Item
Letter No. 77: Copy of a Statement Issued by the Court of Directors of the East India...
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 48v-49
What’s it about?
This record is about the Letter No. 77: Copy of a Statement Issued by the Court of Directors of the East India... dating from 10 Mar 1785.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies.
Can I see it in person?
Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at British Library: Asian and African Studies.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
-
IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 48v-49
-
Title (The name of the record)
-
Letter No. 77: Copy of a Statement Issued by the Court of Directors of the East India Company
-
Date (When the record was created)
-
10 Mar 1785
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
This item is a copy of a statement issued by the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The statement gives official notification of Rawson Hart Boddam's appointment as President and Governor of all affairs at Bombay. It makes reference to a recent Act of Parliament for the better regulation and management of the affairs of the East India Company. The original statement is attributed to Thomas Morton, Secretary to the Court of Directors.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
-
Not Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
-
English
-
Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
-
2 folios
-
Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
-
Unrestricted
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/ca0018da-0af7-4fd7-bb20-39bf08223420/
Series information
IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/R
India Office Records transferred later through official channels
Within the sub-fonds: IOR/R/15
Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
Within the series: IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
Within the sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/1-118
Political Residency, Bushire: letters received and sent
Within the sub-sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/1-5
Letters Sent and Received by the Bushire Residency
Within the file: IOR/R/15/1/4
Vol 4 Letters inward
You are currently looking at the item: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 48v-49
Letter No. 77: Copy of a Statement Issued by the Court of Directors of the East India Company