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'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 89
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/5/451
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This record is a file about the 'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 89 dating from 30 Sep 1847-30 Oct 1906.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/L/PS/5/451
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 89
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Date (When the record was created)
- 30 Sep 1847-30 Oct 1906
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Description (What the record is about)
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The volume contains copies of enclosures to despatches from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the East India Company Secret Committee. The volume is divided into eleven items:. Persian [Iranian] Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/451, ff 1A-128); Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq] Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/451, ff 129-132); Persian Gulf Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/451, ff 133-207); Aden Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/451, ff 208-252); Bahrein [Bahrain] Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/452, ff 253-256); Turkish Arabia Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/451, ff 257-275); Aden Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/451, ff 276-280); Persian Gulf Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/451, ff 281-307); Arrangements for the Conveyance of the Ex-Ameer Shadad Khan [Mīr Shahdād Khān Tālpūr, of Sindh], and his Attendants, to Calcutta [Kolkata] (IOR/L/PS/5/451, ff 308-410); Arrangements for the Appointment of Colonel John Lysaght Pennefather to the Divisional Staff of the Bombay Army Consequent to the Resignation of Sir Charles Napier of his Command in Scind [Sindh] (IOR/L/PS/5/451, ff 411-423); Arrangements for the Selection of Articles from the Sind [Sindh] Prize Property for the Ex-Ameers [Amīrs] of Sind (IOR/L/PS/5/451, ff 424-518)
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The enclosures to each despatch (each Item) within the volume are separated by blue dividers. The despatches are arranged in chronological order from the front of the volume to the rear of the volume. The order of the enclosures within each despatch varies between chronological, approximate chronological and non-chronological. The enclosures within each despatch are preceded by an abstract of contents, in which the despatch itself (not included) is numbered 1, the abstract of contents 2, and the enclosures 3, 4, etc. The numbers listed in the abstract of contents are recorded for reference on the verso of the last folio of each enclosure, along with a summary description of each enclosure.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Volume 89
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 volume (520 folios)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 519; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 344-519; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers. The sequence contains two foliation anomalies, f 1a and f 274a, and misses out f 143.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/19e0fbea-4142-41b6-b1e2-78cfc3d7db48/
Series information
IOR/L/PS/5
Secret Correspondence with India
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/L/PS
Political and Secret Department Records
Within the series: IOR/L/PS/5
Secret Correspondence with India
Within the sub-series: IOR/L/PS/5/363-509
Enclosures to Secret Letters from Bombay
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'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 89