Publication Date
28 Jan 1841-1 Feb 1841 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
eng,fas,guj,mar
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
737
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/L/PS/5/391
Record ID
vdc_100000000319.0x0000ce
Library Location
British Library:
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
Records and
Private Papers
Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date
28 Jan 1841-1 Feb 1841 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume contains enclosures to despatches, and abstracts of contents of despatches, from the
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
Secret Department to the East India Company
Secret Committee
Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy.
.
The volume is divided into eight items:
Removal of the Embargo Placed on the Vessels of the Shaikh of Kishm [Shaikh of Qishm] Visiting India (IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 2-46)
The Assistant to the Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Volunteering to Serve with the British and Turkish Troops in Syria during his Unexpired Sick Leave, and the Transmission of Mail to London via Bagdad and Constantinople [Istanbul] (IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 47-57)
The Pay and Allowances of Mr Powell during the Period he Acted as Clerk and Purser to the Euphrates Expedition (IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 58-64)
Abstract of Contents of a Despatch Relating to the Steam Flotilla on River Indus (IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 65-72)
Aden, Mocha, and Tajoura Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 73-161)
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 162-381)
Affairs in India and Elsewhere (IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 382-731)
Mission to the King of Shoa [Shewa] (IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 732-735).
There is a note on folio 59 stating that enclosures to Bombay Secret Letter No. 3, dated 29 January 1841, are not included in the collection [volume].
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The enclosures to each despatch within the volume are divided by blue dividers (however there is no blue divider between IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 58-64 and IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 65-72). The sets of enclosures to despatches are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. 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 last
verso
The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'.
of each enclosure, along with the original reference, and a description of each enclosure.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Volume 29
Gruplandırıldığı Yer
Removal of the Embargo Placed on the Vessels of the Shaikh of Kishm Visiting India
90 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 2-46
The Assistant to the Resident in the Persian Gulf Volunteering to Serve with the British and Turkish Troops in Syria during his Unexpired Sick Leave, and the Transmission of Mail to London via Baghdad and Constantinople [Istanbul]
22 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 47-57
The Pay and Allowances of Mr Powell during the Period he Acted as Clerk and Purser to the Euphrates Expedition
16 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 58-64
Abstract of Contents of a Despatch Relating to the Steam Flotilla on the River Indus
178 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 65-72
Aden, Mocha, and Tajoura Affairs
178 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 73-161
Persian Gulf Affairs
440 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 162-381
Affairs in India and Elsewhere
700 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 382-731
Mission to the King of Shoa [Shewa]
8 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/391, ff 732-735
