‘Secret Letters received January 1.1856 by way of Marseilles’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Secret Letters received January 1.1856 by way of Marseilles’
- Date:
- 1856/1856
- Description:
- Abstract: This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the President in Council (22 November 1855, Numbers 61-62) and the Government of Bombay (28 November and 3 December 1855, Numbers 71 and 73-75). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.The despatches from the President in Council (folios 9-16r) focus on news from Afghanistan and developments in the Nepalese-Tibetan War (1855-1856). They also include an acquittal for the conduct of Major-General Clarke and the question as to whether British mediation can be employed in the dispute between Maharaja Gulab Singh of Cashmere [Kashmir] and his nephew Raja Jowahir Singh.The section from Bombay (folios 16v-17) provides brief updates on Aden, Afghanistan, Persia, and the suppression of the East African Slave Trade.Physical description: 1 item (10 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Nepalese-Tibetan War (1855-1856)
Diplomacy
Prime Minister - Geographic region:
- Candahar
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100049910359.0x000012_ar
81055/vdc_100049910359.0x000012_en
Mss Eur F231/27, ff 9-18
Mss Eur F231/27, ff 9-18