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‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, July 2 1855’ [‎5r] (9/24)

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The record is made up of 1 item (12 folios). It was created in 2 Jul 1855. 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 (10 May 1855, Numbers 2-3), the President in Council (17 May 1855, Numbers 29-32), 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. (26 May 1855, Numbers 38-42). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.

The subject matter of the letters from the Governor General (folios 1-3) is the conduct of the French adventurer General Maha D’Orgoni and the successful signing of the Anglo-Afghan Treaty – including commendations for Herbert Benjamin Edwardes (Commissioner for Peshawar) and John Lawrence (High Commissioner for Punjab).

The letters from the President in Council (folios 4-8) include an update on the dispute between the Gulab Singh, the Maharaja of Cashmere [Kashmir], and his nephew Jowahir Singh; an update on the war between Nepal and Thibet [Tibet]; and updates from Pegu, Punjab, and Kokan.

The section from Bombay – folios 9-11 – includes updates on the dispute between Persia and Muscat over Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] and the Somali Expedition. It also includes a very brief summary of horses and mules required by the Land Transport Corps in Mesopotamia.

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‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, July 2 1855’ [‎5r] (9/24), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F231/26, ff 1-12, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100044852268.0x00000a> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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