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951. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 7

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 7
Title:
Letter no.17 of 1852 from Major Atkins Hamerton, Consul and Honorable Company's Agent in Maskat [Muscat], to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is a report of the retrieval in Muscat of a girl who had been sold into slavery. The recovery of the girl was made possible through the work of the Agent at Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh] Ahmed bin Mallah Hussein. On being informed of the girl's arrival in Muscat by Hamerton, the Imam of Mus...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jul 1852
Extent:
1 folio

952. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 10

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 10
Title:
Letter no.3 of 1852 from Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat
Scope & Content:
Letter relating to a claim for money made against the deceased British agent at Sharjah, Moollah Houssein, for 825 dollars. The original letter enclosed three pieces of correspondence from the Agent (not included in the file), addressed to the claimant, Hajee Abdool Russool. Hennell writes that t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jan 1852
Extent:
1 folio

953. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 11

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 11
Title:
Letter no.101 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat
Scope & Content:
Letter relating to the Minister in Tehran's request for clarification on the status of Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], in relation to Persia and Muscat. Kemball writes that Bandar Abbas 'and the adjoining district' are held as a dependency of the Imam of Muscat, Sa‘id bin Sulṭān al-Sa‘id. However...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Apr 1852
Extent:
1 folio

954. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 12

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 12
Title:
Letter no.231 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat
Scope & Content:
Kemball writes that it has come to his attention that British Banians (Banyans, or merchants) operating on the Arab coast, are being charged taxes at a considerably higher rate in comparison to merchants of other denominations, including Hindus. Kemball requests accurate information from Hamerton...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jul 1852
Extent:
1 folio

955. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 22

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 22
Title:
Letter no.348 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat
Scope & Content:
Copy of a covering letter, the original of which was enclosed (not included in the file) with a petition received by Kemball from five Hindu merchants of Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], relating to claims made upon the late Shaikh Syf ben Nubhan.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1852
Extent:
1 folio

956. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 26

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 26
Title:
Letter no.142 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Acting Resident of the Persian Gulf, to Mr Ameer Khan Johannes, Isfahan
Scope & Content:
Kemball informs the recipient that he holds a sum of money (7,763.75 Mahomed Shah Rupees) given by the recipient's wards, deposited with him by the outgoing Political Resident (Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell), pending the Power of Attorney's court decision.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 May 1852
Extent:
1 folio

957. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 41

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 41
Title:
Letter no.19 of 1852 from the Residency in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore J. P. Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Covering letter, enclosed with the copy of a convention (not included in the file) concluded with the Persian Government, for the seizure and detention by British cruisers of Persian vessels engaged in the slave trade in the Persian Gulf.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jan 1852
Extent:
1 folio

958. IOR/R/15/1/134 ff 15-16

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 ff 15-16
Title:
Letter no.254 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat
Scope & Content:
Report that a boat from Rusel Khymah [Ra's al-Khaymah] has boarded the wreck of a British merchant ship (the Centaur) and taken her cargo, including a quantity of indigo. Kemball asks that Hamerton seek corroboration of the rumour, which has originated from a letter received by Kemball from the n...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Aug 1852
Extent:
2 folios

959. IOR/R/15/1/138, f 61

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, f 61
Title:
Letter no.633 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 an acknowledgement of Kemball's previous letter (folio 56) relating to the responsibility of the chief of Bahrain for maritime violations committed by tribes on the Guttur [Qatar] coast. Malet writes to advise that the Government of India has decided that Kemball can use his discret...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1854
Extent:

1 folio

960. IOR/R/15/1/138, f 71

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, f 71
Title:
Letter no.1344 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 confirmation of receipt by Malet of Kemball's last letter (folios 69-70).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Mar 1853
Extent:
1 folio