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IOR/L/PS/9/69/5
- Record Id:
- 041-003356702
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000199
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100121909542.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/9/69/5
- Title:
- Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 29 Mar 1820
- Scope & Content:
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A report on the island of Qeis or Kenn [Kīsh] compiled by John McNeil from information gathered from inhabitants of the island and the adjacent Persian [Iranian] coast, undated. The report examines the relations of nearby Persian ports, in particular Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak], with the Joasmees [al-Qawāsim] and Wahabees [Wahhabis], the Persian Government at Sheraz [Shīrāz], and Muscat. It contains tables displaying the strength in men and boats of Linga [Bandar-e Lengeh], Magoo [Bandar-e Moghūyeh], Charrack, Kelaht or Ghelaht [Kalāt], and Taonah [Bandar-e Tahūneh] and their dependencies, and the names of ruling Shaiks [Shaikhs].
The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 29 March 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/1].
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000544463
037-000544535
040-003356697
041-003356702 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/9 : Correspondence relating to areas outside India
IOR/L/PS/9/67-78 : Secret Letters and Enclosures from Persia, Iraq, Syria, etc.
IOR/L/PS/9/69 : Letters from Persia
IOR/L/PS/9/69/5 : Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 29 Mar 1820 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0009]/036-000544463[0005]/037-000544535[0003]/040-003356697[0005]/041-003356702
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (5 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000199
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1820
- End Date:
- 1820
- Date Range:
- Mar 1820
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- al-Qawāsim, Tribe, 18th century-
- Subjects:
- Persian Gulf Campaign (1819)
Piracy - Places:
- Charrack, Asia, Persia
Ghelaht, Persia
Kelaht, Persia
Linga, Persia
Mogoo, Persia
Persian Gulf, Asia
Taonah, Persia
