‘Application of Mr Assistant Surgeon Campbell to be permitted to draw (with arrears) his field pay and allowances in addition to the salary he receives as being attached to His Royal Highness Prince Abbas Mirza in Persia.’
IOR/F/4/577/14034
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The record is made up of 1 file (27 folios). It was created in 21 Oct 1812-11 Apr 1818. 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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This item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the governments of Bombay [Mumbai] and Bengal.
The item concerns the request of Assistant Surgeon James Drummond Campbell, of the Bombay Medical Establishment and attached to the service of Persian [Iranian] Crown Prince Abbass Mirza ['Abbās Mīrzā Qājār], to be permitted to draw his field pay and allowances in addition to his salary. It also contains details, cited for comparison, of three other East India Company surgeons employed outside of the territories administered by the Company: Surgeon John Cormick and Assistant Surgeon Richard Sharp, attached to the British Mission at the Court of Persia [Iran]; and Assistant Surgeon Charles Daw, attached to the army of the Nizam of Hyderabad.
The correspondence is mainly between the Government of Bengal From c. 1758-1858, the East India Company's administration in Bengal. From 1773-1833, the most senior of the three subdivisions of India, also known as the Supreme Government of India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. , 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 the East India Company Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. . The other correspondents included are: Henry Russell, Resident at Hyderabad; William Brooks, Military Auditor General, Bombay; Henry Willock, Minister at the Court of Tehran; Assistant Surgeon Sharp; and Assistant Surgeon Campbell.
The title page (f 62) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 12, 1819/20, Draft 100’ and ‘Examiner’s Office December 1818’.
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- 1 file (27 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 62, and terminates at 88, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
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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/F/4/577/14034
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- 21 Oct 1812-11 Apr 1818 (CE, Gregorian)
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Bombay Pol 1 Mar 1820, draft 100/1819-20, IOR/E/4/1039 pp 597-98
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- ‘Application of Mr Assistant Surgeon Campbell to be permitted to draw (with arrears) his field pay and allowances in addition to the salary he receives as being attached to His Royal Highness Prince Abbas Mirza in Persia.’
- Pages
- FRONT, BACK, SPINE, EDGE, HEAD, TAIL, 62R, 62V, 63R, 63V, 64R, 64V, 65R, 65V, 66R, 66V, 67R, 67V, 68R, 68V, 69R, 69V, 70R, 70V, 71R, 71V, 72R, 72V, 73R, 88V, 74R, 74V, 75R, 75V, 76R, 76V, 77R, 77V, 78R, 78V, 79R, 79V, 80R, 80V, 81R, 81V, 82R, 82V, 83R, 83V, 84R, 84V, 85R, 85V, 86R, 86V, 87R, 87V, 88R, 73V
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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