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'Book No. 172 From January 1851 to September 1851'
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/125
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This record is a file about the 'Book No. 172 From January 1851 to September 1851' dating from 16 Aug 1849-8 Mar 1852.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/1/125
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'Book No. 172 From January 1851 to September 1851'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 16 Aug 1849-8 Mar 1852
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Description (What the record is about)
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The volumes consists of original correspondence sent to and copies of letters sent from the Bushire Residency; the principal correspondents being Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Secretaries to the Government at Bombay and Her Majesty's Consul at Muscat. The main subjects covered are the relations with and between the rulers in the Arabian Coast, mostly in Guttur [Qatar] and Bahrain, and piracy.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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This was once a single volume that has since been split into two parts. The letters are not in chronological order.
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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)
- 2 volumes (306 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)
- 2 volumes in one slipcase. Foliation: the foliation is in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. The numbering in the first volume starts on the first folio of writing with 1,1A,1B,1C,1D; then 2-100; 101A, 101B and then it carries on until 148, which is the last number given to the last folio of the first volume. The second volume starts on the first folio of writing with 149 and carries on until 300, which is the last number given to the last folio of the volume. Pagination: there is also an original pagination sequence across both volumes: 1-230; 230A-435.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/4796dce9-41aa-4ec4-b22e-526591eef857/
Series information
IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
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Catalogue hierarchy
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/15/1/119-144
Subject compilations: letters received and letters sent
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'Book No. 172 From January 1851 to September 1851'