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IOR/F/4/2320/120387
- Record Id:
- 041-003476175
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002225789
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100098180113.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100138779502.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2320/120387
- Title:
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‘Persian Mission. A supply of Tents for Her Majesty’s Mission at Tehran, forwarded via Bushire, at the requisition of Lieutenant Colonel Farrant, Her Majesty’s Charge d’Affaires-’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions, cited in, or enclosed with, an extract from a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 23 June 1849.
The item concerns the manufacturing and transportation of tents to be used by Her Majesty’s Mission in Persia [Iran]. The request for these tents was originally made in January 1846 by Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia. The request is carried out between 1848 and 1849, with the tents being manufactured in Bombay and transported to Tehran via Bushire [Bushehr]. In particular, the item relates to:
- Details about the tents (number, design, fabric, dimensions, cost etc.) and how they should be packaged for transport
- The tendering process at Bombay, including applications made by numerous manufacturers
- Arrangements made for the transportation of the tents, including the difficulties arising from the combined weight of the finished products
- A request that Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, inspects the tents on their arrival at Bushire, as payment by HM Government will only be made if the tents arrive at Tehran in good condition.
A report of the committee charged with inspecting the finished products in Bombay can be found at folio 545.
Principal correspondents include: Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Farrant, HM Chargé d’Affaires at Tehran; the Military Board, Bombay; Major David Davidson, Commissary General of the Army; Captain Elgate Whichelo, Deputy Commissary General; Commodore Stephen Lushington, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy; and the Government of Bombay.
The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 714/49’, ‘Collection No. 16 of No. 56’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The collection number was originally ‘28’, but this has been crossed out and replaced with ‘16’.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-002225789
041-003476175 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2320 : Board's Collections Vol 2320 nos 120357 to 120408
IOR/F/4/2320/120387 : ‘Persian Mission. A supply of Tents for Her Majesty’s Mission at Tehran, forwarded via Bushire, at the requisition… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2324]/040-002225789[0002]/041-003476175
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (31 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100098180113.0x000001
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1846
- End Date:
- 1849
- Date Range:
- 14 Jan 1846-23 Jun 1849
- 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 522, and terminates at f 552, 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 (ff 523-525), noting ‘Page’, ‘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)