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981. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 151-170

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 151-170
Title:
Letter no.220 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 about Kemball's concern of a growing Wahhabi influence amongst the 'piratical' tribes of the Arab coast, after an incident involving the British Agent at Sharjah, Hajee Yacoob. There are a number of enclosures with Kemball's letter: 1. Translated extract of a letter (folios 154-5...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jul 1853
Extent:
20 folios

982. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 193-199

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 193-199
Title:
Letter no.282 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 to a boat belonging to the town of Ra's al-Khaymah off the coast of Africa in spring 1852, and continuing British efforts to seek restitution over the act. The letter includes a number of enclosures: 1. Letter no.281 of 1853 (folios 193-94B) fro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1853
Extent:
9 folios

983. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 215-219

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 215-219
Title:
Letter no.325 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 events on the Batinah Coast, and the lack of response that Kemball has had from the Imam of Muscat Syed Soweynee [Thuwaini bin Said]. Kemball encloses a translation of a letter he has received from the Native Agent at Sharjah, Hajee Yacoob [Hajji Yaqoob], dated 13 September ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1853
Extent:

4 folios

984. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 248-255

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 248-255
Title:
Letter no.389 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 an update on affairs at Muscat, confirming that an amicable arrangement has been concluded between the Sultan of Muscat Syed Soweynee [Thuwaini bin Said] and the Wahhabi chief Abdullah ben Fysul [Abdullah bin Faisal]. Kemball also confirms that the tribes of the Batinah coast have ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1853
Extent:
8 folios

985. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 259-268

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 259-268
Title:
Letter no.13 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosures relate to British pressure on the Persian authorities to suppress the slave trade in Persian ports. The following enclosures are included with Kemball's letter: A letter (folios 260-62) from Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
11 Jan 1853
Extent:
11 folios

986. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 269-280

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 269-280
Title:
Letter no.46 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosures relate to the slave trade into Persia and British measures for its suppression. The enclosures following Kemball's letter are as follows: 1. Letter (folios 271-72) from Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Feb 1853
Extent:
12 folios

987. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 281-282A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 281-282A
Title:
Letter no.197 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 a copy of a letter from Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the President of the Board of Control, dated 2 May 1853, in which Kemball's instructions to Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf Squadron, for exacting ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jul 1853
Extent:
2 folios

988. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 282B-284

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 282B-284
Title:
Letter no.68 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 question of whether the port of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] comes under Persian jurisdiction with regard to the measures for the suppression of the slave trade. The letter encloses a letter (folios 283-84) from Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Pleni...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Feb 1853
Extent:
3 folios

989. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 363-368

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 363-368
Title:
Letter no.240 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 seizure of thirty-six slaves from a Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh] vessel, the fines levied against the owner of the vessel, and the costs incurred in the slaves' maintenance. The following enclosures are included with Kemball's letter: 1. A letter (folios 364-66) from Willi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Aug 1853
Extent:
6 folios

990. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 383-389

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 383-389
Title:
Letter no.341 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 alleged importation of a total of seventy slaves into the Persian ports of Charrack [Bandar-e Charak] and Kelat. There are two enclosures to Kemball's letter: 1. Letter no.339 of 1853 (folios 384-87) from Kemball to Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer Persian...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Nov 1853
Extent:
5 folios