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Affairs in Bundelkund [‎884r] (1/36)

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/169, ff 884-901

The record is made up of 1 item (18 folios). It was created in 17 Aug 1842. 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 Governor-General of India, Allahabad, Secret Department, to the East India Company 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 36 of 1842, dated 17 August 1842. The enclosures are numbered 3-8 and are dated 28 July-16 August 1842.

The enclosures relate to political and military affairs in Bundlekhund [Bundelkhand, also spelled Bundelkund and Bundelcund in this item]. Subjects include succession disputes in the Bundela Rajput State of Oorcha [Orchha].

The principal correspondents are: Lord Ellenborough, Governor-General; Major W H Sleeman, Agent to the Governor-General on Special Duty; Thomas Herbert Maddock, Secretary to the Government of India and the Governor-General; and General Sir Jasper Nicolls, KCB, Commander-in-Chief of British Forces, India.

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IOR/L/PS/5/169, ff 884-901
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Affairs in Bundelkund
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