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IOR/F/4/2469/138131
- Record Id:
- 041-003701690
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002226169
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108389362.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100138070046.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2469/138131
- Title:
- ‘Persian Merchants. Complaint – that impediments are thrown in their way, with reference to their commercial dealings in India and especially so, in Bombay. – ’
- 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 correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India; Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Ambassador to Tehran; and Archibald David Robertson, Deputy Collector of Customs, Bombay.
The item concerns complaints by Persian [Iranian] merchants that they are asked to pay excessive import duties at Indian ports and that the importation or transhipment of opium is not allowed. The item contains a report from the Deputy Collector of Customs, giving a statement of Persian imports and customs duties paid between 1848 and 1850, and an explanation of the Treaty of Commerce in force.
The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 626’, ‘1852’ and ‘Collection No 3 of No 51’.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-002226169
041-003701690 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2469 : Board's Collections Vol 2469 nos 138112 to 138209
IOR/F/4/2469/138131 : ‘Persian Merchants. Complaint – that impediments are thrown in their way, with reference to their commercial dealings… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2473]/040-002226169[0002]/041-003701690
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (14 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100108389362.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1851
- End Date:
- 1852
- Date Range:
- 28 Feb 1851-12 May 1852
- 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 268, and terminates at f 281, 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 documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear of the item to the front.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)