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IOR/F/4/747/20396

Record Id:

041-000741722

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

040-000741720

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000001741.0x000351

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100104073970.0x000002

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

IOR/F/4/747/20396

Title:

‘Memorial from Mrs Rich’

Scope & Content:

This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay and from the Court of Directors. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay; the Court of Directors; Claudius James Rich, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia; John Hine, Assistant Political Agent in Turkish Arabia; John Wedderburn, Civil Auditor; Mary Rich, widow of Claudius James Rich.

The item concerns a memorial from Mary Rich asking that the Court remit the financial penalty of the loss of Claudius Rich’s personal allowances from 13 April 1814-20 September 1815 while he was in Europe. This request is granted in view of Rich’s excellent service and his death from cholera in the course of his duties.

The rest of the item provides background to this case including discussions of:

Rich’s salary and allowances
His unauthorised journey to Constantinople and Vienna
Whether this journey warranted his dismissal from his post
A decision to withhold his personal allowance from the time he left Constantinople to the time he returned.

The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 843, Draft 491, P.C. 209, [Season] 1823/4’ and ‘Examiner’s Office 1822’.

Collection Area:

India Office Records and Private Papers

Project / Collection:

India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-000735919
036-000736052
040-000741720
041-000741722

Is part of:

IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/747 : Board's Collections Vol 747

IOR/F/4/747/20396 : ‘Memorial from Mrs Rich’

Hierarchy:

032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[0750]/040-000741720[0002]/041-000741722

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F

Record Type (Level):

Item

Extent:

1 item (45 folios)

Digitised Content:

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001741.0x000351

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1814

End Date:

1822

Date Range:

4 Nov 1814-2 Mar 1822

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 9, and terminates at f 53, 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.

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