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‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, March 2.1857’ [25v] (18/28)
The record is made up of 1 item (14 folios). It was created in 2 Mar 1857. 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 January 1857, Numbers 6-7) 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. (27 and 31 January and 2 February 1857, Numbers 15-26). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.
The letters from the Governor General (folios 17-19r) cover the release of prisoners of war by Thibet [Tibet], and the appointment of Sir James Outram to command the British invasion of southern Persia.
The section from Bombay (folios 19v-30) discusses overtures of peace made to the Afghans by the Shah of Persia and the question of whether a British force should be established at Quetta. It also outlines a debate between British officials over whether the Sind Horse should be despatched to Persia, whether the Poona Horse should be sent instead, and whether Brigadier-General John Jacob should join the force or remain in Sind. A number of reports on the Anglo-Persian War (1856-1857) from Major General Foster Stalker have also been included outlining the strength of Persian forces in the vicinity of Bushire, and the progress of the British Expedition.
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- Mss Eur F231/30, ff 17-30
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- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, March 2.1857’
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- 17r:30v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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