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Vol 134 Secret letters inward [‎back-i] (21/22)

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The record is made up of 1 volume, 3 items (6 folios). It was created in 20 Dec 1842-14 Jun 1843. 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 three letters and a company circular received by the British Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire, from: a British company in Baghdad advertising its new overland postal service in Arabia (folios 1A-3), Commander Porter reporting on his sea patrol of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in January 1843 (folio 4), the British Envoy to Tehran reporting the willingness of the Persian Government to repair the dilapidated public buildings on the Island of Karrak [Kharg] (folio 6).

The volume title ‘Bushire Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Book No 134 Secret letters inward 9 Jan 1843-14 Jan 1843’ is typewritten and appears on a modern title page that has been inserted at the front of the volume (folio 1).

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1 volume, 3 items (6 folios)
Arrangement

The letters in the volume are arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: numbered 1, 1A, then 2 to 6, from the front to the back of the volume. Folio 1 is a modern, typewritten title page. The numbering is written in pencil on the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. , in the top right corner.

As a result of a secondary and earlier foliation sequence, the volume is also numbered from 2 to 7 in ink, except for blank folios and folios containing brief details such as name and address, which are unnumbered.

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Vol 134 Secret letters inward [‎back-i] (21/22), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/98, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023472726.0x000016> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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