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IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 51-56
- Record Id:
- 041-002430260
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000006231.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100024051547.0x00000d
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 51-56
- Title:
- Letter no.320 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay
- Scope & Content:
- Kemball reports on the arrival in Bushire from Bahrain of Sheikh Ali ben Khuleefa [Ali bin Khalifa], brother of the ruler, who has arrived with the intention of discussing with the Resident the Bahrain merchant Mahomed ben Saeed's financial claims on the Bahraini émigrés now residing at Kenn [Kish] island. Enclosed with the letter is a translation of correspondence addressed to Kemball from Sheikh Muhammad bin Khalifa of Bahrain, dated 16 September, in which Sheikh Mohammad sends Kemball his regards and presents his brother Sheikh Ali bin Khalifa to Kemball for interview regarding the aforementioned financial claims made upon certain Kish inhabitants. There is an enclosure with the letter, a translation of a letter (ff 55-56) from Kemball to Sheikh Mohamed ben Khuleefa [Muhammad bin Khalifa] Chief of Bahrain, dated 23 September 1852. In the letter Kemball acknowledges recept of Sheikh Muhammad's letter (ff 54-55), assuring the Sheikh he will do everything within the limits of his powers to recover the debts owed to Mohamed ben Saeed of Bahrain. Kemball states that he has requested his Agent at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh] to make enquiries at Kenn [Kish], but reiterates that the British Government cannot forcibly interfere with matters of mercantile debts.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227551
038-000227552
040-000227564
041-002430260 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/119-198 : Political Residency, Bushire: correspondence bound in subject compilations
IOR/R/15/1/119-144 : Subject compilations: letters received and letters sent
IOR/R/15/1/130 : Vol 178 1852/53 Bahrain; Arabian Coast; Slave Trade; Muscat
IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 51-56 : Letter no.320 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0002]/037-000227551[0001]/038-000227552[0012]/040-000227564[0013]/041-002430260
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 5 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000067
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1852
- End Date:
- 1852
- Date Range:
- 24 Sep 1852
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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