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‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, April 2.1856’ [88v] (8/16)
The record is made up of 1 item (8 folios). It was created in 2 Apr 1856. 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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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (22 February 1856, Numbers 8-9) 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. (5 March 1856, Number 9). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.
The despatches from the Governor General (folios 85-89) include discussion of a report by Major Allen on the Northern Frontier of Pegu, a report on a visit by the Governor General (James Broun-Ramsey, Marquess of Dalhousie), accounts of Herat and Candahar [Kandahar], and opinions over the policy of Dost Mohamed [Dost Mohammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan].
The section from Bombay (folios 90-91) outlines who should be consulted over the troops that could be sent to Persia in the event of conflict between Britain and Persia.
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- Mss Eur F231/27, ff 85-92
- Title
- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, April 2.1856’
- Pages
- 85r:92v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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