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IOR/F/4/2180/106058
- Record Id:
- 041-003476562
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001611907
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100098464944.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100125127573.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2180/106058
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf Plunder and destruction of a Bombay Bugla by the Nakhoda and crew who previously murdered the super cargo and two other men belonging to the vessel – Vol: 4’
- Scope & Content:
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This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; British Agent at Bahrain [Ḥājī Jāsim]; and British Agent at Muscat [Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf]. It is the fourth in a series of twenty items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2180/106055, IOR/F/4/2180/106056, IOR/F/4/2180/106057, IOR/F/4/2180/106059, IOR/F/4/2180/106060, IOR/F/4/2181/106061, IOR/F/4/2181/106062, IOR/F/4/2181/106063, IOR/F/4/2181/106064, IOR/F/4/2181/106065, IOR/F/4/2181/106066, IOR/F/4/2181/106067, IOR/F/4/2181/106068, IOR/F/4/2181/106069, IOR/F/4/2181/106070, IOR/F/4/2181/106071, IOR/F/4/2181/106072, IOR/F/4/2181/106073, and IOR/F/4/2181/106074).
The item concerns a vessel from Bombay, sailing under British colours, which was plundered and set on fire, allegedly by the nakhuda, with assistance from some of the crew. The nakhuda is also accused of murdering four men on the ship, and six who left the ship in the long boat. The item includes statements from a crew member who escaped from the vessel before the fire and one who was arrested for this crime by the Syed Soweney [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Governor of Muscat].
The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 282/47, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5573, Coll[ection]: 10, Collection No 4 of No 140’.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-001611907
041-003476562 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2180 : Board's Collections Vol 2180 nos 105971 to 106060
IOR/F/4/2180/106058 : ‘Persian Gulf Plunder and destruction of a Bombay Bugla by the Nakhoda and crew who previously murdered the super cargo and… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2184]/040-001611907[0006]/041-003476562
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (18 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100098464944.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1846
- End Date:
- 1847
- Date Range:
- 15 Sep 1846-27 Jan 1847
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 932, and terminates at f 949, 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 volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Arrangement:
- The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)