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'ENCLOSURES SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY' Vol 14
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/5/376
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This record is a file about the 'ENCLOSURES SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY' Vol 14 dating from 11 Mar 1839-31 Jul 1839.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/L/PS/5/376
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'ENCLOSURES SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY' Vol 14
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Date (When the record was created)
- 11 Mar 1839-31 Jul 1839
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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 [Mumbai] Secret Department to the East India Company Secret Committee. The volume is divided into seventeen items:. Afghanistan Affairs (ff 2-33); Intelligence Reports ('Newsletters') (ff 34-42); Memorandum of Intelligence from Candahar [Kandahar] (ff 43-44); Persian Gulf Affairs (ff 45-86); Afghanistan Affairs (ff 87-103); Persian Gulf Affairs (ff 104-130); India Affairs (ff 131-215); Persian Gulf Affairs (ff 216-221); Aden Affairs (ff 222-261); Afghanistan Affairs, Muscat Affairs, and Memorandum of Intelligence ('Newsletter') (ff 262-278); Persian Gulf Affairs (ff 279-409); Affairs in Sinde [Sindh]: Kurrachee [Karachi] and Tatta [Thatta] (ff 410-499); Persian Gulf Affairs (ff 500-536); India Affairs (ff 537-568); India Affairs (ff 569-605); Persian Gulf Affairs (ff 606-659); India Affairs (ff 660-668)
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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. For items IOR/L/PS/5/376, ff 279-409, ff 500-536 and ff 606-659 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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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; French; Turkish, Ottoman
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 volume (700 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 700; 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. 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/7dba4f83-d6a6-4862-a567-8298bbb526d2/
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 SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY' Vol 14