‘Euphrates Expedition’
IOR/F/4/1701/68746
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The record is made up of 1 item (39 folios). It was created in 13 May 1835-28 Feb 1837. 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 mostly of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the governments of Bombay [Mumbai] and Bengal. It is the second of two items on the subject of the Euphrates expedition of 1835-37 (the other item is IOR/F/4/1701/68745).
The item relates to the breaking up of the Euphrates expedition. It includes:
- Submissions from Colonel Francis Rawdon Chesney, the leader of the expedition, to the governments of Bombay and Bengal, reporting the most recent progress of the expedition and making suggestions for future activities
- The decision of 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. to end the expedition
- Arrangements for the disposal of the Euphrates steamer, details of the vessel’s remaining stores and their value, and a final accounting of the expedition.
The title page (f 149) of the item contains the following references: ‘P.C. 2217, Draft 538 of 1838’; ‘Collection No 2, PC 2217’ and ‘Secretary Office, Marine Branch, January 1838’.
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- 1 item (39 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 149 and terminates at f 187, 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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- English in Latin script
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- Archival item
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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/4/1701/68746
- Date(s)
- 13 May 1835-28 Feb 1837 (CE, Gregorian)
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Bom Mar 12 Sep 1838, draft 538/1838, IOR/E/4/1063 pp 554-56
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- IOR/F/4/1701/68746
- Title
- ‘Euphrates Expedition’
- Pages
- 149r:183v, 183ar:183av, 184r:187v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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