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IOR/R/15/1/86
- Record Id:
- 040-000227518
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00003b
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023528094.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/86
- Title:
- No. 119 Incomplete correspondence (1839) regarding defence of the Island of Karrack - (unimportant)
- Scope & Content:
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The file consists of an incomplete selection of correspondence concerning the defence of the Island of Kharg [Khārk, Jazīreh-ye] and the British Garrison occupying the island. It largely consists of assessments on how defensible the island is, and recommendations for improvements. The correspondence is largely undertaken between British officers at Kharg, the Military Establishment of Bombay, and the Governor of Bombay.
It should be noted that two spellings for Khārk are in use in this file; Karrack, and Kharg.
- 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
040-000227518 - 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/15/1/86 : No. 119 Incomplete correspondence (1839) regarding defence of the Island of Karrack - (unimportant) - Contains:
- IOR/R/15/1/86, ff 2-21 : Letter No. 700 of 1839 from Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Dickinson, Chief Engineer at Bombay, and Lieutenant-Colonel…
IOR/R/15/1/86, ff 21v-23 : Letter No. 3154 of 1840 from Colonel David Barr, Military Auditor General, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Dickinson,…
IOR/R/15/1/86, ff 25-32 : Letter No. 4262 from William Sprott Boyd, Acting Secretary, Military Department, Bombay
Click here to View / search full list of parts of IOR/R/15/1/86 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0001]/037-000227428[0004]/038-000227469[0049]/040-000227518
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file, 3 items (32 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00003b
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1838
- End Date:
- 1840
- Date Range:
- 27 Dec 1838-7 Aug 1840
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the final folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Arrangement:
- The file is made up of three items, which are not arranged in any apparent order. Enclosures are transcribed alongside their covering letters, but this represents the only order present in the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)