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Letter no.257 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay [‎46r] (7/12)

The record is made up of 6 folios. It was created in 20 Jul 1854. 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 enclosures concerns the failure of British efforts to secure reparations from Humeed bin Mujdell, who captured and sold into slavery a number of inhabitants of Bahrain. Kemball recommends that, because Humeed had moved from Gunna [Gurmah Island] to Katiffe [Al-Qaṭīf], no further actions should be taken for the present moment.

The enclosures included with the letter are as follows:

1. A letter (folio 44) from Lieutenant Alex Foulerton, Commanding Officer of the Honourable Company’s brigantine Tigris , to Kemball, dated 14 July 1854, in with Foulerton writes that, upon his arrival at Gurmah Island, he discovered that Humeed bin Mujdell had removed to Al-Qaṭīf. Foulerton also comments he might have sailed closer to Gurmah Island had the area been better surveyed;

2. Letter no.113 of 1854 (folio 45) from Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Squadron, to Foulerton, dated 4 July 1854, containing the original instructions for Foulerton to proceed to Gurmah Island to carry out requisition against Humeed bin Mujdell, though it is acknowledged by Robinson that Humeed may have since moved on to Al-Qaṭīf;

3. A letter (folios 46-48) from Foulerton to Robinson, dated 16 July 1854. The letter is a detailed account of Foulerton’s cruise through the waters around Gurmah Island and Ras Boo Alli Island, north of Jubail. Foulerton’s extensive measurements and observations constitute a detailed hydrographic survey of these waters.

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Letter no.257 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay [‎46r] (7/12), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 43-48, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023443251.0x000069> [accessed 16 December 2024]

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