‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles January 16.1857’
Date:
1857/1857
Description:
Abstract: This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (8 December 1856, Number 61) and the Government of Bombay (16-17 December 1856, Numbers 99-100, 103, 105-107). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.The letter from the Governor General (folio 69) is limited to a brief acknowledgement.The section from Bombay (folios 69-107) is more substantive and the main topics are as follows: the fall of Herat, details of a reserve force to be established for the expeditionary force against Persia, and orders for the re-occupation of Perim Island in the Red Sea including proposals for the erection of a lighthouse.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)