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‘Letters from Sir James Outram received May 13.1857.’ [‎63v] (8/8)

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The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 13 May 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 Sir James Outram (in command of the British army in the Anglo-Persian War), addressed from Outram to 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. , dated 9 March 1857, and to Lord Clarendon (George William Frederick Villiers, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs), dated 28 March, 3 April, and 5 April 1857.

The summary of the letter to 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. concerns written engagements with certain Arab tribes. The summaries of letters to Lord Clarendon mostly concern the claim of the Turkish Government with respect to Mohammerah (Mohammera) [Khorramshahr], the capture of Mohammera on 26 March 1857, and the Peace Treaty between Great Britain and Persia.

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‘Letters from Sir James Outram received May 13.1857.’ [‎63v] (8/8), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F231/31, ff 60-63, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100048292965.0x00007f> [accessed 14 August 2026]

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