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IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 9-10
- Record Id:
- 041-002431914
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000012292.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023711596.0x000003
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 9-10
- Title:
- Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, 17th Light Dragoons, Commanding at Rus el Khimao [Ras al-Khaymah]
- Scope & Content:
- The letter contains orders instructing the Captain to withdraw the garrison from Rus el Khimao [Ras al-Khaymah], remove it to the Island of Kishma [Qeshm], and cede the vacated land to a suitable local chieftain; he is to delay the withdrawal if attacked by local Arabs. Outlined in the letter are measures taken by the Government at Bombay to facilitate the withdrawal of troops, and to protect the garrison if attacked. Once at Kishma, the Captain is to continue to exercise the authority invested in him by Major-General Sir William Grant Keir. It further provides the Captain with instructions concerning how he should proceed to dispose of the boats captured at Ras ul Khyma [Ras al-Khaymah].
- 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
037-000227428
038-000227440
040-000227454
041-002431914 - 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/15/1/1-118 : Political Residency, Bushire: letters received and sent
IOR/R/15/1/10-37 : Letters Received and Sent by the Bushire Residency
IOR/R/15/1/23 : Vol 23: Reports to the Government of Bombay respecting a British military expedition to the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 9-10 : Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, 17th… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0001]/037-000227428[0003]/038-000227440[0014]/040-000227454[0003]/041-002431914
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 2 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000159.0x000007
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1820
- End Date:
- 1820
- Date Range:
- 17 Apr 1820
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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