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'Persian Gulf. Fars. Taxation of the Province of – Vol: 3'

Catalogue reference: IOR/F/4/2445/134346

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This record is about the 'Persian Gulf. Fars. Taxation of the Province of – Vol: 3' dating from 5 Jan 1851-28 May 1851.

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IOR/F/4/2445/134346
Title
'Persian Gulf. Fars. Taxation of the Province of – Vol: 3'
Date
5 Jan 1851-28 May 1851
Description

This item consists of copies of correspondence and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, a political letter from the Government of Bombay, which appears in IOR/F/4/2445/134344. The correspondents are Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Political Agent in the Persian Gulf and Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Ambassador to Tehran. It is the third in a series of twenty-one items on events in the Persian Gulf. The item concerns a discussion of the taxes of the province of Fars, with Hennell supplying information on the nature of the different taxes, the method of collection, and the amount raised. The item includes a table of villages with the amounts raised by different taxes. The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: 'Draft N 34 – 1852', and 'Collection No 32'.

Arrangement

The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 item (8 folios)
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Unrestricted

Physical condition
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 143, and terminates at f 150, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
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'Persian Gulf. Fars. Taxation of the Province of – Vol: 3'