Enclosure of letter to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India, No.25, from the Foreign Department, Fort William
Mss Eur F126/81, ff 156-158
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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 29 Jan 1875. 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 enclosure comprises letter No.293P from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department, Fort William to Charles Gonne, 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. , Political Department.
The letter is regarding the removal of Colonel Robert Phayre as Resident at Baroda, the manner in which it was undertaken by the Government of India, and 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. 's failure to inform the Government of India that they had considered Colonel Phayre to be unfit for his duty as far back as July 1874.
The letter also discusses correspondence between Colonel Phayre and the Government at Bombay in which the Colonel is reported to have been 'ignoring the express orders of the Government of India' and the Bombay Government's failure to report these matters to the Government of India.
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- Enclosures to Letters and Despatches to the Secretary of State for India regarding affairs in Baroda318 imagesRef: Mss Eur F126/81
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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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- 29 Jan 1875 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Enclosure of letter to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India, No.25, from the Foreign Department, Fort William
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- 156r:158v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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