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IOR/R/15/1/47
- Record Id:
- 040-000227479
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000014
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023467627.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/47
- Title:
- Vol 55 Letters outward
- Scope & Content:
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This file contains letters written by David Wilson, the British Resident in the Persian Gulf based at Bushire. The bulk of the letters are addressed to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government in Bombay and John Wedderburn, Accountant General in Bombay.
The letters discuss relations with Abdoolah Ben Ahmed [Abdullah bin Ahmad], the ruler of Bahrain as well as tensions between him and Said bin Sultan, the Imam of Muscat.
The file also contains a detailed account of an attack on the town of Bushire written by Wilson in December 1828 (ff. 19v-23).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227428
038-000227469
040-000227479 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/1-118 : Political Residency, Bushire: letters received and sent
IOR/R/15/1/38-118 : Political Residency, Bushire: correspondence received and sent
IOR/R/15/1/47 : Vol 55 Letters outward - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0001]/037-000227428[0004]/038-000227469[0010]/040-000227479
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (30 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000014
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1828
- End Date:
- 1828
- Date Range:
- 26 Jun 1828-21 Dec 1828
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Condition: The folios of the file are now loose in a folder but there is evidence of previous binding.
Foliation: The file's foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 29. This is the sequence which has been used by this catalogue to reference items within the volume.
Pagination: The file's pagination sequence is written in ink, in the top right corners of the rectos and in the top left corners of the versos. It begins on the first page of writing, on number 135, and ends on the last page of writing, on number 364. There are several numbers missing from this sequence.
- Arrangement:
- The file is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at the beginning of the file to the most recent at end.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)