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IOR/F/4/288/6500
- Record Id:
- 041-000738260
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000738256
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001688.0x000363
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100093120720.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/288/6500
- Title:
- ‘Relative to the allowances of Captain Seton as Resident at Muscat’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, memoranda and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay. It concerns the allowance of Captain David Seton, Resident at Muscat, and includes:
- A request from Seton for an increase in his allowance, and discussions regarding the level at which the Resident’s allowance should be fixed
- The question of whether Seton’s increased allowance should be applied retrospectively
- Seton’s death, and the suggestion that a sum, equivalent to the retrospectively-applied allowance, should be paid to his estate.
The item also contains:
- A response to Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], regarding his request for the retrospective application of a salary increase for his assistants
- A copy of a medical certificate outlining the health problems suffered by Seton
- A memorandum providing a brief history of the post of Resident at Muscat.
The title page (f 30) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 9, Season 1809/10, Draft 186’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, September 1809 and August 1810’.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-000738256
041-000738260 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/288 : Board's Collections Vol 288
IOR/F/4/288/6500 : ‘Relative to the allowances of Captain Seton as Resident at Muscat’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[0290]/040-000738256[0004]/041-000738260
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (13 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001688.0x000363
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1805
- End Date:
- 1810
- Date Range:
- 3 Jul 1805-31 Jan 1810
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 30, and terminates at f 42, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Arrangement:
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The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)