‘Relative to the allowances of Captain Seton as Resident at Muscat’ [41v] (24/26)
The record is made up of 1 item (13 folios). It was created in 3 Jul 1805-31 Jan 1810. 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 item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, memoranda and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. . It concerns the allowance of Captain David Seton, Resident at Muscat, and includes:
- A request from Seton for an increase in his allowance, and discussions regarding the level at which the Resident’s allowance should be fixed
- The question of whether Seton’s increased allowance should be applied retrospectively
- Seton’s death, and the suggestion that a sum, equivalent to the retrospectively-applied allowance, should be paid to his estate.
The item also contains:
- A response to Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], regarding his request for the retrospective application of a salary increase for his assistants
- A copy of a medical certificate outlining the health problems suffered by Seton
- A memorandum providing a brief history of the post of Resident at Muscat.
The title page (f 30) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 9, Season 1809/10, Draft 186’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, September 1809 and August 1810’.
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- 1 item (13 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 30, and terminates at f 42, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
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- ‘Relative to the allowances of Captain Seton as Resident at Muscat’
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- 30r:42v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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