General No. 30 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Documents Relating to the Punishment of Several Pirates who Plundered the
Cashmereand Steps Taken to Apprehend Those Still at Large and to Recover the Remaining Stolen Property
General No. 30 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Documents Relating to the Punishment of Several Pirates who Plundered the
Cashmereand Steps Taken to Apprehend Those Still at Large and to Recover the Remaining Stolen Property
General No. 30 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Documents Relating to the Punishment of Several Pirates who Plundered the
Cashmereand Steps Taken to Apprehend Those Still at Large and to Recover the Remaining Stolen Property
Date:
1873/1873
Description:
Abstract: This item consists of copies of a General Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 22 September 1873 and received by the India Office Political Department on 13 October 1873, forwarding copies of documents relating to the punishments inflicted upon several 'pirates' who plundered the British mail steamer
Cashmere, and the steps taken with a view to secure the apprehension of those still at large, and to recover the remainder of the stolen property. Chiefly correspondence of the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia and HM Political Agent and Consul-General at Bagdad [Baghdad] relating to the death sentences and imprisonment of the 'pirates' involved. The despatch is in continuation of General No. 24 of 28 July 1873.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 695, and terminates at f 706, 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 three foliation anomalies: f 695a, f 699a, and f 703a.