Letter no.347 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter relates to the recent emancipation of a female Somalian at Muscat, who had been kidnapped and sold into slavery at Soor [Sur]. Kemball writes that he has written to the authorities in Muscat, with a view to repatriating the woman and her brother, with the assistance of the Political A...
Letter no.1624 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Acting Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is an acknowledgement of Kemball's earlier letter (folios 2-3) relating to the plunder of a Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh] vessel on the Guttur [Qatar] coast. Anderson writes that the Government approves of Kemball's proceedings in the matter.
Circular no.3245 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The circular is a request to the Resident that he assist Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence with the requisition of any further materials which he may require in the preparation of his forthcoming publication.
Letter no.3532 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a reminder to the Resident to send without further delay his report on British relations with the native tribes of the Persian Gulf to the Government and to Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence, if he has not already done so.
Letter no.390 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter relates to a navigation chart of the Arab coast, which Kemball has received from Lieutenant Ferguson, the draughtsman of the Indian Navy. Kemball states that the chart describes the coast from Ras Mussendom [Musandam] to Ras el Hudd [Ra's al Ḥadd] in Oman, and is not yet published. Ke...
Letter no.61 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter concerns the plunder of a vessel from Lingah [Bandar-e Lingeh] by the inhabitants of Al Bidda on the Guttur [Qatar] coast. Enclosed with Kemball’s letter is a translation of a letter (folios 2v-3) from the British Agent at Bahrain, Hajee Jassim [Hajjī Jāsim], dated 18 October 1853, inf...
Letter no.220 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter relates to an act of piracy committed by Humeed bin Mujdell of the Amaieer [‘Amayer] tribe, against a Kuwaiti vessel. The following enclosures are included with Kemball’s letter: 1. Letter no.219 of 1854 (folios 6-7) from Kemball to Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer Persi...
Letter no.403 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter relates to the Persian Gulf squadron’s expedition to Bahrain and Al-Qaṭīf, to attack the boat and position of the fugitive Humud bin Mujdell, and to obtain reparations from Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah at Bahrain. There are three principal enclosures to Kemball’s letter, some of whic...
Letter no.404 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter relates to the plunder of property from two inhabitants of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] by the people of Foweyrat [Fuwairat]. Kemball writes that, while in the vicinity of the town during his recent expedition to Bahrain, he despatched Commodore Robinson to Fuwairat to make enquiries about ...
Letter no.13 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay
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The letter relates to the Imam of Muscat Syed Soweynee’s [Thuwaynī bin Sa‘id] plans to introduce a levy on British subjects (specifically, Hindus from India) in his port. Kemball reports that the amicable arrangements reached at Sohar between His Highness and the Wahhābī commander ‘Abdullāh bin F...
