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IOR/F/4/2444/134207
- Record Id:
- 041-003701661
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002226144
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108387670.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100150532801.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2444/134207
- Title:
- ‘Persia. Private property in Bombay belonging to the estate of the late Abul Hussain Khan formerly Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, which has been administered to by Mr Acland Hon[oura]ble Company’s Solicitor at this Presidency.~’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 30 September 1851.
The item relates to a debate between Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Persia [Iran], and William Acland, the Company's Solicitor, over the correct way of executing the will of Meerza Abul Hassan Khan Sheerazee [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī], former Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs. Points debated include:
- Whether Acland, as power of attorney, has the right to withdraw and reinvest all capital and interest from the estate
- Whether he can charge commission to do so
- How the money owed to the executors of the will should be divided and paid.
The item includes a copy of a petition from Meerza Abul Hassan Khan Sheerazee's grandsons, Mirza Hady Khan [Mīrzā Hādī Khān] and Mirza Bankir Khan [Mīrzā Bāqir Khān] (ff 331 verso-332 recto), as well as quotes from the will (f 334) and copies of the power of attorney documents (ff 338-340 and ff 346-347).
The item also contains minutes by the Government of Bombay Council members.
There are multiple spellings for individuals' names in the text.
Whilst the item contains copies of earlier material dating from March 1844, the majority of material dates from 1849-51.
The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 19 of 1852', 'Collection No 17 of No 71', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '24' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '17'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-002226144
041-003701661 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2444 : Board's Collections Vol 2444 nos 134188 to 134330
IOR/F/4/2444/134207 : ‘Persia. Private property in Bombay belonging to the estate of the late Abul Hussain Khan formerly Persian Minister for… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2448]/040-002226144[0002]/041-003701661
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (25 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100108387670.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1844
- End Date:
- 1851
- Date Range:
- 5 Mar 1844-2 Jul 1851
- 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 328, and terminates at f 352, 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 (f 329), noting ‘No’, ‘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)