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'Vol 174 1851/52 General or Miscellaneous and Packets'

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/128

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This record is a file about the 'Vol 174 1851/52 General or Miscellaneous and Packets' dating from 31 Dec 1850-30 Dec 1851.

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Reference
IOR/R/15/1/128
Title
'Vol 174 1851/52 General or Miscellaneous and Packets'
Date
31 Dec 1850-30 Dec 1851
Description

The volume contains correspondence to and from the Resident of the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell) during 1851. The first part of the file (ff 2-29) relates to miscellaneous issues of a largely domestic nature arising at the Residency. The second part of the file (ff 31-76) contains copies of correspondence exchanged between the Commanding Officers of the Honourable Company's [East India Company] ships in the Gulf and the Residency, concerning the disputes occuring at the time between the Wahhabi and Qatari tribes and the Sheikh of Bahrain, and correspondence relating to coastal towns of Guttur [Qatar].

Arrangement

The items in the file are likely to have been arranged in the order that the originals were received, starting with the earliest item at the front of the file, to the latest at end. The file thus follows a chronological, but not strict chronological, sequence.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 volume, 54 items (83 folios)
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Physical condition
Foliation: There is an incomplete pagination sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The foliation sequence is written in pencil, in the top-right corner of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 84, ending on the inside of the back cover of the file. Foliation errors: f 27 missing. Condition: Some of the papers in the file have deteriorated significantly at the edges and show signs of significant insect damage, both of which affect the legibility of some parts of their text.
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/985ab7a7-3dca-4f77-a190-890a22ea0b26/

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Political Residency, Bushire

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'Vol 174 1851/52 General or Miscellaneous and Packets'