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IOR/L/PS/5/378, ff 137-185
- Record Id:
- 041-003475168
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100096799206.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100110518218.0x000004
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/378, ff 137-185
- Title:
- Aden Affairs
- Scope & Content:
-
The papers relate to affairs in Aden following the capture of the city by the British, 19 January 1839.
They notably cover:
- Communications between Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent in Aden, and Sultan Mahomed Houssain Fudthel [Sultan Muḥsin bin Faḍl al-'Abdalī, Sultan of Lahej]
- Diplomatic relations between the British authorities and the local authorities in Aden
- Matters relating to capture of the ship the Bhowami
- Despatches of coffee plant cargoes
- Relationship between Sheik Casim Sheryebee [Shaikh Qasim Shuryabi] and Haines
- The subsidy salary to be paid to the Sultan of Lahej for protection of the roads in Aden
- A census of the town including population origins
- Information regarding the progress of trade in Aden
- Indian Navy affairs in Aden
- The colour of the flag of Aden taken at the capture of the city.
The main correspondents are: Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent, Aden; Lestock Robert Reid, Acting Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay [Mumbai]; Sheikh Casim Sheryebee; Sultan Mahomed Houssain Fudthel.
- 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
040-000539224
041-003475168 - 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/5/378 : 'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY' Vol 16
IOR/L/PS/5/378, ff 137-185 : Aden Affairs - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0013]/037-000539208[0016]/040-000539224[0006]/041-003475168
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (29 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100110518218.0x000004
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1839
- End Date:
- 1839
- Date Range:
- 9 Jun 1839-30 Oct 1839
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)