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East India Company General Correspondence.
Catalogue reference: IOR/E
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This record is about the East India Company General Correspondence. dating from 1602-1859.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/E
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Title (The name of the record)
- East India Company General Correspondence.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1602-1859
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Description (What the record is about)
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This group of records comprises correspondence to and from the East India Company (1600-1858) and the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India (1784-1858) with the Company's various settlements and Presidencies throughout Asia, government departments and European houses of agency. In addition to this it also contains numerous petitions, memorials and letters from individuals and lobby groups covering a diverse range of subjects.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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These records have been arranged into four distinct series:. IOR/E/1/1-314 Home Correspondence 1699-1859; IOR/E/2/1-57 Correspondence between the East India Company and the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India 1784-1858; IOR/E/3/1-124 Correspondence with the East 1602-1753; IOR/E/4/1-1112 Correspondence with India 1703-1858
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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
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
- East India Company
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1655 volumes
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Unrestricted
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c98e991d-916e-4d2c-81b7-6e81fff7a0b4/
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East India Company General Correspondence.