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IOR/F/4/2581/154030
- Record Id:
- 041-003708283
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002226410
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108939919.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100170257726.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2581/154030
- Title:
- ‘Bombay. Persian Consul. Levy by the Persian Consul at Bombay, of fees on Buglas trading to the Persian Gulf, and on goods shipped in such Buglas.~’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 29 August 1854.
The item relates to complaints made to the Government of Bombay against Mirza Houssin Khan [Mīrzā Muḥammad Ḥusayn Khān, also rendered in text as Mirza Hossain Khan], Persian Consul at Bombay, for charging fees to vessels trading in the Persian Gulf and at Bombay. The item contains:
- Letters of complaint by Henry Young, Commissioner of Customs, Bombay, and Aga Ihan [Ḥasan ‘Alī Shāh, Āqā Khān I?], Persian [Iranian] resident at Bombay [Mumbai], which provide details of the fees
- Mirza Houssin Khan's response to the complaints
- Legal opinion of Augustus Smith Le Messurier, Advocate General, Bombay, as to the validity of these charges.
The Government of Bombay refer the issue to the Government of India, who respond with requests for more information.
Young is also referred to as the Collector of Customs.
The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '1094 [18]54', 'Collection No. 5 of No. 60 of 1854', 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
040-002226410
041-003708283 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2581 : Board's Collections Vol 2581 nos 153976 to 154094
IOR/F/4/2581/154030 : ‘Bombay. Persian Consul. Levy by the Persian Consul at Bombay, of fees on Buglas trading to the Persian Gulf, and on… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2585]/040-002226410[0001]/041-003708283
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (19 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100108939919.0x000001
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1854
- End Date:
- 1854
- Date Range:
- 18 Feb 1854-29 Aug 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 534, and terminates at f 552, 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 (ff 535-536), 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)