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‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, June 30.1856’ [19v] (2/8)
The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 30 Jun 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 the Governor General of India (17 May 1856 Number 20 and 21 May 1856 Number 17).
The despatches largely consist of updates on the situation at Candahar [Kandahar] and Herat. They also include an update related to the construction of the new town of Dalhousie.
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- Mss Eur F231/28, ff 19-22
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- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, June 30.1856’
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- 19r:22v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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