Author
an Act of Parliament in 1784 to supervise the activities of the East India Company.
Publication Date
Jan 1837-Aug 1837 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
eng,fas
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
662
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/L/PS/5/127
Record ID
vdc_100000000274.0x0002f6
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
Jan 1837-Aug 1837 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The papers in the volume relate to the mission of the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
in Ludhiana Captain Claude Martine Wade to the court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Lahore; the mission of the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
in Sindh Colonel Henry Pottinger to the court of Mir Nur Muhammad Khan Talpur at Hyderabad; and the mission of Captain Alexander Burnes to the Indus River and Afghanistan.
The correspondence in the volume is primarily between: the Secret Department of the East India Company's
Board of Control
Formally known as the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, it was established by an Act of Parliament in 1784 to supervise the activities of the East India Company.
, the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
in Ludhiana, the Political and Secret Secretary to the Government of India, the Political Department of the East India Company's
Board of Control
Formally known as the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, it was established by an Act of Parliament in 1784 to supervise the activities of the East India Company.
, the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
in Sindh, the Viceroy and Governor General-in-Council of India, the Assistant
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
at Kutch, the Maharaja of the Punjab, the Amirs of Sindh, and the Amir of Kabul in Afghanistan.
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The Enclosures to Secret Letters Nos. 1-2 (Not included in the Volume)
6 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 1-3
The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 3
608 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 4-307
The Enclosures to Secret Letters Nos. 4-8 (Not included in the Volume)
20 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 309-318
The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 9
686 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 320-662
