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IOR/F/4/1943/84416
- Record Id:
- 041-000753490
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000753477
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000290.0x0001a4
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100123336202.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/1943/84416
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf – Employment of a guard to protect the Residency Buildings at Bushire, and repairs sanctioned to the Buildings.’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and financial statements enclosed within a political letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 27 November 1841. The item relates to requests made to the former by Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, and Captain Thomas MacKenzie, Acting Assistant Resident [in the Persian Gulf], for the continued employment of men to guard the vacant Residency buildings in Bushire [Būshehr] whilst the Residency is temporarily based on the island of Karrack [Jazīreh-ye Khārk]. MacKenzie also requests permission to spend money on repairs to the buildings in Bushire. Both requests are passed on to the Government of India for approval.
The correspondents are: Hennell; MacKenzie; and the governments of Bombay and India.
The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 3440, Draft 305, [18]42’, ‘Collection No. 11 of No. 72’ 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
040-000753477
041-000753490 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/1943 : Board's Collections Vol 1943
IOR/F/4/1943/84416 : ‘Persian Gulf – Employment of a guard to protect the Residency Buildings at Bushire, and repairs sanctioned to the… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[1947]/040-000753477[0013]/041-000753490
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
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1 item (25 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000290.0x0001a4
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1839
- End Date:
- 1841
- Date Range:
- 7 May 1839-27 Nov 1841
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 373 and terminates at f 397, 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 (ff 374-375), noting ‘Page’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, ‘Date of Document’ and ‘Date of Consultation’.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)