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Letters from claimants to the succession of Baroda State 1875 [1v] (2/54)
The record is made up of 1 file, 5 items (27 folios). It was created in 29 Jan 1875-Oct 1880. 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 file primarily contains letters from relatives of Mulharrao, Gaekwar of Baroda, who wished to present their claims to the succession in Baroda should Mulharrao be deposed.
Also contained within the file are a petition from the Sirdars Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. to the Agent to the Governor-General at Baroda, Philip Sandys Melvill, regarding the actions of the Dewan, Sir T Madhava Rao which had reduced their rights and privileges; and correspondence from Damodhur Trinbuck Nanay, formerly the private secretary to the Gaekwar regarding a guarantee issued by Sir Lewis Pelly in 1875 to protect his person and property.
- Extent and format
- 1 file, 5 items (27 folios)
- Arrangement
The contents of the file have been arranged in chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The file has been foliated using a pencil number enclosed in a circle located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio.
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Mss Eur F126/95
- Title
- Letters from claimants to the succession of Baroda State 1875
- Pages
- 1r:1v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence