'Vol 55 Letters outward'
IOR/R/15/1/47
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The record is made up of 1 file (30 folios). It was created in 26 Jun 1828-21 Dec 1828. 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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This file contains letters written by David Wilson, the British Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. based at Bushire. The bulk of the letters are addressed to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government in Bombay and John Wedderburn, Accountant General in Bombay.
The letters discuss relations with Abdoolah Ben Ahmed [Abdullah bin Ahmad], the ruler of Bahrain as well as tensions between him and Said bin Sultan, the Imam of Muscat.
The file also contains a detailed account of an attack on the town of Bushire written by Wilson in December 1828 (ff. 19v-23).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (30 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at the beginning of the file to the most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: The folios of the file are now loose in a folder but there is evidence of previous binding.
Foliation: The file's foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 29. This is the sequence which has been used by this catalogue to reference items within the volume.
Pagination: The file's pagination sequence is written in ink, in the top right corners of the rectos and in the top left corners of the versos. It begins on the first page of writing, on number 135, and ends on the last page of writing, on number 364. There are several numbers missing from this sequence.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Letter book
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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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- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/1/47
- Date(s)
- 26 Jun 1828-21 Dec 1828 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/47
- Title
- 'Vol 55 Letters outward'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:29v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence