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IOR/F/4/2416/130513
- Record Id:
- 041-003701634
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002226020
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108386898.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100145455135.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2416/130513
- Title:
- Persian Gulf. Commodore Porter’s tour of the Arabian Coast.
- Scope & Content:
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This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2416/130506. It is the eighth in a series of twenty-eight items on the Persian Gulf.
The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding the Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf.
The item contains Commodore Porter’s report of his tour of the Arabian coast of the Gulf, with details of his interviews with a number of the rulers, or their representatives, and with Moollah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn], the Agent at Shargah. Topics discussed include the situation in Braimee [Al Buraymi], and a dispute between dependents of the rulers of Debaye [Dubai] and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi].
Also included are:
- Commodore Porter’s instructions to Lieutenant James Tronson, commanding HC brig Euphrates, for proceeding to Bahrein [Bahrain], which Porter was unable to do during his tour
- A list of the presents given to the rulers of the Arabian coast in 1850.
The item contains a table of contents (f 511), and the title page (f 510) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1851’, Collection No. 1, 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
040-002226020
041-003701634 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2416 : Board's Collections Vol 2416 nos 130457 to 130551
IOR/F/4/2416/130513 : Persian Gulf. Commodore Porter’s tour of the Arabian Coast. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2420]/040-002226020[0008]/041-003701634
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (13 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100108386898.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1850
- End Date:
- 1850
- Date Range:
- 21 Jul 1850-Nov 1850
- 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 510 and terminates at f 522, 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.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)