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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [625r] (1251/1386)
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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PERSIAN SECTION.
45
. SA XCTIOXED '
—l, — co — er — — ~ o o o —B I NUMBER.
Appointment.
Line Establish
ment,— contd.
Unmounted Gholams
Tofangcheea
Signalling
Establishment.
Signallers, 1st grade
» 2nd „
,, 3rd „
» 4th „
Local Allowances...
Interpreter
33 •••
Teheran Station.
Ferashes ...
Guard
33 •••
Koom Station.
Ferash
Kashan Station.
Ferash
PAY.
: : : * Houbb RENT.
* : : : : ::: :::: :.E Hors Allow- i
: :::: : : : :::: ANCE.
Remarks.
*House rent—
Teheran—Krs. 50 a
month.
Ispahan—Krs. 50 a
month.
Shiraz—Krs. 500 a
month is paid for
quarters for Med.
Asst. Supdt. and
signalling staff to
which Library
fund contributes
Krs. 50.
The expenses of the
Gulhek Office are
defrayed by an al
lowance from H.
B. M.’s Legation.
Krs. 75 for marri
ed signallers since
sanctioned in P.
W.D. No. 74T.E.,
dated 8th May
1889.
Draws also Krs. 50
Treasurer’s Allow
ance.
Authority.
/ Fin. Dept. No. 88,
dated 30th April
1873; P. W.D. No.
354E.T., dated 9th
October 1874 ;Di-
rector-in -Chie f’s
N No. 555, dated 26th
August 1884; P.
W.D. No. 114E.T.,
dated 14th October
1886 ; P. W. D. No.
90 T., dated 27 th
' February 1878.
1
P. W. D. Nos. 89 T.,
dated 16th January
1885 ; 780 G., dated
21st April 1887;
181 G. dated 21st
\ January 1889 ;
2050G., dated 13th
August 1888 ; 82B.,
dated 16th Febru
ary 1888; 15 T.E.,
dated 31st January
1889.
P. W. D. No. 84E.T.,
dated 24th March
1876.
P. W. D. No.125 E.T.,
dated 6th September
1883.
) P. W. D. No. 83T.E.,
> dated 12th July
) 1886.
P. W.D. No.101E.T.,
dated 9th April 1873.
P. W. D. No. 84 E.T.,
dated 24th March
1876.
PnoGRRSSIVK Pay. 1
Mean
pay OB
FIXED
PAY.
Rs.
Krs. 25
„ 15
200
’ 180
150
125
15
150
100
Krs. 30
» 16
» 11
20
„ 20
Mini
mum.
Rs.
Annual
in-
crease.
Rs.
Maxi
mum.
Rs.
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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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