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‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, June 29. 1857’ [102r] (1/16)
The record is made up of 1 item (8 folios). It was created in 29 Jun 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 (16 May 1857, Numbers 23-25), 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. ) (27 May 1857, Numbers 105-115).The summaries of letters from the Governor General relate to China, the murder of Lieutenant Hand near the Khyber Pass, and the Ameer [Emir] of Afghanistan. The summaries of letters from Bombay concern Persia, the Indian Mutiny [Rebellion or Uprising], Aden, Judda [Jeddah], and Perim.
The bundle also includes summaries of two letters from Mr Hyslop at Baghdad (9 and 11 May 1857), regarding bills being drawn from England.
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- Mss Eur F231/31, ff 102-109
- Title
- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, June 29. 1857’
- Pages
- 102r:109v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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