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)
Abstract: This bundle consists of summaries of official secret letters received, from the Governor General of India in Council (8 April 1857, Numbers 16-17), and from Bombay [presumably the Government of Bombay] (16 April 1857, Numbers 80-87).The summaries of the letters from the Governor General acknowledge the receipt of previous letters, and also relate to the arrival of the small force sent to China [to Hong Kong?] from Singapore. The summaries of the letters from Bombay mostly concern Persia, including troop movements as a result of the Treaty between Great Britain and Persia.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)