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Letter no.278 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay [‎132r] (7/8)

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Letter no.278 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/149, ff 129-132

The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 3 Sep 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 former ruler of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], Shaikh Saeed bin Tahnoon [Sa’id bin Tahnun], who has moved from Kenn [Kīsh] and sought asylum with Shaikh Sultan bin Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr] at Ra’s al-Khaymah. Enclosed with Kemball’s letter is the translation of a report (folios 130-32) from the British Agent at Sharjah, Hajjī Yaqoob, to Kemball, dated 2 July 1855. Yaqoob’s report contains details of Shaikh Sa’id bin Tahnun’s enquiries for asylum at Debai [Dubai] and Ra’s al-Khaymah, and further reports on the movement of the Soodan tribe from Biddah [Doha] to Khan [Al Khān].

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Letter no.278 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay [‎132r] (7/8), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/149, ff 129-132, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023318563.0x00004b> [accessed 1 April 2025]

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IOR/R/15/1/149, ff 129-132
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Letter no.278 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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