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‘Secret Letters received by way of Marseilles, April 14. 1857.’ [‎44v] (18/24)

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The record is made up of 1 item (12 folios). It was created in 14 Apr 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 from the Governor General of India in Council (7 March 1857, Numbers 12-13; 18 March 1857, Numbers 63-67; and 19 March 1857, Numbers 68-72). The amount of detail for each entry varies.

The summaries mostly concern: troops, arms and ammunition being shipped to Hong Kong from Singapore and Madras; and the Persian Expedition, including the construction of a portable telegraph, and news from Herat.

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‘Secret Letters received by way of Marseilles, April 14. 1857.’ [‎44v] (18/24), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F231/31, ff 36-47, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100048292965.0x000059> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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