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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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/F/4/2445/134346
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'Persian Gulf. Fars. Taxation of the Province of – Vol: 3'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 5 Jan 1851-28 May 1851
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Description (What the record is about)
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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'.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.
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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 item (8 folios)
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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 (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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d54896ff-18d2-48b3-b44e-b606b9f112b5/
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IOR/F/4
Board's Collections
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This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/F
Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
Within the series: IOR/F/4
Board's Collections
Within the file: IOR/F/4/2445
Board's Collections Vol 2445 nos 134331 to 134518
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'Persian Gulf. Fars. Taxation of the Province of – Vol: 3'