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Papers concerning mission of Hiram Cox to Ava (Burma).
Catalogue reference: IOR/H/480
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This record is a file about the Papers concerning mission of Hiram Cox to Ava (Burma). dating from 1796-1798.
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IOR/H/480
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Title (The name of the record)
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Papers concerning mission of Hiram Cox to Ava (Burma).
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Date (When the record was created)
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1796-1798
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Description (What the record is about)
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(1) pp. i-viii, List of Contents. (It is not clear to what the Pagination of this List refers.) (2) pp. 1-643, Proceedings of the Council of Fort William 1797 to 1798 relative to reports of Hiram Cox (Captain of Infantry and Resident at Rangoon) and his deputation to the Court of Ava, with relevant papers, including, pp. 56-413, Narrative Extracts from Capt. Hiram Cox's Diary 15th Sept. 1796 to 23rd Nov. 1797; pp. 419-22, List of Papers; pp. 422-549, Memorials to the Ava Government and letters from J. B. Reeves, G. G. Lane and Giles Avery to Cox, representing their grievances against the Burmans (The 'Journal of a Residence in the Burman Empire and more particularly at the Court of Amarapoorah by Capt. Hiram Cox' is a revised selection from Capt. Cox's Diary made by his son, Henry C. M. Cox, and printed with illustrations in 1821.)
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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)
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Q/ISC/33
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 volume
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/776a3ed0-7e41-47dd-9708-4840ed311624/
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IOR/H/457-479
Wellesley Papers
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Papers concerning mission of Hiram Cox to Ava (Burma).