'File 36/43 B Import of Cotton and Woollen Piecegoods into Bahrain from U.K.'

Content

This file contains correspondence between merchants in Bahrain and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. regarding the importation of cotton and woollen piece goods into Bahrain from the United Kingdom, primarily from Manchester. In much of the correspondence, the merchants ask for shipping space and general assistance from the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .

The file contains extensive office notes between folios 134-196.

Extent and format

1 file (197 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 197; 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 2-128; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/1786

Former external reference(s)

English Office Files: 36/43 B

History of this record

Date(s)

3 Mar 1945-28 Sep 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 36/43 B Import of Cotton and Woollen Piecegoods into Bahrain from U.K.', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1786, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/node/9585> [accessed 14 March 2025]

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