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541. IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 274-75

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 274-75
Title:
Letter no.235 of 1852, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay
Scope & Content:
A continuation of Kemball's letter to Malet of the previous day (ff 274-75), Kemball outlines the challenges faced by the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf, given that there are three different sets of measures to be taken against vessels found carrying slaves, dependent on whether they a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jul 1852
Extent:
2 folios

542. IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 281-82

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 281-82
Title:
Letter no.326 of 1852, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay
Scope & Content:
Covering letter enclosing a translated copy of a letter received by Kemball from Sheikh Sultan ben Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr], a reply to an earlier letter from Kemball. In his letter Sheikh Sultan states that his subjects do not participate in the slave trade but concedes that, having seen vessels...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Sep 1852
Extent:
2 folios

543. IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 283-84

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 283-84
Title:
Letter no.5322 of 1852, from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Malet acknowledges receipt of Kemball's previous despatch (ff 281-82), and encloses a copy of a letter (f 284) no.540 of 1852, from Captain Sir Henry Leeke, Commodore Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy, to the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Falkland, President and Governor in Council, dated 7 ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Dec 1852
Extent:
2 folios

544. IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 285-90

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 285-90
Title:
Letter no.368 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay
Scope & Content:
Covering letter to a number of enclosures reporting on the extent and activities of the slave trade during the summer season: 1) Translated extract of a letter (f 287) from the British agent at Sharjah, Hajee Yacoob, to Kemball, dated 11 June 1852, listing eight boats that have reached Rusul Kh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Oct 1852
Extent:
6 folios

545. IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 292-95

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 292-95
Title:
Letter no.395 of 1852, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay
Scope & Content:
Covering letter enclosing letter no.53 of 1852 from Colonel John Taylor, Her Majesty's Consul and the Honourable Company's Agent at Basra, to Kemball, dated 30 October 1852. Taylor's letter is a response to an earlier enquiry by Kemball into the nature of the slave trade in upper Gulf region, spe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1852
Extent:
5 folios

546. IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 313-14

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 313-14
Title:
Letter no.296 of 1852, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay
Scope & Content:
Kemball writes to Malet to enquire if, given that he has already arranged a gift for the Imam of Muscat's confidential secretary, the procurement of gift to the value of 2000 rupees for the Imam himself is still required. Kemball continues that, should the gift still be required, he will require ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Sep 1852
Extent:
2 folios

547. IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 315-17

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 315-17
Title:
Letter no.433 of 1852, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay
Scope & Content:
Kemball reports on the attempts made by the native agent at Muscat, Khojeh Hiskael, to determine the whereabouts of indigo plundered from the wrecked merchant ship Centaur, said to be stored at Ukkur and Fujeerah [Fujairah]. Enclosed with Kemball's letter is a translation of a letter (ff 316-17) ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1852
Extent:
3 folios

548. IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 324-26

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 324-26
Title:
Letter no.257 of 1852, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay
Scope & Content:
Kemball writes to confirm receipt of Malet's previous despatch (ff 318-23), informing him that he has personally reprimanded the Muscat native agent, Khojeh Hiskael. Kemball attributes Hiskael's actions to inexperience rather than a conscious disregard of authority, and is confident such an incid...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1852
Extent:
2 folios

549. IOR/R/15/1/132, f 77

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/132, f 77
Title:
Letter No. 7 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that Shaikh Humood ben Mahomed has stated that the purpose of Ali ben Ibraheem ul Mureykhee's visit to Egypt is solely for soliciting the aid of Abass Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt [Wāli of Egypt and Sudan], for the rulers of Bahrain. It explains that it is hoped that the Pasha ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jul 1853
Extent:
1 folio

550. IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 8-11

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 8-11
Title:
Letter No. 7 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that the Resident has discovered a discrepancy in the expiry date in the Treaty for Maritime Truce 1843; the 'English date' indicates June 1853, while the 'Mahomedan [Mohammedan] date' indicates February 1853. It explains that as all the parties — with the exception of Ab...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1852
Extent:

4 folios