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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [‎513r] (1027/1386)

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The record is made up of 1 file (692 folios). It was created in c 1880-1891. 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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9
No. 1.
Statement showing the Quantity and Value of each Article imported into Sind
from countries external to British India, during the three years 1887-88, 1888-89, and
1889-90.
No.
Articles and Countries from which
imported.
1887-88.
1888-89.
1889-90.
Quantity.
Value.
Quantity.
Value.
Quantity.
Value.
1 Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
1
Animals, living (for sale)—
Horses, Ponies and Mules)—
From Khorasan ...
... Nos.
9
540
„ Herat
29
11,700
...
„ Kandahar ...
••• »
203
73,400
213
57,300
189
26,675
„ Kabul
60
21,000
2..
48
4,800
,, Kalat
86
16,300
167
22,250
115
9,820
„ Quetta
2
250
10
1,000
„ Catchi
••• »3
40
680
39
3,900
40
1,800
Total ...
391
1,11,630
448
95,150
411
44,635
Cattle—
From Cote Mahomed
Usto N os.
40
800
„ Catchi. • • •••
211
10,130
721
14,480
407
14,299
,, Bagh
24
408
...
...
,, Kalat ...
...
•..
60
1,100
40
800
„ Rojhan
••• »
15
300
...
...
Total ...
275
11,338
796
15,880
447
15,099
Sheep and Goats—

From Quetta
• ... Nos,
.
..2
500
1,500
„ Catchi
3,260
9,280
1,578
3,368
309
905
„ Kalat ...
1,210
2,680
803
2,089
„ Minor Towns (in
Lus
Beyla Territory)
... »
2,793
5,828
3,063
6,608
3,473
8,700
Total ...
6,053
15,108
5,851
12,656
5,085
13,194
Other kinds—
From Kandahar
... Nos.
103
2,575
131
5,525
365
12,970
„ Kalat
••• ‘I
8
200
...
•••
Total ...
111
2,775
130
5,525
365
12,970
II
Borax—
From Catchi
... Mds.
...
...
100
200
• • •
...
VII
Cotton, raw—
From Catchi ...
... Mds.
35
421
4
48
15
138
„ Jhal
15
105
• ••
„ Belo
... »y
...
...
154
770
• ••
...
„ Minor Towns (in
Beyla Territory)
Lus
• •• »
...
...
...
45
225
Total ...
50
526
158
818
60
363
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This file consists of letters, notes, and printed material on Persia compiled by George Curzon in the course of conducting research prior to the writing of his book: Persia and the Persian Question . The papers' contents and type vary considerably, but consists primarily of handwritten notes, some of which are organised roughly for individual chapters of the book. The rest of the file includes newspaper clippings, official reports, printed maps, and other published material on the history and geography of Persia. The official government reports are primarily government of India balance of trade reports, while published material consisted mainly of academic and non-academic papers on Persian archaeology by members of the Scottish Geographical Magazine and the history of the telegraph published by the Indo-European Telegraph Department.

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1 file (692 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 692; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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