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‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, April 28. 1857.’ [50r] (1/20)
The record is made up of 1 item (10 folios). It was created in 28 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 (21 March 1857, Number 14; 24 March 1857, Number 15; 27 March 1857, Number 73; 30 March 1857, Number 74; 31 March 1857, Numbers 74-76; 2 April 1857, Numbers 77-79; and 17 April, unnumbered).
The summaries mostly concern the Punjab and the ‘Persian Expedition’ [Anglo-Persian War]. They include summaries of letters from the Secretary to the Chief Commissioner [presumably of the Punjab], regarding: the request of Dost Mahomed [Dost Mohammad Khan, Emir of Afghanistan] that Ruheemdad and his followers be forgiven and their lands restored; the conduct of the Bozdar Tribe on the frontier of the Dera Ghazee Khan [Dera Ghazi Khan] district, and the attack against them by British troops; and the state of the border in the Dera Ishmael Khan [Dera Ismail Khan] district, and ‘retributive measures’ against the Mahsood [?] Wuzeerees [Mahsud Waziris].
They also include: news from Cabool [Kabul]; news from Sir James Outram regarding Bushire, including the requirement for reinforcements of troops at Bushire; a minute by the Governor General regarding the delay in troops being sent to Bushire due to the lack of available steam vessels, and his opinions on Outram’s views as to the enlistment of Persian tribes by the British in the War; and summaries of letters from Perim, mostly regarding the best site for a lighthouse on the island.
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- Mss Eur F231/31, ff 50-59
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- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, April 28. 1857.’
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- 50r:59v
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