‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Dec.16.1856’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Dec.16.1856’
- Date:
- 1856/1856
- Description:
- Abstract: This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (8 November 1856, Numbers 55-58) and the Government of Bombay (17 November 1856, Number 87-92). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.The letters from the Governor General (folios 120-128) discuss a request from Dost Mahomed [Dost Mohammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan] for an audience with a representative of the Government of India to discuss Herat, and a decision by the Government of India to grant a temporary subsidy to Dost Mahomed to facilitate operations against Persia. They also cover British preparations for war against Persia, and a defence of Commander James Felix Jones (Political Resident, Persian Gulf) for his dismissal of British staff officers from Bushire. The carelessness displayed at Bombay in packing arms for Cabool [Kabul], and financial aid for Herat are also discussed.The section from Bombay (folios 129-131) includes arrangements for an expedition against Persia, and details (in terms of troops and ships) of the composition of the force.Physical description: 1 item (12 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Military operations
Anglo-Persian War (1856-1857)
Diplomacy
King of Afghanistan
Political Resident, Persian Gulf - Geographic region:
- Herāt
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100049910361.0x000002_ar
81055/vdc_100049910361.0x000002_en
Mss Eur F231/29, ff 120-131
Mss Eur F231/29, ff 120-131