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'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 33.
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/5/395
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This record is a file about the 'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 33. dating from 25 May 1841-2 Aug 1841.
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- IOR/L/PS/5/395
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 33.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 25 May 1841-2 Aug 1841
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Description (What the record is about)
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The volume contains copies of enclosures to despatches, and abstracts of contents of despatches, from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the East India Company Secret Committee. The volume is divided into eleven items:. Bokhaurau [Bukhara] Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 1a-27); Abstract of Contents of a Despatch relating to the Proceedings of the East India Company's Iron Steam Vessel Planet during a Recent Voyage to and from the Mouth of the Indus, to Sukkur, and the Subsequent Proceedings of the Government connected to the Steam Flotilla on the River Indus (IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 28-30); Letter from the Imam of Muscat to Viscount Palmerston, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with Enclosures (IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 31-38); Persian Gulf Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 39-49); Mission to Shoa [Shewa] (IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 50-105); Aden and Mocha Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 106-148); Affairs in Upper Sinde [Sindh], China, and Elsewhere (IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 149-343); Letter from Major Rawlinson at Candahar [Kandahar] to George William Anderson, Acting Governor of Bombay (IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 344-352); Abstract of Contents of a Despatch relating to the Indus Steam Flotilla (IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 353-357); Mission to Shoa (IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 358-458); Persian Gulf Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 459-577)
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The enclosures to each despatch within the volume (each item) are divided by blue dividers. 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 (except IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 31-38 and IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 344-352) 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 the original reference, and a description of each enclosure. Two of the items in the volume (IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 28-30 and IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 353-357) consist of abstracts of contents only, without the accompanying enclosures.
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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 33
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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 (581 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 1a and terminates at the last folio with 577; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-145; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/8ac8df9f-0b05-41a0-a3a1-ff89ded85637/
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 33.