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IOR/F/4/2142/102305
- Record Id:
- 041-003475957
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001611821
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100098003438.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100122787885.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2142/102305
- Title:
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‘Aden. Return of the schooner “Mahi” from Berburra and intention of the Political Agent to despatch his Assistant to visit the elders of the contending parties on the Somali Coast.’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, which form partial enclosures to a letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 15 January 1846. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2142/102302.
The item relates to a report by Commander Lieutenant A Macdonald, Commander of the Company schooner Mahi, on his recent visit to Berbera during which he attempted to facilitate peace amongst the ‘tribes’ [clans] of the Somali coast in order to preserve the trade in the region. He reports on his communications with: Sheik Hadjee Shermarki Alli, Governor of Zeyla [Ḥājjī Sharmārkī ‘Alī Ṣāliḥ, Governor of Saylac]; the Governor’s son, Mahomed [Muḥammad]; and the elders of the ‘tribes’.
Macdonald mentions in particular the ‘tribes’ of Mejertherjn (also rendered ‘Mejertheyn’ [Majerteen?]) and Ayul Unuss (also rendered ‘Ayul Hamud’).
The item also mentions the intention of Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Captain in the Indian Navy and Political Agent at Aden, to send Assistant Lieutenant Charles John Cruttenden to the Somali Coast in order to facilitate peace.
The correspondents are: Haines; Thomas Grere Carless, Commander and Senior Naval Officer at Aden; Macdonald; and the Government of Bombay.
The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5264, Draft 494/46’, ‘Collection N. 8 of N. 5, Vol: 4’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-001611821
041-003475957 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2142 : Board's Collections Vol 2142 nos 102295 to 102436
IOR/F/4/2142/102305 : ‘Aden. Return of the schooner “Mahi” from Berburra and intention of the Political Agent to despatch his Assistant to… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2146]/040-001611821[0005]/041-003475957
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (5 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100098003438.0x000001
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1845
- End Date:
- 1846
- Date Range:
- 29 Nov 1845-7 Jan 1846
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 165, and terminates at f 169, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (f 166), noting ‘No’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, ‘Date & Number of Document’ and ‘Date & Number of Cons[ultation]’.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)