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Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R/15/1/138

51. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 26-34

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 26-34
Title:
Letter no.184 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to an act of piracy committed by Sheikh Humud ben Mujudel [Humeed bin Majdull] of Junnah [referred to as Gunnah or Jinnah in Charles Rathbone Low, The History of the Indian Navy (1877) vol.2, p.323] in September 1851. Kemball reports that enquires made at the request of the Ho...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jun 1853
Extent:
9 folios

52. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 35-36

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 35-36
Title:
Letter no.462 of 1854 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to the incident of piracy committed by Humeed bin Majdull of Gunnah. Malet writes that it is the opinion of the Honourable Governor in Council that the Bahrain chief [Muhammad bin Khalifa] is responsible for the sale of captives in his territory, but that if Humud bin Mujuddel...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jan 1854
Extent:
2 folios

53. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 37-39

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 37-39
Title:
Letter no.193 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns the Bahrain chief's planned aggression against his relations on the island of Kenn [Kish]. Kemball reports that he has learnt that Sheikh Muhammad bin Khalifa and his brother Sheikh Ali, have decided against invading Kish. The letter has two enclosures. The first is a transla...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jun 1853
Extent:
3 folios

54. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 41-42

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 41-42
Title:
Letter no.247 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to financial levies imposed by the Sheikh of Bahrain on Bahraini traders. Kemball writes to inform Malet that he has received indemnity from payments of an 'oppressive character' levied by the Sheikhs of Bahrain against one particular Banyan [Indian] merchant. Enclosed with Kem...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Sep 1853
Extent:
3 folios

55. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 43-44

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 43-44
Title:
Copy of letter no.506 of 1853 from Henry Bartle Frere, Commissioner in Sind, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to the issue of passports to inhabitants of Sind living in Bahrain. Frere states that he cannot find any record of the issue of a passport to the man in question, though he has a suggestion as to who the passport may have been issued to. Enclosed with the first letter is a sec...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1853
Extent:
2 folios

56. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 45-55

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 45-55
Title:
Letter no.1701 of 1853 from Henry Edward Goldsmid, Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to the visit to Bahrain (via Bombay) of Beghet Aga of Egypt, sent on behalf of the Viceroy of Egypt. A number of enclosures are included with Goldsmid's letter, intended to keep Kemball updated of events: 1. A copy of letter no.1648 of 1853 (folios 46-47) from Goldsmid to t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Apr 1853
Extent:
11 folios

57. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 56-60

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 56-60
Title:
Letter no.284 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns questions of responsibility on the part of Muhammed bin Khalifa of Bahrain, for breaches of the maritime peace committed by tribes on the Guttur [Qatar] coast. The letter encloses a translation of a letter sent by Sheikh Mahomed beh Khuleefa [Muhammed bin Khalifa] to Kemball ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Sep 1853
Extent:
5 folios

58. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 64-67

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 64-67
Title:
Letter no.8 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The item is a covering letter, enclosing a further letter (no.192 of 1852) from Commodore George Robinson, Commanding the Persian Gulf Naval Squadron, to Kemball, dated 19 December 1852. Robinson's letter is a report of his recent tour to the Arab coast on the Honourable Company's sloop Clive. Ro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1853
Extent:
4 folios

59. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 69-70

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 69-70
Title:
Letter no.32 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns the state of affairs on the Arab coast, as relayed to Kemball by the British Agent at Sharjah. Kemball reports that a state of 'tranquility' currently presides over the Arab coast, though tensions remain between Sheikh Saeed ben Butye [Sa'id bin Butti] of Dubai and the Joasme...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jan 1853
Extent:
2 folios

60. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 72-75

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 72-75
Title:
Letter no.51 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is a report of Wahabee [Wahhabi] forces marching from Nejd to Oman. Kemball reports on the intended departure of the expedition of 26 January 1853, its leadership, and his opinion that the expedition poses no threat to Bahrain. Kemball also considers the implications of the expedition...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Feb 1853
Extent:
5 folios

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