'Secret Letters received Aug. 1. 1857.' [12r] (7/134)
The record is made up of 1 item (67 folios). It was created in 1 Aug 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 of official secret letters received, mainly from the Governor General of India in Council (17 June 1857, Number 30; 19 June 1857, Number 31; 19 June 1857, Numbers 32-35), and from Bombay [presumably 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. ] (24 June 1857, Numbers 128-132; 25 June, Number 133; 27 June, Numbers 134-135; 30 June, Numbers 136-137). The summaries mostly relate to the Indian Mutiny [Rebellion or Uprising], including the situation in Peshawar and the Punjab, troops being sent from Ceylon [Sri Lanka] and Nepal, and the arrest of the King of Oude [Awadh]. The bundle also includes summaries relating to Kelat, Aden, and Persia (including troops being sent from Persia to India).
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- Mss Eur F231/32, ff 9-75
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- 'Secret Letters received Aug. 1. 1857.'
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