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IOR/F/4/1632/65396
- Record Id:
- 041-000748409
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000748402
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001846.0x00012f
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100119016795.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/1632/65396
- Title:
- ‘Correspondence respecting the prohibition on the part of Ibrahim Pasha, of the sale of Coffee at Mocha to British Merchants’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of enclosures to political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors. The item relates to:
- The prohibition on the part of Ibrahim Pasha [Ibrāhīm Pasha Kavali], Commander in Chief of the Egyptian army in Yemen, of the sale of coffee at Mocha to British merchants and efforts by Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Commander of the Company ship Palinurus, to reverse this order
- General concerns about the Egyptians’ growing monopoly of the trade at Mocha
- A charge levied against Surat merchants at Mocha for 1300 dollars by order of the Pasha, contested by Haines on the basis that the charge was based on a one-off gift made years before by the Surat merchants and that this current charge contradicts the 1821 treaty agreed with the present Imaum of Sennar [Imam of Sana'a], the relevant article of which is cited at folio 393
- A report by John Croft Hawkins, Commander of the Company ship Clive, on the state of affairs of Egyptian and Turkish activity in Juddah [Jeddah] and the Hedjay [Hejaz].
As well as the above, correspondents include: Charles Sloam, Acting Consul General of Egypt; Kurimbhaee Ibrahimjee [Karīmbhā'ī Ibrāhīmjī], Acting Native Agent at Mocha; and Sir Charles Malcolm, Superintendent of the Indian Navy.
The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 1979, Collection No. 4, Draft 609, 1837’ 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
040-000748402
041-000748409 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/1632 : Board's Collections Vol 1632
IOR/F/4/1632/65396 : ‘Correspondence respecting the prohibition on the part of Ibrahim Pasha, of the sale of Coffee at Mocha to British Merchants’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[1636]/040-000748402[0007]/041-000748409
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (22 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001846.0x00012f
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1836
- End Date:
- 1836
- Date Range:
- 26 Apr 1836-21 Dec 1836
- 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 384, and terminates at f 405, 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 385), noting ‘Page’, ‘Date’, ‘From’, ‘To’ and ‘Date of Consultation’.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)