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'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY,' Vol 36
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/5/398
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This record is a file about the 'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY,' Vol 36 dating from 29 Sep 1841-29 Oct 1841.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/L/PS/5/398
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY,' Vol 36
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Date (When the record was created)
- 29 Sep 1841-29 Oct 1841
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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 nine items as follows:. Abstract of Contents of a Despatch Relating to the Steam Flotilla on the Indus (IOR/L/PS/5/398, ff 3-8); Proceedings Connected with the Indus and Euphrates Steam Flotillas (IOR/L/PS/5/398, ff 9-31); Aden Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/398, ff 32-136); Persian Gulf Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/398, ff 137-205); Scinde [Sindh] Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/398, ff 206-425); List of Documents Forwarded with the Letter to the Honourable Secret Committee 1 October 1841 (IOR/L/PS/5/398, ff 426-428); Measures Adopted Relating to the Suppression of the Trade in Enslaved Persons between the Eastern Coast of Africa and Various Ports in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea (IOR/L/PS/5/398, ff 429-435); British Mission to Shoa [Shewa] (IOR/L/PS/5/398, ff 436-504); Aden Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/398, ff 505-679)
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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. 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 36
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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 (679 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 681; 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, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6a3ac37b-7afc-41c4-a442-09e87fb5dd8a/
Series information
IOR/L/PS/5
Secret Correspondence with India
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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 36