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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [525v] (1052/1386)
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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34
No.
Articles —^conti nued).
Denomination.
Imports into
1887-88.
1888-89.
Quantity.
Value.
Quantity.
Value.
XXVII
XXVIII
XXIX
XXX
c
XXXI
XXXIa
XXXII
XXXIII
XXXIV
XXXV
XXXVI
XXXVII
XXXVIII
Salt
Saltpetre, &c.
1. Saltpetre....
2. Other saline sub
stances ...
(a).—Alum
(b).—Sojji
Seeds—
1 .—Oil-seeds—
a.—Linseed
b.—Mustard and rape
c.—Til or gingelly ...
d.—Other oil-seeds...
2 .—Other seeds-
a.—Indigo-seed
b.—Tea-seed
c.—Other kinds
Silk—
1 .—Raw ...
2 .—Manufactured (Eu-
ropean)
3 .—Do. (Indian)
g . ( 1.—Betel-nuts ...
Spices j 2. —Other kinds,..
Stationery
Stone and marble
Sugar—
1 .—Refined
2 .— Unrefined
Tea—
1 .—Indian
2 .—Foreign
Tobacco
W ood—
1 .—Timber
2 .—Firewood
Wool—
1 .—Raw ...
2 .—Manufactured
(Piece-goods)—
a.—Do. (European)
b.—Do. (Indian) ...
All other articles of mer
chandise—
1 .—Unmanufactured ...
2 .—Manufactured
Grand Total Rs. ...
Mds.
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V alue.
33
125
650
6,948
49
1,816
776
92
19
18
• • •
5
" 803
2,190
7
117
6
1,172
547
89,418
127
Rs.
391
5,200
55,584
196
7,286
4,030
460
114
88
’ 4,000
10,439
• ♦ •
411
84
579
360
7,056
2,735
8,94,180
10,160
2,585
1,48,684
• • •
• • V
20,333
’ 162
179
8
96
2,791
2
31
31
81
2
1,426
166
1,34,950
36
42
• • •
Rs.
1,62,664
648
1,028
40
’ 468
36,283
20
6
372
358
120
10,093
830
13,40,500
10,800
3,360
237
1,20,015
...
• ...
26,61,756
34,54,813
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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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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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- 2av, 7r:7v, 22r:22v, 27r:27v, 36r:37v, 288r:288v, 291r:380v, 467r:467v, 470r:470v, 505r:575v, 584r:584v, 600r:692v
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