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Letter no.213 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay [26v] (4/4)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 22 Jun 1855. 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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The letter and its enclosure relate to the discovery and rescue in 1853 of a female Somali slave at Muscat, and Kemball’s subsequent efforts to seek the Governor (Imam) of Muscat to punish the subjects of Soor [Sur], believed to be involved in the purchase of the girl. Enclosed with Kemball’s letter is the translated extract of a letter from Khojeh Hiskale, the British Agent at Muscat, to Kemball, dated 20 December 1853. Hiskale’s letter is a report of the Sultan of Muscat Syed Soweynee’s [Thuwaynī bin Sa‘id al-Sa‘id] efforts to ascertain the identity and whereabouts of the slave trader, who is thought to be either in Yemen or Zanzibar.
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Letter no.213 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay [26v] (4/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/149, ff 25-26, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023318562.0x000040> [accessed 4 February 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/149, ff 25-26
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- Letter no.213 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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- 25r:26v
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