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Miscellaneous Indian Affairs: Notably Gwalior, Sinde and Mhow [286v] (38/150)
The record is made up of 1 item (75 folios). It was created in 1 Mar 1844. 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 item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from 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. [Mumbai] Secret Department 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. , Number 23 of 1844, dated 1 March 1844. The enclosures are dated 23 January to 23 February 1844.
The chief matters covered are: administration and revenue in Gwalior; disturbances in Booranpoor [Bhuranpur]; relief of the troops at Scinde [Sindh, also spelled Sinde in this item]; and Mhow; auditing the accounts of the Indus flotilla; dimensions of the boats in use on the Indus or Sutlej rivers weighing 1000 maunds (maund, anglicized name for a traditional unit of mass used in British India, Afghanistan, Persia [Iran] and Arabia, sometimes written 'mann' or 'mun'); and discrepancies regarding trophy guns sent to Bombay from Sinde.
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There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-41, on folios 269-276. These numbers are repeated for reference on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the last folio of each enclosure.
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- IOR/L/PS/5/428, ff 268-342
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- Miscellaneous Indian Affairs: Notably Gwalior, Sinde and Mhow
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- 268r:342v
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