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'Vol 177 Commerce and Miscellaneous letters inward and outward'
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/129
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This record is a file about the 'Vol 177 Commerce and Miscellaneous letters inward and outward' dating from 6 Mar 1852-17 Dec 1852.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/1/129
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'Vol 177 Commerce and Miscellaneous letters inward and outward'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 6 Mar 1852-17 Dec 1852
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Description (What the record is about)
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The file contains correspondence inwards and outwards from the Residency in the Persian Gulf, based at Bushire. The subjects covered includes the rules and regulations that British subjects are subject to when trading with, or within Persia; the resignation of Samuel Hennell as Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the appointment of Arnold Burrowes Kemball as his successor. The file also contains circulars sent out by the Bombay Government, and copies of the Bombay Government Gazette (extraordinary editions and supplements). The latter are reports on the progress of the Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852), and the former primarily concerns corruption and malpractice in the Bombay Presidency.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The material in the file is arranged in very loose chronological order because letters on the same subject have been grouped together. Some copies of the Bombay Government Gazette are also out of chronological order, with duplicate copies of the same edition having been separated in some cases.
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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, 27 items (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)
- Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: An original pagination sequence (2-251) written in ink is present between ff. 2-61; these numbers are located in the top outer corner of each page.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c3b18063-89be-4631-8447-23a3f0ab9adb/
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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'Vol 177 Commerce and Miscellaneous letters inward and outward'