‘Secret Letters received by way of Marseilles, April 14. 1857.’

Holding institution:
British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Data provider:
Qatar National Library
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Title:
‘Secret Letters received by way of Marseilles, April 14. 1857.’
Date:
1857/1857
Description:
Abstract: This bundle consists of summaries of official secret letters received from the Governor General of India in Council (7 March 1857, Numbers 12-13; 18 March 1857, Numbers 63-67; and 19 March 1857, Numbers 68-72). The amount of detail for each entry varies.The summaries mostly concern: troops, arms and ammunition being shipped to Hong Kong from Singapore and Madras; and the Persian Expedition, including the construction of a portable telegraph, and news from Herat.Physical description: 1 item (12 folios)
Language:
English
Type:
Archival item
Type (Narrower):
Other Texts
Type (Broader):
Text
Subject:
Telegraph lines
Geographic region:
Hong Kong
Herāt
Singapore
Rights:
المُلكية العامة
Identifier:
81055/vdc_100049910416.0x000006_ar
81055/vdc_100049910416.0x000006_en
Mss Eur F231/31, ff 36-47
Mss Eur F231/31, ff 36-47
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