![‘Secret Letters received May 31.1855, by way of Marseilles’ [‎107v] (6/20)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000001316.0x000119/Mss Eur F231_25_0214.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "‘Secret Letters received May 31.1855, by way of Marseilles’ [‎107v] (6/20)")
‘Secret Letters received May 31.1855, by way of Marseilles’ [107v] (6/20)
The record is made up of 1 item (10 folios). It was created in 31 May 1855. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
About this item
- Content
This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the President in Council (21 April 1855, Numbers 25-27) and 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. (30 April 1855, Numbers 31-34). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.
The letters from the President in Council (folios 105-110) are predominantly concerned with internal opposition within Afghanistan to the proposed Anglo-Afghan Treaty of Friendship. An update on hostilities between Nepal and Thibet [Tibet] is also provided.
The section from Bombay (folios 111-114) includes updates on a visit of ‘Arab Chiefs’ to Aden, Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , Persia, and the slave trade.
- Extent and format
- 1 item (10 folios)
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
‘Secret Letters received May 31.1855, by way of Marseilles’ [107v] (6/20), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F231/25, ff 105-114, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100044155929.0x00000f> [accessed 13 September 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100044155929.0x00000f
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100044155929.0x00000f">‘Secret Letters received May 31.1855, by way of Marseilles’ [‎107v] (6/20)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100044155929.0x00000f"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000001316.0x000119/Mss Eur F231_25_0214.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000001316.0x000119/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- Mss Eur F231/25, ff 105-114
- Title
- ‘Secret Letters received May 31.1855, by way of Marseilles’
- Pages
- 105r, 107v:108v, 110r:114v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence