Political No.1 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers relating to the Alleged Proceedings of the Turkish Authorities with regard to Shuhur
Date:
1873/1873
Description:
Abstract: This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 3 January 1873 and received by the India Office Secret Department on 1 February 1873, forwarding copies of papers relating to the alleged proceedings of the Turkish authorities with regard to Shuhur [Shihr].The item also includes an abstract of contents of a Finance Despatch (Finance No. 1 of 1873) from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 3 January 1873 and received via Brindisi on 27 January 1873 (folios 3-3a), relating to a memorial from Mahar-oon-nissa Begum, claiming arrears of stipends withheld between 1802 and 1808.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 2, and terminates at f 5, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains two foliation anomalies: f 2a and f 3a.