'Enclosures to Secret Letters from India, Vol. 45'

Content

The papers in this volume relate to the following: the British diplomatic and military personnel serving in Persia; the East India Company scheme for reopening the Indus River to navigation; and political and military developments in the Sikh Empire of the Punjab, the Talpur Amirates of Hyderabad, Mirpur and Khairpur in Sindh, and the Barakza’i Amirate of Kabul in Afghanistan.

The correspondence in this volume is primarily between the following: the British Government in India; the Governor General of India; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Sindh; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Ludhiana; the Royal Indian Navy; the Lieutenant Governor of the North-Western Provinces; and the British Envoy and Resident Minister to the Court of Persia.

Extent and format

1 volume (209 folios)

It is grouped into

The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 2 (Not included in the Volume)

4 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/126, ff 2-3

The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 3

374 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/126, ff 5-191

The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 4 (Not included in the Volume)

22 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/126, ff 194-204

The Enclosure to Secret Letter No. 5

4 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/126, ff 207-208

Physical characteristics

The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 209; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

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/L/PS/5/126

History of this record

Date(s)

11 Mar 1836-27 Apr 1837 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Iran--History--Qajar dynasty, 1794-1925Military training

Places

Persia

People & organisations

Viceroy and Governor-General of India in CouncilEast India Company, Court of Directors, Secret Committee

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