Letter no.308 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 265-266
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 2 Oct 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 is a covering letter, enclosing letter no.189 of 1856 (folio 266) from Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Squadron, to Jones, dated 10 September 1856. Ethersey’s letter concerns the despatch of 59 slaves retrieved from trading vessels to Bombay on board the Victoria , and the hospitalisation of sixteen slaves received by the British Agent at Sharjah, Hadjee Yacoob [Hajjī Yaqoob], six of which subsequently died.
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 265-266
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- 2 Oct 1856 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter no.308 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 265-266, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024066926.0x000056> [accessed 8 February 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 265-266
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- Letter no.308 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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- 265r:266v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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