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Letter no.247 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎42v] (6/6)
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Letter no.247 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎42v] (6/6)

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Letter no.247 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 41-42

The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 6 Sep 1853. 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 relates to financial levies imposed by the Sheikh of Bahrain on Bahraini traders. Kemball writes to inform Malet that he has received indemnity from payments of an 'oppressive character' levied by the Sheikhs of Bahrain against one particular Banyan Merchant of Indian extraction. [Indian] merchant. Enclosed with Kemball's letter is a translated extract of a letter (folio 42) from the British Agent at Bahrain, Hajee Jassim, to Kemball, dated 16 May 1853. Jassim writes that, since the Hindu merchant in question received a passport from the British authorities, he has been subjected to demands for rice from Sheikh Ali bin Khalifa.

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Letter no.247 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎42v] (6/6), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 41-42, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023444615.0x000062> [accessed 4 March 2025]

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IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 41-42
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Letter no.247 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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41r:41v, 41ar:41av, 42r:42v
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East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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