'File No. E/20 V. O. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF ORPHANS.'
IOR/R/15/2/1912
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The record is made up of 1 file (50 folios). It was created in 4 Apr 1937-25 Oct 1939. It was written in English and Arabic. 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 file contains correspondence in the form of letters, memoranda, and proclamations regarding the establishment of a department for the purpose of administering the estates of orphans who have no legal guardians. The suggestion was agreed upon by the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, the three Shia Qadis of Bahrain, and the Ruler of Bahrain, and was raised to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for approval. The aim of the department was to lessen the existing abuses in the system and to safeguard the interests of minors and orphans.In later correspondence it is stated that the Department of Minors’ Estates was established in 1938. The file also contains a list of regulations for the Department, both in Arabic and in English.
The main correspondence is between the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), the Ruler of Bahrain (Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Isa al-Khalifah), and the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
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- 1 file (50 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 45- 51 are file notes.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 52; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 4-42, and ff 46-51; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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- Archival file
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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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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1912
- Former external reference(s)
- Vernacular Office Files: E/20
- Date(s)
- 4 Apr 1937-25 Oct 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Estate managementOrphansGuardians of minors
- People & organisations
- King of BahrainAdviser to the Government of Bahrain
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1912
- Title
- 'File No. E/20 V. O. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF ORPHANS.'
- Pages
- 4r:11v, 18r:29v, 31r:31v, 36r:36v, 38r:38v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1912
- Title
- 'File No. E/20 V. O. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF ORPHANS.'
- Pages
- 12r:15v
- Author
- Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Īsá
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1912
- Title
- 'File No. E/20 V. O. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF ORPHANS.'
- Pages
- 30r:30v, 32r:35v, 39r:40v
- Author
- Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá,
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1912
- Title
- 'File No. E/20 V. O. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF ORPHANS.'
- Pages
- 43r:43v
- Author
- Minors Estates Department/Department of Minors’ Estates
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1912
- Title
- 'File No. E/20 V. O. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF ORPHANS.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:3v, 16r:17v, 37r:37v, 41r:42v, 44r:51v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence