Summaries of official secret dispatches from the Governor General of India, Sir James Outram, Charles Augustus Murray, the Government of Bombay, and others

Mss Eur F231/31

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The record is made up of 1 file (109 folios). It was created in 2 Apr 1857-29 Jun 1857. 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 file consists of summaries of official secret dispatches from Governor General of India in Council, Sir James Outram (in command of the British army in the Anglo-Persian War), Charles Augustus Murray (HM Minister to Persia), 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. , and others. The summaries relate to Aden, China, Sind, Punjab, Afghanistan, Judda [Jeddah], the Kooria Mooria [Kuria Muria or Khuriya Muriya] islands, Baghdad, and Sarawak, including reports on the British Expedition against Persia [the Anglo-Persian War of 1856-1857], and the Indian Mutiny of 1857 [Uprising or Rebellion].

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1 file (109 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 109; 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.

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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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Mss Eur F231/31

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2 Apr 1857-29 Jun 1857 (CE, Gregorian)

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