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611. 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

612. 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

613. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 86-91

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 86-91
Title:
Letter no.83 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 the Wahhabi expedition to Oman, led by Abdullah ben Fysul [Abdullah bin Faisal], and a shipwrecking off Fujeerah [Fujairah]. The letter has three enclosures: 1. Letter no.19 (folio 87) from Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf Squadron, to Captain Ar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Mar 1853
Extent:
6 folios

614. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 93-101

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 93-101
Title:
Letter no.102 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 two discoveries of indigo, plundered from the ship Centaur in May 1852. Kemball reports that a quantity of indigo has been seized at Bahrain, by an Indian merchant at Muscat. A further discovery was made at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh]. The item includes the following enclosur...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Mar 1853
Extent:
9 folios

615. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 104-105

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 104-105
Title:
Letter no.3225 of 1853 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is a covering letter, enclosing letter no.2921 from W. Seton Karr, Officiating Under Secretary to the Government of India, to Malet, dated 29 June 1853 (folio 105). Seton-Karr's letter instructs Malet to inform the Resident that the underwriters of the Centaur have instructed Messers R...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jul 1853
Extent:
2 folios

616. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 128-140

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 128-140
Title:
Letter no.126 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 signing of a treaty between Kemball and the sheikhs of the Arab coast. Kemball discusses his interviews with the Joasmee [Qasimi] chief Sheikh Sultan bin Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr], and the sheikhs of Debaie [Dubai], Ejman [Ajman], Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn], and Aboothab...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 May 1853
Extent:
13 folios

617. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 142-143

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 142-143
Title:
Letter no.127 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 compensation payments made by Kemball's predecessor, Samuel Hennell, to Sheikh Sultan bin Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr], in the wake of an incident of plunder against Sheikh Sultan's people. Kemball writes that, in an interview with Sheikh Sultan on his recent trip to the Arab Co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 May 1853
Extent:
2 folios

618. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 145-149

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 145-149
Title:
Letter no.191 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 a recent incident of piracy taking place off the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf. Kemball reports that a boat carrying slaves and belonging to Mahomed ben Fullah, a native of Mumzur near Sharjah recently landed at Doah [Doha] for water, whereupon two of the slaves escaped to a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jun 1853
Extent:
5 folios

619. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 172-173

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 172-173
Title:
Letter no.3165 of 1853 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is a covering letter enclosing an extract (folio 173) from a despatch from the Honourable Court of Directors, dated 4 May 1853. The extract notes that there have been 'irregularities' against the Maritime Treaty committed over time, and that Kemball's has adopted 'the proper course' in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jul 1853
Extent:

2 folios

620. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 178-179B

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 178-179B
Title:
Letter no.258 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 the agreement made between the Wahhabi forces led by Abdullah bin Faisal, and Thuwaini bin Said, the Sultan of Muscat. Kemball reports that intelligence from the native agents at Sharjah and Muscat suggest that problems over the exaction of the tribute by the Wahhabis have ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Sep 1853
Extent:
3 folios