Letter no.352 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
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Covering letter, the original of which enclosed a copy of a letter sent to the Bombay Government, with a translated copy of the British agent at Sharjah's (Hajee Jacoob's) report on the discovery of indigo from the wreck of the British merchant vessel Centaur. Kemball requests Hamerton to send an...
Letter no.4 of 1852 from the Residency in the Persian Gulf, to Mr Francis Ruffary, Supercargo of the British merchant ship Despatch, Cochin
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Letter informing the supercargo of the Despatch that a sum of money – the difference between customs duty paid in Persia and the established duty – has been recovered and is to be sent to him.
Letter no.270 of 1852 from the Residency in the Persian Gulf, to Mr Francis Ruffary, Supercargo of the British merchant ship Despatch, Cochin
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Letter informing of further funds (seventy Tomans) paid by the Governor of Bushire, on account of losses sustained by Ruffary when purchasing wheat at Bunder Reg, to make up the cargo of the Despatch 'after the intrigues of certain individuals of this town'.
Letter no.893 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Mr A Malcolm, merchant, Bushire
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Kemball informs Malcolm of the Envoy to Tehran's response to Malcolm's request for help (folio 35): that the Envoy considers Malcolm to have sufficient protection from Persian oppression, and that he declines to interfere with private commercial matters.
Letter no.11 of 1852 from Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to James McAlister, Civil Surgeon, Bushire
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Hennell reports that Nuwabi Hajeera (widow of the late Prince of Fars), and her family are suffering from severe fever. Hennell requests that the surgeon furnish him with eight ounces of bark from the dispensary stores.
Letter no.406 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to His Excellency Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia
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Letter relating to changes in the rental arrangements of the Residency buildings in Bushire. Kemball writes that Shaikh Nasir has resigned his right to rental income from the Residency buildings, and in the sixteen months that have elapsed since this decision, no further action has been taken. Ke...
Letter no.19 of 1852 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
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Report on affairs between Muscat and Bahrain. Hamerton states that Mahamed, son of Abdallah bin Ahmed, arrived from Damaum [Dammām], soliciting aid or countenance from the Imam of Muscat, for his 'intended operations' against Shaikh Mahamed bin Khuleefa [Muḥammad bin Khalīfah], ruler of Bahrain. ...
Letter no.271 of 1852 from the Residency in the Persian Gulf, to Mr Rosalie, care of Clodimir Maingard Esq., Mauritius
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Informing Mr Rosalie (supercargo of the merchant ship Lady Sale) that His Majesty's Minister at Tehran has obtained financial retribution from the Persian Government, owing to the detention of the Lady Sale at Bushire by the local authorities the previous summer, and the losses incurred as a result.
Letter no.267 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to His Excellency Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia
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Covering letter enclosing letter no.103 of 1852 (folio 34) from Mr A Malcolm, Bushire, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, dated 12 August 1852. The letter informs the Resident of the debt (9,049 Mohamed Shah rupees) he holds against Mr Amir Khan Johannes, on account of the s...
Letter no.56 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter is confirmation that Sheikh Mahomed ben Khuleefa [Muhammad bin Khalifa] has paid the sum of 116 dollars to a Bahraini inhabitant, originally taken from the latter by the Sheikh's dependents. The letter contains a translated extract of correspondence from Sheikh Muhammad bin Khalifa to ...
