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IOR/F/4/2551/149364
- Record Id:
- 041-003708241
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002226379
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108905753.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100152768753.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2551/149364
- Title:
- Persia On the subject of Commercial transactions between British merchants and subjects of – Persia
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, an excerpt of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 28 January 1854.
The item relates to circular instructions sent by Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Envoy at Tehran, to Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, in 1852-53. The first circular discourages British merchants from selling their goods on credit to employees of the Persian [Iranian] Government because the employees are falling into debt. The second circular sets out the duties for which British merchants trading in Persia are liable.
Kemball forwards the circulars, with his comments, to the Government of Bombay who in turn forward them on to the Government of India, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Acting Collector of Customs.
The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '420 1854', 'Collection No. 11 of No. 4 of 1854', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '13' but this has been crossed out.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-002226379
041-003708241 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2551 : Board's Collections Vol 2551 nos 149240 to 149367
IOR/F/4/2551/149364 : Persia On the subject of Commercial transactions between British merchants and subjects of – Persia - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2555]/040-002226379[0003]/041-003708241
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (8 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100108905753.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1852
- End Date:
- 1854
- Date Range:
- 30 Jul 1852-28 Jan 1854
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 997, and terminates at f 1004, 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 998), noting ‘No’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, ‘Date and No. of Docu[men]t’ and ‘Date and No. of Consul[tation]’.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)