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IOR/F/4/1509/59310
- Record Id:
- 041-000747194
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000747171
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001840.0x00022e
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108584771.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/1509/59310
- Title:
- ‘Respecting the compensation for expenses and losses sustained by Surgeon McNeill, in consequence of his appointment as Resident at Bushire being cancelled’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay and the East India Company Court of Directors. The item relates to requests for compensation by Dr John McNeill following the cancellation of his appointment as Resident at Bushire [Būshehr]. In particular, the item refers to the reasons for the cancellation and the extent to which the Government of Bombay should take responsibility for McNeill's expenses and losses, which are detailed in the correspondence. Discussion around the question of whether the Resident post should be held by a Military Servant or a Civil Servant is also included.
The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Court of Directors; and Dr John McNeill, First Assistant to the Mission in Persia.
The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 1586, Draft 555, 1835’ and 'Examiner's Office'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-000747171
041-000747194 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/1509 : Board's Collections Vol 1509
IOR/F/4/1509/59310 : ‘Respecting the compensation for expenses and losses sustained by Surgeon McNeill, in consequence of his appointment as… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[1513]/040-000747171[0023]/041-000747194
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
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1 item (27 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001840.0x00022e
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1833
- End Date:
- 1835
- Date Range:
- 21 Aug 1833-15 May 1835
- 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 540, and terminates at f 566, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (f 541), noting ‘Page’, ‘Date’, ‘From’, ‘To’ and ‘Date of Consultation’.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Court of Directors, East India Company, 1599-1858
Government of Bombay, 1662-1947
McNeill, John, Knight, diplomat and surgeon, 1795-1883,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/102404195
Political Resident, Persian Gulf, 1822-1971 - Subjects:
- Civil service
Compensation
Employee grievances
Employment - Related Material:
- Bombay Pol 14 Oct 1835, draft 555/1835, IOR/E/4/1059 pp 489-510. See also IOR/F/4/1351/53622.
