‘ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY’, Vol 43
IOR/L/PS/5/405
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The record is made up of 1 volume (677 folios). It was created in 30 Mar 1842-1 Apr 1842. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
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The volume contains copies of enclosures to despatches from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. Secret Department to the East India Company Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. .
The volume is divided into five items:
- The Slave Trade between the East Coast of Africa and Various Ports in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the Red Sea (IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 3-29)
- Mission to Shoa [the Kingdom of Shewa, within Ethiopia] (IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 30-182)
- Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 183-363)
- Affairs in Aden and its Hinterland, the Gulf of Aden, and the Lower Part of the Red Sea Coast (IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 364-436)
- Military Affairs in Scinde and Beloochistan [Sindh and Balochistan] and Elsewhere in Asia (IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 437-677).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (677 folios)
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- 54 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 3-29306 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 30-182362 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 183-363146 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 364-436482 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 437-677
- Arrangement
The enclosures to each despatch within the volume (each item) are divided by blue dividers (there is an additional divider at folio 369 of IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 364-436). The sets of enclosures to despatches are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. The enclosures within each despatch (except IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 437-677) are preceded by an abstract of contents, in which the despatch itself (not included) is numbered 1, the abstract of contents 2, and the enclosures 3, 4, etc. The numbers listed in the abstract of contents are recorded for reference on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the last folio of each enclosure, along with the original reference, and a description of each enclosure.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 679; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English in Latin script
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- 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/5/405
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- Volume 43
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- 30 Mar 1842-1 Apr 1842 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 30-182
- Title
- Mission to Shoa [the Kingdom of Shewa, within Ethiopia]
- Pages
- 73r:77r
- Author
- Unknown
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 30-182
- Title
- Mission to Shoa [the Kingdom of Shewa, within Ethiopia]
- Pages
- 153r:154r
- Author
- Sahelie Salassie xx Sahle Selassie
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 183-363
- Title
- Persian Gulf Affairs
- Pages
- 265r
- Author
- Unknown
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 183-363
- Title
- Persian Gulf Affairs
- Pages
- 272v:273r, 310r, 318r:319r
- Author
- Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 183-363
- Title
- Persian Gulf Affairs
- Pages
- 273v:275r
- Author
- al-Bū Sa‘īdī, Sayyid Ḥammūd bin ‘Azzān
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 183-363
- Title
- Persian Gulf Affairs
- Pages
- 286r
- Author
- Piggott, Reverend George
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 183-363
- Title
- Persian Gulf Affairs
- Pages
- 292v:293v
- Author
- Government of Persia
- Usage terms
- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 183-363
- Title
- Persian Gulf Affairs
- Pages
- 329r:329v
- Author
- Norsworthy, Robert Brown
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 364-436
- Title
- Affairs in Aden and its Hinterland, the Gulf of Aden, and the Lower Part of the Red Sea Coast
- Pages
- 382r:383v
- Author
- al-'Abdalī, Sultan Muḥsin bin Faḍl
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- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 364-436
- Title
- Affairs in Aden and its Hinterland, the Gulf of Aden, and the Lower Part of the Red Sea Coast
- Pages
- 384r:384v
- Author
- Haggaab ibu Ruggub xx Shaikh Yzaub been Raggab Yzaubee xx Shaikh Hajab bin Rajab
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- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 364-436
- Title
- Affairs in Aden and its Hinterland, the Gulf of Aden, and the Lower Part of the Red Sea Coast
- Pages
- 422v:423r
- Author
- Hadjee Abdul Russool bin Mahomed Ali Suffer
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/5/405
- Title
- ‘ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY’, Vol 43
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:2v, 678r:678v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 3-29
- Title
- The Slave Trade between the East Coast of Africa and Various Ports in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea
- Pages
- 3r:29v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 30-182
- Title
- Mission to Shoa [the Kingdom of Shewa, within Ethiopia]
- Pages
- 30r:72v, 77v:152v, 154v:182v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 183-363
- Title
- Persian Gulf Affairs
- Pages
- 183r:264v, 265v:272r, 275v:285v, 286v:292r, 294r:309v, 310v:317v, 319v:328v, 330r:363v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 364-436
- Title
- Affairs in Aden and its Hinterland, the Gulf of Aden, and the Lower Part of the Red Sea Coast
- Pages
- 364r:381v, 385r:422r, 423v:436v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/5/405, ff 437-677
- Title
- Military Affairs in Scinde and Beloochistan and Elsewhere in Asia
- Pages
- 437r:677v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence