Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India and the Government of Bombay

Content

The file consists of summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India and 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. , relating to: Kashmir, Punjab, Nepal, Pegu, Crimea, Persia, Aden, Afghanistan, Turkey, Ava, Muscat, the Anglo-Afghan Treaty of Friendship (1855), and the Somali expedition.

The date range gives the creation date of the summaries, but the summaries themselves refer to correspondence of an earlier date.

Extent and format

1 file (112 folios)

It is grouped into

‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, July 2 1855’

24 images

Ref: Mss Eur F231/26, ff 1-12

‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, July 16 1855’

8 images

Ref: Mss Eur F231/26, ff 13-16

‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, August 2 1855’

16 images

Ref: Mss Eur F231/26, ff 17-24

‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, August 15 1855’

40 images

Ref: Mss Eur F231/26, ff 25-44

‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, August 30 1855’

20 images

Ref: Mss Eur F231/26, ff 45-54

‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles Sept 18 1855’

24 images

Ref: Mss Eur F231/26, ff 55-66

‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Oct 1 1855’

16 images

Ref: Mss Eur F231/26, ff 67-74

‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Oct 20 1855’

16 images

Ref: Mss Eur F231/26, ff 75-82

‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Nov 3 1855’

20 images

Ref: Mss Eur F231/26, ff 83-92

‘Secret Letters received Nov 14 1855 by way of Marseilles’

8 images

Ref: Mss Eur F231/26, ff 93-96

‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Dec 1 1855’

24 images

Ref: Mss Eur F231/26, ff 97-108

‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Dec 14 1855’

8 images

Ref: Mss Eur F231/26, ff 109-112

Arrangement

The papers have been arranged into bundles tied with silk ribbons; each bundle summarises correspondence received on a given date. These bundles have been arranged in chronological order.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 112; 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

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

Mss Eur F231/26

History of this record

Date(s)

2 Jul 1855-14 Dec 1855 (CE, Gregorian)

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Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India and the Government of Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F231/26, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000001316.0x00011a> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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