'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 13

Content

The volume contains enclosures to despatches, and abstracts of contents of despatches, from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. [Mumbai] Secret, Political, Military, Marine and Persian departments, to the East India Company Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. .

The volume is divided into 13 items:

• Aden Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 4-104)
• ‘General Orders. Head Quarters. Army of the Indus. Camp Larkana 4th March 1839’ (IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 105-108)
• ‘Notes on Memo. Submitted on Iron Steam Vessels’ (IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 110-112)
• Intelligence Forwarded by Sir Alexander Burnes Relating to Progress of the British Invasion of Afghanistan, 1839 (IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 114-142)
• Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Affairs: Incident at Bushire [Būshehr] and Egyptian Manoeuvres Regarding the Island of Bahrein [Bahrain] (IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 144-216)
• Colonel Henry Pottinger’s Arrangements in Sinde [Sindh] Regarding the Advance of the Army of the Indus (IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 218-322)
• Aden Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 324-373)
• ‘Translation of a letter from Sheik Tyeb Ibrahimjee Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Aden to J P Willoughby Esquire Secretary to Government Dated 26th April and Received 7th May 1839’ (IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 375-376)
• Intelligence from Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil Concerning Affairs in Persia [Iran] (IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 378-390)
• Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 392-525)
• Aden Affairs (IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 527-576)
• Supplying the Bombay Division of the Army of the Indus During the British-led Invasion of Afghanistan (IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 578-633)
• Military Resource and Personnel in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] (IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 635-637).

Extent and format

1 volume (637 folios)

It is grouped into

Aden Affairs

204 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 3-104

'General Orders. Head Quarters. Army of the Indus. Camp Larkana 4th March 1839'

8 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 105-108

'Notes on Memo. Submitted on Iron Steam Vessels'.

8 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 109-112

Intelligence Forwarded by Sir Alexander Burnes Relating to Progress of the British Invasion of Afghanistan (First Anglo-Afghan War, 1839-1842)

60 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 113-142

Persian Gulf Affairs: Incident at Bushire [Būshehr] and Egyptian Manoeuvres Regarding the Island of Bahrein [Bahrain]

148 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 143-216

Colonel Henry Pottinger’s Arrangements in Sinde [Sindh] Regarding the Advance of the Army of the Indus

214 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 217-322

Aden Affairs

104 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 323-373

‘Translation of a letter from Sheik Tyeb Ibrahimjee, Native Agent at Aden to J P Willoughby Esquire Secretary to Government dated 26th April and received 7th May 1839’

8 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 374-376

Intelligence from Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil Concerning Affairs in Persia [Iran]

30 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 377-390

Persian Gulf Affairs

272 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 391-525

Aden Affairs

104 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 526-576

Supplying the Bombay Division of the Army of the Indus During the British-led Invasion of Afghanistan

114 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 577-633

Military Resources and Personnel in Ceylon [Sri Lanka]

8 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 634-637

Arrangement

The enclosures to each despatch within the volume are separated by blue dividers. The sets of enclosures to despatches are not arranged in chronological order.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 639; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/5/375

History of this record

Date(s)

Apr 1839-May 1839 (CE, Gregorian)

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