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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [689r] (1379/1386)
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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.Director,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Section.
APPENDIX K.
Statement shelving expenditure of cable during 1889-90, and quantity on hand on 31st March 1890.
Description.
Balance in hand
31st March
1889.
Received since.
Total.
B alance in hand,
31st March
1890.
•
Remarks.
Manufactured
at Manora.
Received from
England.
l icked up at sea
and retaped.
Receipts,
1889-90.
Expenditure,
1889-90.
Gutta Percha—
Main Cable, 1st class . . . . •
♦
Do. 2nd class
Thin Cable, Thin core
Do. Thick old core .
New Main Cable, Old core ....
Shore end .......
India Rubber—
Main Cable
Shore end
Total
20 02
1000
8-60
6'80
10’34
315
104’00
44’50
41-09
600
75'23
••••••
2’12
124’02
75-23
S’? 2
48’89
20’99
3'07
12*46
315
110’30
75'23
3-72
. 4889
20’99
: 3-O7
12’46
3’15
IS'? 2
. 1000
4-88
2’41
20’10
2′93
••••••
58-91
19559
••••••
77’35
33185
277-81
54'04
*stt B. T. FFINCH,
. • Director,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Section.
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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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- Title
- 'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia'
- Pages
- 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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