Enclosures of Letter to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India, No.213, dated 27 November 1874: Nos. 3 to 31 of Abstract of Contents, from Foreign Department, Fort William

Mss Eur F126/81, ff 1-51

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The record is made up of 51 folios. It was created in 27 Nov 1874. 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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Enclosures 3-31 that accompanied letter No.213 to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India, with a list of abstracts to the enclosures, comprising mainly correspondence between the Secretary to 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. , the Resident at Baroda, the Gaekwar of Baroda and the Secretary to the Government of India, Financial Department.

Enclosures 3-15 are letters and telegrams regarding the Gaekwar of Baroda's work to reform his administration following the publication of the Baroda Commission Report and instructions from the Government of India in relation to it.

Enclosures 16-27 relate to an attempt to poison the British Resident at Baroda, Colonel Phayre; the Colonel's belief that the Gaekwar of Baroda had orchestrated the attempted poisoning; and the Gaekwar's subsequent request that the Colonel be removed from his position as Resident.

Enclosures 28-31 relate to the appointment of Sir Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General for Rajputana [Rājasthān] as Special Commissioner at Baroda.

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Enclosures of Letter to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India, No.213, dated 27 November 1874: Nos. 3 to 31 of Abstract of Contents, from Foreign Department, Fort William, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/81, ff 1-51, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023694721.0x000001> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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