Funds for the British mission to Afghanistan

IOR/L/PS/5/148, ff 3-12

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The record is made up of 1 item (10 folios). It was created in 20 Mar 1840. 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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Content: Enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. Secret Department to the 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 11 of 1840, dated 20 March 1840. The enclosures are dated [8 October-4 November 1839] and contain correspondence relating to considerations on possible sources of funds for the Bombay Army’s mission to Afghanistan, especially in relation to the so-called ‘Sikh Loan’ contributing approximately 31 lacs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees [ lākh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ] (3,100,000) of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. . The enclosures also contain a summary of financial accounts covering the cost of the Afghanistan mission. The primary correspondents are Her Majesty’s Envoy and Minister at the Court of Shah Shoojah Ool Moolk [Shāh Shujāʿ al-Mulk] at Cabool [Kabul], and the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. .
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It is part of: 'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM INDIA' Vol 67
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Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/148
Written in: English in Latin script
Type: Archival item

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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/L/PS/5/148, ff 3-12
Former external reference(s): No. 11 of 1840
Date(s): 20 Mar 1840 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: DiplomacyAccounts
People & organisations: Government of Bombay

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/5/148, ff 3-12
Title: Funds for the British mission to Afghanistan
Pages: 3r:12v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence

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