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IOR/F/4/2641/169199
- Record Id:
- 041-003708508
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002236266
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109083042.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100178155405.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2641/169199
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf Relative to an affront offered at Debaye to the Crew of a boat from the Honorable Company’s Steam Frigate “Queen” and the piracy on Abdul Kurreem’s boat.-’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 15 January 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2641/169196, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the fourth in a series of twelve items on events in the Persian Gulf.
The item relates to complaints by Lieutenant Adams, Commanding the Company steam frigate Queen, regarding the treatment of his officer during visits to Debai [Dubai] and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi, also rendered in text as Bhoothabee], with particular attention paid to the incident at Debai. The item also contains updates from Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf, regarding the action taken by Sheikh Zaeed ben Khuleefah [Shaikh Zayid bin Khalīfah Āl Nahyān], 'Chief' of Aboothabee, to make reparations for an attack by his subjects on a boat belonging to Abdul Kereem [‘Abd al-Karīm].
Adams and Ethersey report to multiple individuals in charge of the Residency in the Persian Gulf during the period July-October 1855, who in turn send the letters to the Government of Bombay alongside their own comments.
Correspondents include: Adams; Ethersey; Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Rear Admiral Sir Henry John Leeke, Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy; Lieutenant Herbert Frederick Disbrowe, Assistant Resident in Charge, Persian Gulf; and the Government of Bombay.
The item contains multiple spellings for Debai and Sheikh Zaeed ben Khuleefah.
The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '633 [18]56', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 1 of 1856.', 'Vol: 4', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '4' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '1'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-002236266
041-003708508 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2641 : Board's Collections Vol 2641 nos 169061 to 169318
IOR/F/4/2641/169199 : ‘Persian Gulf Relative to an affront offered at Debaye to the Crew of a boat from the Honorable Company’s Steam… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2645]/040-002236266[0005]/041-003708508
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (22 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100109083042.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1855
- End Date:
- 1855
- Date Range:
- 5 Jul 1855-31 Dec 1855
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 503, and terminates at f 524, 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 504-505), 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)