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IOR/R/15/5/104
- Record Id:
- 040-000242130
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000241998
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000033
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100049141716.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/5/104
- Title:
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[Un-numbered file] 'Diary of Colonel Hamilton's Visit to Nejd 1918'
- Scope & Content:
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The file includes a printed copy (folios 16-41) of the diary of Colonel Robert Edward Hamilton's (Political Agent at Kuwait) visit to Najd in 1918 on a mission to Ibn Sa'ud. The file also includes the original typed copy (folios 43-102) of the diary.
The diary describes his trip from Kuwait to Najd and records the topography, distance travelled each day, temperature and barometric pressure and people encountered. The principal correspondents in the volume include: the Political Agent at Kuwait (Robert Edward Hamilton); the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (Percy Zachariah Cox); the Chief Political Officer, Baghdad; and the Ruler of Najd (Ibn Sa'ud).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000241998
037-000241999
038-000242119
040-000242130 - 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/15/5 : Political Agency, Kuwait
IOR/R/15/5/1-108 : Kuwait Agency, First Series subject files
IOR/R/15/5/94-108 : Miscellaneous Files
IOR/R/15/5/104 : [Un-numbered file] 'Diary of Colonel Hamilton's Visit to Nejd 1918' - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0005]/036-000241998[0001]/037-000241999[0027]/038-000242119[0011]/040-000242130
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (102 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000033
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1917
- End Date:
- 1918
- Date Range:
- 19 Sep 1917-28 Dec 1918
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 103; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)