‘Relative to the allowances of Captain Seton as Resident at Muscat’

Content

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’.

Extent and format

1 item (13 folios)

Arrangement

There is no chronological order.

Physical characteristics

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.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

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/F/4/288/6500

History of this record

Date(s)

3 Jul 1805-31 Jan 1810 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

Bombay Pol 29 Aug 1810, draft 186/1809-10, IOR/E/4/1026 pp 474-75. See also IOR/F/4/259/5658

Subjects

Subsistence allowances

People & organisations

ResidentGovernment of Bombay

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‘Relative to the allowances of Captain Seton as Resident at Muscat’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/288/6500, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000001688.0x000363> [accessed 7 July 2024]

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