governor of Bombay.

It should be noted that two spellings for Khārk are in use in this file; Karrack, and Kharg.

Extent and format

1 file, 3 items (32 folios)

It is grouped into

Letter No. 700 of 1839 from Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Dickinson, Chief Engineer at Bombay, and Lieutenant-Colonel George Moore, Member of the Military Board, Bombay, to Sir James Rivett Carnac, Baronet, Governor and President in Council, Bombay

40 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/86, ff 2-21

Letter No. 3154 of 1840 from Colonel David Barr, Military Auditor General, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Dickinson, Chief Engineer at Bombay, and Lieutenant-Colonel George Moore, Member of the Military Board, Bombay, to Sir James Rivett Carnac, Baronet, Governor and President in Council, Bombay

5 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/86, ff 21v-23

Letter No. 4262 from William Sprott Boyd, Acting Secretary, Military Department, Bombay

16 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/86, ff 25-32

Arrangement

The file is made up of three items, which are not arranged in any apparent order. Enclosures are transcribed alongside their covering letters, but this represents the only order present in the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the final folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Letter book

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/1/86

History of this record

Date(s)

27 Dec 1838-7 Aug 1840 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

FortificationsMilitary occupationBatteries (military)

Places

Karrack (island)

People & organisations

President and Governor of Bombay in CouncilGovernment of Bombay, Military BoardGovernment of Bombay, Secretary to the Military and Naval DepartmentGovernment of Bombay, Military Auditor GeneralField Force in the Persian GulfCommander of the Field Force in the Persian GulfEngineer to the Field Force in the Persian GulfGovernment of Bombay, Chief EngineerGovernment of Bombay, Military Quartermaster General

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