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IOR/F/4/479/11535
- Record Id:
- 041-000739968
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000739959
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001714.0x0003e4
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100102721125.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/479/11535
- Title:
- ‘Delay in the conveyance of certain intelligence from Bussorah to Bombay.’
- Scope & Content:
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This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. It concerns the transmission of news about the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo from Bussora [Basra] to Bombay. The primary subjects are:
- The difficulties experienced by Johanness Tergasper [Hovhannes Ter Gaspar], the Native Broker at Bussora, in finding a ship willing to leave immediately to convey to Bombay the packets containing the news of Napoleon’s defeat
- The consideration by Henry Meriton, Superintendent of Marine, of the claim by Captain Williams of the Durable for remuneration for losses due to freight foregone as a result of having agreed to convey the packets containing the news of Napoleon’s defeat to Bombay.
The primary correspondents are: Johanness Tergasper; Henry Meriton; and Captain Williams.
The title page (f 280) of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political No. 9, Season 1815/16, Draft 3/5’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, September 1816’.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-000739959
041-000739968 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/479 : Board's Collections Vol 479
IOR/F/4/479/11535 : ‘Delay in the conveyance of certain intelligence from Bussorah to Bombay.’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[0481]/040-000739959[0009]/041-000739968
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (7 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001714.0x0003e4
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1815
- End Date:
- 1815
- Date Range:
- 1 Sep 1815-1 Nov 1815
- 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 280, and terminates at 286, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Arrangement:
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)