‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, July 2 1855’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, July 2 1855’
- Date:
- 1855/1855
- Description:
- Abstract: This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (10 May 1855, Numbers 2-3), the President in Council (17 May 1855, Numbers 29-32), and the Government of Bombay (26 May 1855, Numbers 38-42). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.The subject matter of the letters from the Governor General (folios 1-3) is the conduct of the French adventurer General Maha D’Orgoni and the successful signing of the Anglo-Afghan Treaty – including commendations for Herbert Benjamin Edwardes (Commissioner for Peshawar) and John Lawrence (High Commissioner for Punjab).The letters from the President in Council (folios 4-8) include an update on the dispute between the Gulab Singh, the Maharaja of Cashmere [Kashmir], and his nephew Jowahir Singh; an update on the war between Nepal and Thibet [Tibet]; and updates from Pegu, Punjab, and Kokan.The section from Bombay – folios 9-11 – includes updates on the dispute between Persia and Muscat over Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] and the Somali Expedition. It also includes a very brief summary of horses and mules required by the Land Transport Corps in Mesopotamia.Physical description: 1 item (12 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Anglo-Afghan Treaty (1855)
Nepalese-Tibetan War (1855-1856) - Geographic region:
- Cashmere
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100050177273.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100050177273.0x000001_en
Mss Eur F231/26, ff 1-12
Mss Eur F231/26, ff 1-12