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'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 70
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/5/432
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This record is a file about the 'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 70 dating from 24 Aug 1844-28 Sep 1844.
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- IOR/L/PS/5/432
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 70
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Date (When the record was created)
- 24 Aug 1844-28 Sep 1844
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Description (What the record is about)
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The volume consists of Enclosures to Despatches to the East India Company Secret Committee from the Government of Bombay Secret Department, dated 24 August-28 September 1844. The despatches themselves are not included in the volume. The enclosures relate to various events in Aden, Afghanistan, India, Persia [Iran], the Persian Gulf, Scinde [Sindh] and Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq]. The volume is divided into the following items:. Affairs in Turkish Arabia (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 1a-3, 118-145); Affairs in Persia (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 4-117); 'Affairs of Aden' (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 146-164); 'The Ex-Ameers [Amirs] of Scinde' (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 165-216); 'Scindiah's [Shrimant Jayajirao Scindia's or Shinde's] Districts recently ceded to the British Government' (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 217-270); 'Removal of the Coal Depot from the Island of Karrack [Kharg]' (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 271-283); 'The Ex-Ameers of Scinde' (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 284-300); 'Memoir on the South and East Coasts of Arabia' (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 301-310); Affairs in India (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 311-470); Affairs in Persia (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 471-501); Affairs in Turkish Arabia (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 502-531); 'Defence of the Harbour and Fort of Bombay' (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 532-616); 'Affairs of Aden' (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 617-671); 'Augmentation to the Infantry & Artillery of the Bombay Army' (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 672-681); 'Intention of the Persian Government to send an expedition against Bahrein [Bahrain] and the removal of the Coal Depot from Karrack' (IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 682-686); .
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The sets of enclosures to despatches are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. The enclosures within each despatch are given a number, which is recorded for reference on the verso of the last folio of each enclosure, along with the original reference, and a description of each enclosure. The despatch itself (not included) is numbered 1, the abstract of contents listing the enclosures (included in some items) is numbered 2, and the enclosures 3, 4, etc. The first item in the volume consists of two non-consecutive sections, with the second item appearing between them.
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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 70
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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 (689 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 687; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers. The sequence contains two foliation anomalies: f 1a and f 356a.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/7c5ce69a-5018-468a-b869-5ff00a9275f6/
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 70