‘Letters received, by way of Marseilles, April 17.1856’

Mss Eur F231/27, ff 95-102

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The record is made up of 1 item (8 folios). It was created in 17 Apr 1856. 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, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (8 March 1856, Numbers 10-11) and 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. (19 March 1856, Number 20). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.

The despatches from the Governor General (folios 95-101) discuss the extent that Persia supports the position of Prince Mahomed Yoosoof [Mohammad Yusuf Khan] at Herat, and whether the Government of India should encourage Dost Mahomed [Dost Mohammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan] to annex Herat. It also covers the killing of an unnamed individual, claimed to be in self-defence, by Major Nicholson in the Punjab.

The section from Bombay (folio 102) is concerned with updates on Aden.

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Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India, the Government of Bombay, HM Minister to Persia, and HM Consul at Tehran

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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: Mss Eur F231/27, ff 95-102
Date(s): 17 Apr 1856 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Diplomacy
Places: Herāt
People & organisations: Government of Bombay, Political DepartmentViceroy and Governor-General of India in CouncilCommissioner, SindKing of Afghanistan

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Reference: Mss Eur F231/27, ff 95-102
Title: ‘Letters received, by way of Marseilles, April 17.1856’
Pages: 99v:100v
Author: Government of Afghanistan
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Reference: Mss Eur F231/27, ff 95-102
Title: ‘Letters received, by way of Marseilles, April 17.1856’
Pages: 95r:102v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Public Domain