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IOR/F/4/2416/130549
- Record Id:
- 041-003701656
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002226020
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108387241.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100146073048.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2416/130549
- Title:
- ‘Egypt. Passage for Ahmed Aga and his suite from Bussora to Bombay and Suez.’
- 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. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Henry Johnson, HC Agent in Egypt.
The item concerns a request from Artin Bey [Artin Bey Shoukry, also Artin Bey Sharkian], Minister of Foreign Affairs in Egypt, for passage to be granted to Ahmed Aga [Aḥmad Āghā, also referred to in the item as Ahmad Bey] and his suite from Bussora [Basra] to Bombay [Mumbai], and back from Bombay to Suez. It includes:
- A copy of Artin Bey’s letter, which is in French, along with an English translation
- A letter from Charles Augustus Murray, HM Consul-General at Cairo, requesting the Government of Bombay to assist Ahmed Aga in procuring a passage to Suez
- A letter from John Ritchie, Superintendent in Bombay of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company’s Steam Vessels, regarding the provision of passage from Bombay to Suez
- An inventory, in Arabic, of the possessions of Ahmed Aga, made following his death in Bushire [Bushehr] on 26 October 1850.
The item contains a table of contents (ff 874-875), and the title page (f 873) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1851’, Collection No. 6’, 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
041-003701656 - 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/4/2416/130549 : ‘Egypt. Passage for Ahmed Aga and his suite from Bussora to Bombay and Suez.’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2420]/040-002226020[0030]/041-003701656
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (20 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100108387241.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English
French - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1850
- End Date:
- 1850
- Date Range:
- 1 Apr 1850-3 Dec 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 873 and terminates at f 892, 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)