'File 17/1 Government Properties. Christian Cemeteries' [‎97r] (201/210)

Content

This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the European (or Christian) cemeteries in Muscat. Much of the correspondence is between British diplomatic and naval officials concerning their general upkeep and maintenance. As such, a number of lists of those individuals buried in both the new and old European cemeteries are contained in the file (folios 41 and 85-87).

The file also contains correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat and the Imperial War Graves Commission regarding the replacement of two broken gravestones in the cemetery, as well as the construction and delivery of two gravestones for British military personnel buried in Muscat (this includes images of the designs on folios 51-52). The two men are named as Lieutenant J Morgan of the Royal Engineers and Engine Room Artificer, C W D Kaye.

On folio 61 the file contains a letter in Urdu that was sent from the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Gwadur [Gwadar] to the British Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat.

Extent and format

1 file (99 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 101; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-36 and between ff 48-100; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Written in

English and Urdu in Latin and Arabic (Nastaliq variant) script

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