IOR/F/4/2224/110799

The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, an extract Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 30 November 1847.

The item relates to two separate claims by Colonel Robert Taylor, former Political Agent, Turkish Arabia. The first claim concerns a deduction of his allowances for the month of November 1843, which he argues should be cancelled as he remained in post as Political Agent until the beginning of December 1843. The second claim, presented by Remington & Co on Taylor’s behalf, concerns rent owed to him by the Government of Bombay due to properties that he owned at Bussorah [Basra] and Baghdad being used as depots for the Euphrates Flotilla between 1839-42. In particular, the claim focuses on Taylor’s properties at Margheil [Al Ma‘qil, also rendered in text as Maghill and Margheel].

The item contains the responses of the governments of Bombay and India to these claims. In particular, a minute by the Governor of Bombay (folios 911-915) provides an outline of the history of the second claim and his recommendations for a response.

The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft N. 152/48’, ‘Collection No. 6 of No. 150’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.