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IOR/F/4/2641/169206
- Record Id:
- 041-003708516
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002236266
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109083210.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100178153324.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2641/169206
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf Application from certain Persian Merchants submitted by the Gentleman in Charge of the Consulate of Persia for certain modifications in the Rules [etc.] relating to passengers to the Persian Gulf in vessels of, the Indian Navy.-’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, resolutions and minutes, 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 eleventh in a series of twelve items on events in the Persian Gulf.
The item contains a letter to the Government of Bombay from Meerza Mahomed Sadick [Mīrzā Muḥammad Ṣādiq], Acting Consul of Persia [Iran], forwarding a request from Persian merchants to Lord Elphinstone, Governor and President in Council, Bombay. The merchants request that, to improve private travel between Bombay [Mumbai] and the Gulf on Company vessels, Government appoint a single officer to receive travel applications and also introduce an option for second class travel.
The matter is referred to Rear-Admiral Sir Henry John Leeke, Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy, who responds referring to sections of the Naval Pay and Audit Code (extracts of which are included).
The Government of Bombay's response to Leeke and to Meerza Mahomed Sadick are also 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. 1 of 1856.', 'Vol: 11', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '5' 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
041-003708516 - 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/4/2641/169206 : ‘Persian Gulf Application from certain Persian Merchants submitted by the Gentleman in Charge of the Consulate of Persia… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2645]/040-002236266[0012]/041-003708516
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (9 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100109083210.0x000001
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1855
- End Date:
- 1855
- Date Range:
- 18 Sep 1855-17 Nov 1855
- 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 593, and terminates at f 601, 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 594), 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)