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Letter no.167 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay [‎88v] (4/4)

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 87-88

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 24 May 1856. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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The letter relates to ongoing attempts to obtain compensation form Shaikh Sultan ben Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr] for the goods plundered by his subjects from a shipwrecked vessel at Sharjah. The letter describes Shaikh Sultan’s acceptance to pay compensation, the level of compensation set, the culpability of the residents of Sharjah in the plunder, the extent of the damage to the shipwrecked vessel.

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Letter no.167 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay [‎88v] (4/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 87-88, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023736811.0x0000bd> [accessed 30 March 2025]

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IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 87-88
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Letter no.167 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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87r:88v
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East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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