'Threatening Letters'
Mss Eur F126/84, ff 48-51
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The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 20 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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Death threat made towards the Viceroy (Thomas George Baring, Second Baron Northbrook), Sir Lewis Pelly, Mr Frank Henry Souter, Khan Bahadoor Acbar Ali [Akbar 'Ali Khan Bahadur] and Rao Sahib Gujanand Withul, in relation to the Baroda Proclamation and the deposition of the Gaekwar of Baroda (Malharrao) and stating that the named individuals will be shot either in the Baroda 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. or Baroda itself if the Gaekwar is deposed.
The letter itself consists of words, phrases and paragraphs cut out of newspapers and stuck onto a piece of blue paper.
- Extent and format
- 4 folios
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- 102 imagesRef: Mss Eur F126/84
- Physical characteristics
Binding: The folder containing the letter was originally tied together with pink ribbon which has been removed, to prevent damage to theitem, and placed in a plastic sleeve. The plastic sleeve may cause some loss of sharpness to the digital image of the binding.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Letter
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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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- Archive reference
- Mss Eur F126/84, ff 48-51
- Date(s)
- 20 Jan 1875 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/84, ff 48-51
- Title
- 'Threatening Letters'
- Pages
- 48r:51v
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