Colonel Henry Pottinger’s Arrangements in Sinde [Sindh] Regarding the Advance of the Army of the Indus
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Colonel Henry Pottinger’s Arrangements in Sinde [Sindh] Regarding the Advance of the Army of the Indus
- Date:
- 1839/1839
- Description:
- Abstract: Copies of correspondence, minutes and other documents chiefly relating to logistical and financial arrangements made by Colonel Henry Pottinger, Resident in Sinde [Sindh, also spelled Scinde and Sind in this volume], in connection with the Army of the Indus arriving and marching through Sinde (and Khelat [Kalat]) in advance of the British invasion of Afghanistan.The papers notably cover and include:Arrangements for landing of troops at Kurrachee [Karachi] and stationing at Tattah [Thatta], including costs of building temporary store houses at Kurrachee (f 275)Obtaining treasury funds to finance operations, provision of supplies, means of transport and secret intelligenceAcquisition of camels for the Army of the Indus and their strategic placement along the marching routeArrangements for the Dâks (postal communication service) and salaries for runners (ff 302-303)Relations with the Ameers of Sinde, notably regarding: treaty negotiations; currency values and exchange rates; route of the Bombay [Mumbai] division of the Army of the Indus through their territory; protection of the British troops from attack and robbery; and how they will handle capturing the murderers of Captain Hand of the 2nd Grenadier Regiment on 21 March 1839Dilapidated state of the Fort of Bukkur, on the Indus River (ff 270-272)Pottinger’s communications with and instructions to Brigadier J Valiant, Commanding the Sinde Reserve Force, Kurrachee, and Lieutenant Whitelock, Assistant Resident in Scinde at Tattah.The principal correspondent is Colonel Pottinger. Other notable correspondents are: John Pollard Willoughby, Secretary to the Government, India; and Brigadier Valiant.There is a note before the papers commence stating: ‘Enclosure in Bombay Secret Letter No. 56, dated 8th May 1839, is missing from this collection’.Physical description: The papers are not in chronological order.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-1842)
Military expenditure - Geographic region:
- Balochistan
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100110385087.0x000004_ar
81055/vdc_100110385087.0x000004_en
IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 217-322
IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 217-322