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361. IOR/R/15/1/134 ff 17-19

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IOR/R/15/1/134 ff 17-19
Title:
Letter from Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Covering letter enclosing letter no.22 of 1852 from Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay, dated 20 August 1852. The enclosure is a report which states that the Sultan of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Aug 1852
Extent:
3 folios

362. IOR/R/15/1/138, f 102

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IOR/R/15/1/138, f 102
Title:
Letter no.101 of 1853, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia
Scope & Content:
The letter is a covering letter enclosing correspondence sent by Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer of the Persian Gulf Squadron, to Kemball, concerning the discovery at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh] of indigo from the plundered ship Centaur. The letter referred to does not follow Kemball's...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Mar 1853
Extent:
1 folio

363. IOR/R/15/1/138, f 295B

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IOR/R/15/1/138, f 295B
Title:
Letter no.99 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 British jurisdiction over runaway slaves in the Gulf. Kemball states that slaves absconding from one boat to another on the pearl banks, can legitimately be recovered by the British authorities. However, a slave absconding from a boat to a port does not come under a British of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Mar 1853
Extent:
1 folio

364. IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 4-11

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 4-11
Title:
Letter no.57 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 political situation between Bahrain and The Wahhabi tribes of Arabia. Kemball writes that he has received a letter from Mohamed ben Khuleefa [Muhammad bin Khalifa], chief of Bahrain, who requests the British Government's help in the perceived threat of invasion via Adeed ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Feb 1853
Extent:
8 folios

365. IOR/R/15/1/143, f 99

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/143, f 99
Title:
Letter no.33 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to previous correspondence from the Government of Bombay, approving of Kemball’s actions in the Gulf relating to unrest in Bahrain. Anderson writes that the Government is apprehensive that its previous instructions suggested unlimited authority in using arms against the Wahhābī...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1855
Extent:
1 folio

366. IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 59-62

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IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 59-62
Title:
Letter no.4235 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of previous letters from Kemball relating to affairs in Bahrain, and the conduct of the British Agent at Bahrain, Hajee Jassim [Hajjī Jāsim]. Anderson writes that it is up to Kemball to determine what action, if any, should be taken against Jāsim. Anderson enclos...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1854
Extent:
4 folios

367. IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 122-128

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 122-128
Title:
Letter no.14A of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns ongoing exchanges between Kemball and the Wahabee [Wahhābī] ruler Ameer Fysul [Fayṣal ibn Turki], relating to Wahhābī relations with Bahrain, and the Bahrain blockade of the coast between Kutiffe [Al-Qaṭīf] and Demaum [Dammām]. Kemball writes that the Bahrain ruler Shaikh Moh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1854
Extent:
7 folios

368. IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 225-226

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 225-226
Title:
Letter no.4233 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns the appointment of agents engaged to recover missing indigo from the plundered British vessel Centaur. Anderson's letter encloses a copy of letter no.3833 (folio 226) from George Edmonstone, Secretary to the Government of India, addressed to Anderson and dated 30 August 1854. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Sep 1854
Extent:
2 folios

369. IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 255-264

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 255-264
Title:
Letter no.280 of 1854 from Lieutenant Herbert Disbrowe, Assistant Resident in Charge, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is an enclosing letter, containing letter A from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, dated 1 July 1854. Kemball’s letter is a report on the ruling families and predominant tribes of the Persian Gulf, as reques...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Aug 1854
Extent:
10 folios

370. IOR/R/15/1/149, f 13

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/149, f 13
Title:
Letter no.3A from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to five manumitted slaves currently residing at Bassadore [Bāsa‘īdū] for passage to Bombay. Kemball writes that the eldest of the five slaves has requested he be freed to earn a livelihood at Bassadore, and that, given his age of about eighteen or nineteen, Kemball has agreed t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jun 1855
Extent:
1 folio