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IOR/F/4/2568/151572
- Record Id:
- 041-003708244
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002226396
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108905901.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100166323533.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2568/151572
- Title:
- ‘Persia Claim of the Government of- to certain property in the custody of Hajee Mahomed Sadik a Persian Merchant in Bombay-’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions, cited in, or enclosed with, an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 28 January 1854.
The item relates to a claim against Hajee Mahomed Sadick [Ḥājjī Muḥammad Ṣādiq] by Mirza Mahomed Houssin Khan [Mīrzā Muḥammad Ḥusayn Khān], Persian [Iranian] Consul at Bombay, on behalf of the Persian Government. The claim is for money owed to the Government by Hajee Mahomed Sadick's father, Hajee Haschum [Ḥājjī Hāshim], a merchant of Ispahan [Isfahan], whose death has rendered his son responsible for payment. The item contains:
- Details of the claim
- Requests for help in the affair by representatives of the Persian Government to the British Foreign Office and to the Government of Bombay
- Results from a search for relevant correspondence by the Government of Bombay
- Instructions from the Foreign Office to the Board of Control and Court of Directors to help Mirza Mahomed Houssin Khan
- Legal advice from Augustus Smith Le Messurier, Advocate-General, and William Acland, Company Solicitor, Bombay
- Details about a competing claim against Hajee Mahomed Sadick by Meerza Dawood [Mīrzā Dāʾūd], who is represented by Acland at the request of Colonel Justin Sheil, English Representative in Persia.
The final legal advice given by Le Messurier is passed on to Mirza Mahomed Houssin Khan by the Government of Bombay.
Correspondents: Mirza Agha [Mīrzā Āqā Khān Nūrī], Persian Prime Minister; Mirza Mahomed Houssin Khan; Le Messurier; Acland; Foreign Office; Court of Directors; and the Government of Bombay.
The item contains multiple spellings of multiple personal names and place names.
The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '744 [18]54', 'Collection No. 4', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was written as 'Collection No. 1 of No. 5 of 1854.' but the '1' was replaced with '4' and 'of No. 5 of 1854.' 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
040-002226396
041-003708244 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2568 : Board's Collections Vol 2568 nos 151556 to 151620
IOR/F/4/2568/151572 : ‘Persia Claim of the Government of- to certain property in the custody of Hajee Mahomed Sadik a Persian Merchant in Bombay-’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2572]/040-002226396[0003]/041-003708244
- 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_100108905901.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1853
- End Date:
- 1854
- Date Range:
- 29 Mar 1853-28 Jan 1854
- 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 226, and terminates at f 244, 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.
The sequence contains one foliation anomaly, f 239a.
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 (ff 227-229), 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)