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Letter no.191 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [146r] (3/10)
The record is made up of 5 folios. It was created in 19 Jun 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 concerns a recent incident of piracy taking place off the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Kemball reports that a boat carrying slaves and belonging to Mahomed ben Fullah, a native of Mumzur near Sharjah recently landed at Doah [Doha] for water, whereupon two of the slaves escaped to a neighbouring village of Smaysmah. Kemball writes that, unable to retrieve his two slaves, the man forcibly took two other slaves as replacements from a boat belonging to Smaysmah, taking property and wounding members of the boat's crew in the process. In response, the people of Smaysmah intercepted a Ra's al-Khaymah boat headed for Bahrain, taking everything they found on board.
There are two enclosures following the letter:
1. The translation of a letter (folios 147-48) from Kemball, to Sheikh Sultan ben Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr], chief of Rusulkhymah [Ra's al-Khayman], dated 16 June 1853, demanding that Sheikh Sultan ensure Mahomed ben Fullah is made accountable for his actions, and that compensation or restitution of the stolen property is arranged;
2. The translation of a letter (folios 148-49) from Kemball, to Sheikh Mahomed ben Khuleefa [Muhammad bin Khalifa], chief of Bahrein, dated 16 June 1853, demanding that Sheikh Muhammad arrange for restoration of the stolen property.
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Letter no.191 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [146r] (3/10), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 145-149, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023444616.0x00006b> [accessed 6 April 2025]
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- Letter no.191 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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- 145r:149v
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