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'Book No 197. Turkish Arabia, Mohumrah [Khorramshahr] & Miscellaneous'.
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/145
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This record is a file about the 'Book No 197. Turkish Arabia, Mohumrah [Khorramshahr] & Miscellaneous'. dating from 12 Aug 1857-15 Jun 1861.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/1/145
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'Book No 197. Turkish Arabia, Mohumrah [Khorramshahr] & Miscellaneous'.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 12 Aug 1857-15 Jun 1861
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Description (What the record is about)
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The volume contains letters sent and received by the Resident at Bushire, Captain James Felix Jones and by Lieutenant Herbert Frederick Disbrowe, Commanding Resident's Escort. Correspondents include the India Office in London, the Government of Bombay, H M Minister at the Court of Persia. The main subject is the construction of an overland telegraph line from Constantinople to Baghdad, to be extended to Karachi.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 volume (61 folios)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- 1 volume in one slipcase. Foliation: the foliation is in pencil in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. The numbering 1-58 covers all pages of writing.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/38f30fe7-cecb-4a64-a85b-aacaa8b37b02/
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IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
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This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/R
India Office Records transferred later through official channels
Within the sub-fonds: IOR/R/15
Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
Within the series: IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
Within the sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/119-198
Political Residency, Bushire: correspondence bound in subject compilations
Within the sub-sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/145-179
Bushire Residency correspondence: subject compilations
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'Book No 197. Turkish Arabia, Mohumrah [Khorramshahr] & Miscellaneous'.