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IOR/F/4/2641/169203
- Record Id:
- 041-003708513
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002236266
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109083194.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100170911120.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2641/169203
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf Fine recovered from the Chief of Lingah on account of an affray on the Pearl Banks by the Boo-Soomait Tribes.-’
- 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, 16 February 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2641/169196, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the eighth in a series of twelve items on events in the Persian Gulf.
The item contains a letter from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, dated 31 December 1855. He reports that he has now received the money paid by the Sheikh of Lingah [Shaikh of Bandar-e Lengeh], who was fined for the attacks committed at the pearl banks by the Boo Soomait [Būsmayṭ] tribe.
The item also contains a letter to the Government of Bombay from the Government of India, dated 11 January 1856, approving of the actions taken by Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to prevent the conflict at the pearl banks.
The Government of Bombay's responses are included in the item.
The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '633 [18]56', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 16 of 1856.', 'Vol: 8', 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
041-003708513 - 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/4/2641/169203 : ‘Persian Gulf Fine recovered from the Chief of Lingah on account of an affray on the Pearl Banks by the Boo-Soomait Tribes.-’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2645]/040-002236266[0009]/041-003708513
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (4 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100109083194.0x000001
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1855
- End Date:
- 1856
- Date Range:
- 31 Dec 1855-Feb 1856
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 548, and terminates at f 551, 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 549), 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)