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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Subject Petitions

11. IOR/L/PS/6/692, ff 518-531

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/6/692, ff 518-531
Title:
Persian Gulf, Lingah, Pachoobhoy Tejsee: Relative to the claim of - against the Chief of -.
Scope & Content:
This item is a collection to Bombay Political Despatch Volume 15 of 8 February 1859, from the Secretary of State for India to the Government of Bombay Political Department (the Political Despatch itself is not included in this item). The collection consists of papers forwarded with the Governmen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jul 1858-8 Feb 1859
Extent:
1 item (24 folios)

12. IOR/L/PS/9/76/306

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/306
Title:
Petition to Ali Pasha from Inhabitants of Bussora
Scope & Content:
A petition in Arabic to the Bacha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah, Governor of Baghdad] from inhabitants of Bussora [Basra]. The petition complains of the conduct of Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora, in particular regarding the affair of an Egyptian woman living with a British sailor. An English versi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1803
Extent:
1 item (1 folio)

13. IOR/L/PS/9/76/308

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/308
Title:
Petition to Ali Pasha from Inhabitants of Bussora
Scope & Content:
A petition in Arabic to the Bacha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah, Governor of Baghdad] from inhabitants of Bussora [Basra], concerning the detention of an Egyptian woman living with a British sailor in Bussora (see IOR/L/PS/9/76/299). An English version of the petition can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/299.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1803
Extent:
1 item (1 folio)

14. IOR/R/15/2/1496

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1496
Title:
‘File 16/3 Miscellaneous. Memorials and messages submitted to the Government of India and his Majesty’
Scope & Content:
Copies of revised and reissued Government memoranda and official notifications, outlining procedures to be followed in the submission, receipt and transmission of memorials and petitions to the King and to the Governor General in Council. The instructions are distributed by the Government of Ind...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Dec 1917-22 Jul 1946
Extent:
1 file (52 folios)

15. IOR/R/15/2/1858

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1858
Title:
'File No. B/1 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Shaikh and Notables of Qatar.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of petitions and letters mainly between the Political Agent, Bahrain and the Ruler of Qatar. The two exchanged petitions on behalf of locals from Bahrain and Qatar respectively. The petitions were mainly regarding claims of debts, properties, stolen b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
4 Jan 1926-8 Jan 1944
Extent:
1 file (150 folios)

16. IOR/R/15/2/1859

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1859
Title:
'File No. B/2 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Amirs and Notables of Najd, Hasa and Qatif. & Ibn Saud’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters that are related to the arrangement of visits between the Political Agent, Bahrain and some of the Emirs and notables from Saudi Arabia. Letters of thanks were exchanged after the visits took place. The Political Agent, Bahrain and the Sa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Apr 1927-1 Apr 1950
Extent:
1 file (121 folios)

17. IOR/R/15/2/1864

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1864
Title:
FILE-B/8 CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING CLAIMS AGAINST MEMBERS OF AL KHALIFAH
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of petitions and letters. The petitions were raised by locals of different ethnic and religious backgrounds in Bahrain to the Political Agency, Bahrain. The petitions were in the form of claims against members of Al-Khalifa family. In order to avoid d...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
29 May 1932-21 May 1934
Extent:
1 file (31 folios)

18. IOR/R/15/2/1895

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1895
Title:
File No. E/1 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Adviser, to the Bahrain Government.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence mainly in the form of petitions raised by local residents, shop owners, merchants, as well as foreign subjects of Bahrain. These cover various issues including debt recovery, marriage between Shia and Sunni Muslims, land ownership, and inheritance. The petitions ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Nov 1919-22 Jan 1950
Extent:
1 file (256 folios)

19. IOR/R/15/2/1896

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1896
Title:
File No. E/2 V. O. Correspondence with the ADVISER and the BAHRAIN COURTS on Judicial Matters.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of proclamations, memoranda, reports on judicial matters and petitions. Petitions were raised by local residents, land and property owners or heirs, as well as by foreign residents of Bahrain. The petitions cover topics such as registration or sale of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1929-9 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (283 folios)

20. IOR/R/15/2/1903

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1903
Title:
File No. E/9 V. O. Correspondence regarding diving matters, the rules and regulations formed by the Bahrain Government for Rakbah and Gaffal etc.
Scope & Content:
The file contains petitions raised by divers from Oman and Kuwait regarding their work in Bahrain. These were sent to the Political Agency, Bahrain.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Jun 1931-5 Jun 1932
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)