Letter No.1167 of 1870 from Colonel Robert Phayre, Political Superintendent, Frontier Upper Sind, Jacobabad to Colonel William Lockyer Merewether, The Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi]

Mss Eur F126/22, ff 120-122

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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 17 Aug 1870. 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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Letter enclosing a copy of Captain Harrison's Khelat [Kalāt], covering the period 11-17 July 1870 and commenting on the further correspondence recorded as having been received by the Khan of Khelat from individuals in Seistan [Sīstān] and expressing his concerns over what he views as a potential threat to the British Government's Persian and Afghan Policy.

Phayre continues by citing from a letter which General John Jacob had written to the Khan of Khelat in 1854 regarding the Khan's efforts to thwart the work of the frontier officers, and comparing that to the present day situation. The colonel also comments on the entry relating to events at Lus Beyla [Lasbela], details of which are yet to be received and Captain Harrison reporting on a raid by the Murree tribe on Poolajee.

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17 Aug 1870 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter No.1167 of 1870 from Colonel Robert Phayre, Political Superintendent, Frontier Upper Sind, Jacobabad to Colonel William Lockyer Merewether, The Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/22, ff 120-122, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024102474.0x000016> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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