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Persian Gulf Affairs.

Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 39-49

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This record is about the Persian Gulf Affairs. dating from 17 Jun 1841.

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IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 39-49
Title
Persian Gulf Affairs.
Date
17 Jun 1841
Description

This part of the volume consists of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 50 of 1841, dated 17 June 1841. The enclosures are dated 3 May to 15 June 1841. The enclosures consist of:. Copies of correspondence between the Secretary to the Government of Bombay (John Pollard Willoughby), the Secretary to the Government of India (Thomas Herbert Maddock), and the Resident in the Persian Gulf (Captain Samuel Hennell), regarding the views of the Governor-General in Council on various matters related to Persian Gulf affairs, including proposed repairs to the Fort at Karrack [Kharg]; A copy of a letter to Willoughby from the Secretary to the Bombay Mint Committee (M T Hays), forwarding a report from the Bombay Mint Assay Master on specimens of gold and silver coins (Mahomed Shah Rupees and Gold Tomans), showing a depreciation in their intrinsic value

Arrangement

There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-7, on folio 40. These numbers are repeated for reference on the last verso of each enclosure.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
Former department reference
No. 50 of 1841
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 item (11 folios)
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Secret Correspondence with India

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'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 33.

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Persian Gulf Affairs.