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IOR/R/15/1/149, ff 119-127
- Record Id:
- 041-002736865
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022561924.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100024052050.0x00002b
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/149, ff 119-127
- Title:
- Letter no.269 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
- Scope & Content:
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The letter and its enclosures are related to an incident of piracy committed against a Bahrain boat by subjects of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], first reported by Kemball in December 1854. The enclosed items (a report of the incident by the British Agent at Bahrain, Hajee Jassim [Hajjī Jāsim] is mentioned but not enclosed) include:
1. The translation of list of the property plundered from the vessel (folio 123);
2. Letter no.262 of 1855 (folios 124-25) from Kemball to Commodore R. Ethersey, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf Squadron, dated 6 august 1855, containing instructions for the pursual of reparations for the act of piracy;
3. The translation of a letter (folios 126-27) from Shaikh Zayid bin Khaleefa [Zayd bin Khalīfah] chief of Abu Dhabi, to Kemball, dated 3 July 1855. Shaikh Zayid relates the circumstances of his predecessor’s deposition and flight, and pledges himself to the maritime peace treaty.
Folios 121 and 122 are blank sheets.
- 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
038-000227579
040-000227584
041-002736865 - 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/15/1/145-179 : Bushire Residency correspondence: subject compilations
IOR/R/15/1/149 : ‘Vol 204 1855/56 Slave Trade; Bahrain, Arabian Coast and Muscat; Accounts and General’
IOR/R/15/1/149, ff 119-127 : Letter no.269 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0002]/037-000227551[0002]/038-000227579[0005]/040-000227584[0043]/041-002736865
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 9 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00007a
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1855
- End Date:
- 1855
- Date Range:
- 15 Aug 1855
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Legal Status:
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