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IOR/F/4/2142/102309
- Record Id:
- 041-003475961
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001611821
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100098003517.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100122788147.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2142/102309
- Title:
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‘Aden. Plunder of the wreck of the Honble Company’s steamer “Memnon”.’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes, which form partial enclosures to a letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 2 March 1846. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2142/102302, alongside details of further enclosures.
The item relates to an update provided by Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Captain in the Indian Navy and Political Agent at Aden, to the Government of Bombay regarding the investigation into property stolen from the wreck of the Company’s schooner, Memnon. Haines provides details on the main suspect, Ali Yusuf, Chief of Aloola [‘Alī Yūsuf, Chief of Caluula], and recommends a course of action for obtaining compensation. His update is forwarded on to the Government of India for instruction.
Aloola is also rendered in the text as ‘Alloola’.
As well as Haines and the Government of Bombay, the item’s correspondents also include the Court of Directors.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. 32, Vol: 8’ 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
041-003475961 - 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/4/2142/102309 : ‘Aden. Plunder of the wreck of the Honble Company’s steamer “Memnon”.’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2146]/040-001611821[0009]/041-003475961
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (6 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100098003517.0x000001
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1845
- End Date:
- 1846
- Date Range:
- 17 Sep 1845-Mar 1846
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 198, and terminates at f 203, 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 199), noting ‘No’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, ‘Date & No. of Docu[men]t’ and ‘Date & No. of Cons[ultation]’.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)