Treaty between the East India Company and the King of Oudh [187r] (101/132)
The record is made up of 1 item (66 folios). It was created in 26 Aug - 2 Oct 1837. 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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Enclosures to Despatch to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. No. 13, dated 2 October 1837.
The enclosures relate to the signing of a new treaty between the East India Company and the King of Oude [Oudh, Muhammad Ali Shah], and consist mainly of correspondence from Lieutenant-Colonel John Low, Resident at Lucknow. The enclosures are dated 26 August-28 September 1837.
The papers cover: reports by the Resident at Lucknow of discussions with the King and his ministers, and the progress of negotiations over a new treaty; copy of the treaty between the East India Company and the King of Oudh, dated 11 September 1837; and letters and minutes from the Governor General and British officials concerning the treaty, the internal administration of Oudh, and British policy toward Oudh.
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There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-15, on folios 138-139. These numbers are repeated for reference on the last verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of each enclosure.
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- IOR/L/PS/5/128, ff 137-202
- Title
- Treaty between the East India Company and the King of Oudh
- Pages
- 137r:169v, 176v:189v, 193r:202v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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