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'Book 150 1846'
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/107
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This record is a file about the 'Book 150 1846' dating from 8 Jan 1846-15 Oct 1846.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/1/107
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'Book 150 1846'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 8 Jan 1846-15 Oct 1846
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Description (What the record is about)
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The volume consists of correspondence sent to the Bushire Residency; the principal correspondents being Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf at the time, and the Secretaries to the Government at Bombay. The letters transmit printed circulars issued by the Government of India reporting on the victories achieved over the Sikh Army during the Sikh War, between December 1845 and February 1846. They include lists of officers killed and wounded during the Battle of Mudki, on 18 December 1845 (folios 9v-11v) and during the Battle of Sobraon, on 10 February 1846 (folios 32v-34v). Relations with the Wahabee (Wahabi) Chief in the Persian Gulf are also covered in the volume.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The letters in the volume are arranged in chronological order.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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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 (39 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 is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. The numbering begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 41. There is an incomplete pagination sequence, which is written in ink, in the top right corners of the rectos and in the top left corners of the versos.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/543a76c2-f7c2-4370-9e66-11f3ef426467/
Series information
IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/R
India Office Records transferred later through official channels
Within the sub-fonds: IOR/R/15
Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
Within the series: IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
Within the sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/1-118
Political Residency, Bushire: letters received and sent
Within the sub-sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/38-118
Political Residency, Bushire: correspondence received and sent
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'Book 150 1846'