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IOR/L/PS/5/377, ff 306-444
- Record Id:
- 041-003472481
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100093320623.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100110392257.0x000006
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/377, ff 306-444
- Title:
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Proceedings and Dispatches, Aden 1839
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists primarily of correspondence with notes, reports and memoranda dated between 10 July and 2 September 1839; it relates to Aden during the first month after its capture by the British.
The papers cover the following: a request for weights and measures at the Custom House at Aden; Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines and his position in Aden as Political Agent; the introduction of Bombay [Mumbai] currency in Aden; the establishment of a British port in Aden; improvements in the lines of communication between Bombay and Aden; the movements of European, British and Egyptian troops around the Gulf; an agreement with the Sultan of Aden; riots in Aden; a revolt by the Sultan's son; the Jewish community in Aden.
The main correspondents are the following: Governor-General of India; Political Agent, Aden; Accountant General of India; General of the British Army; Secretary to the Government of Bombay; Government of India's Foreign and Political Department; Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000538832
037-000539208
040-000539223
041-003472481 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/5 : Secret Correspondence with India
IOR/L/PS/5/363-509 : Enclosures to Secret Letters from Bombay
IOR/L/PS/5/377 : ‘ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY’ Vol 15
IOR/L/PS/5/377, ff 306-444 : Proceedings and Dispatches, Aden 1839 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0013]/037-000539208[0015]/040-000539223[0007]/041-003472481
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (138 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100110392257.0x000006
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1839
- End Date:
- 1839
- Date Range:
- 10 Jul 1839-2 Sep 1839
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)