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Letter no.1258 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf [&lrm;218r] (3/4)

Letter no.1258 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎218r] (3/4)

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Letter no.1258 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 217-218

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 12 May 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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Content: The letter is a covering letter, relating to the shipwreck and plunder of the cargo vessel Fath-el-Khymer off the Oman coast. The letter encloses an extract of paragraph 23 from a despatch from the Honourable Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. (folio 218), dated 17 of January 1855. The despatch acknowledges the recent shipwreck and plunder of the Fath-el-Khymer , adding that the Court awaits the outcome of representations to the Imam of Muscat.
Extent and format: 2 folios
Written in: English in Latin script

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Letter no.1258 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎218r] (3/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 217-218, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023443253.0x00003f> [accessed 5 March 2025]

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 217-218
Title: Letter no.1258 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Pages: 217r:218v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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