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Letter no.233 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf [‎55v] (2/2)

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Letter no.233 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/128, f 55

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 12 Jul 1851. 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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Content: Hennell writes that he has received news that members of the Uttoobee ['Utūb] tribe from Kenn [Kish] Island, have broken the ruler of Bahrain's blockade of the harbour at Kateef [al-Qatif]. Hennell continues that this action took place against British injunctions, and requests Porter to capture any vessels belonging to the Utub tribe in the vicinity of Bahrain, and to prevent the Wahhabi forces from leaving al-Qatif by boat.
Extent and format: 1 folio
Written in: English in Latin script

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Letter no.233 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf [‎55v] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/128, f 55, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023211499.0x00006e> [accessed 6 April 2025]

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/128, f 55
Title: Letter no.233 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf
Pages: 55r:55v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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Letter no.233 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf [‎55v] (2/2)

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