‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, July 16 1855’
Mss Eur F231/26, ff 13-16
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The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 16 Jul 1855. 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 President in Council (2 June 1855, Numbers 33-35) 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. (9 June 1855, Numbers 43-45). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.
The letters from the President in Council (folios 13-15r) consist of updates on Afghanistan, Punjab, the progress of the Nepalese army against Thibet [Tibet], and the dispute between Gulab Singh (Maharaja of Cashmere [Kashmir]) and his nephew Raja King Jowahir Singh.
The section from Bombay (folio 15v) contains only very brief updates on Aden, Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , and Persia.
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- 16 Jul 1855 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F231/26, ff 13-16
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- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, July 16 1855’
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- 13r:16v
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