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IOR/F/4/2607/163690

Record Id:

041-003708332

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

040-002226447

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100108960666.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100190929542.0x000002

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

IOR/F/4/2607/163690

Title:

‘Persian Consul at Bombay. On the subject of the fees levied by the – on Buglas trading to the Persian Gulf.’

Scope & Content:

This item consists of copies of correspondence, resolutions, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of Political Letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 26 May 1855. The enclosures are dated 9 September 1854-3 March 1855.

The item concerns information provided by Henry Young, Commissioner of Customs, Salt, and Opium, on the fees being levied by the Persian Consul at Bombay [Mumbai] on ships trading to the Persian Gulf, and on merchants transporting goods in these ships.

The item contains a table of contents (f 675), and the title page (f 674) contains the following references: Draft Number ‘944-1855’, ‘Collection No. 3’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The collection number was originally given as ‘6 of No. 46 of 1855’ but this has been crossed out and replaced with ‘3’.

Collection Area:

India Office Records and Private Papers

Project / Collection:

India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-000735919
036-000736052
040-002226447
041-003708332

Is part of:

IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2607 : Board's Collections Vol 2607 nos 163608 to 163728

IOR/F/4/2607/163690 : ‘Persian Consul at Bombay. On the subject of the fees levied by the – on Buglas trading to the Persian Gulf.’

Hierarchy:

032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2611]/040-002226447[0001]/041-003708332

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F

Record Type (Level):

Item

Extent:

1 item (6 folios)

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1854

End Date:

1955

Date Range:

9 Sep 1854-26 May 1955

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 674 and terminates at f 679, 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 front of the item to the rear.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Public Record(s)

Names:

Government of Bombay, Collector of Customs, c 1830-c 1940
Persian Consul General, Bombay, Mid 19th century-Early 20th century

Subjects:

Fees

Places:

Bombay, India