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Letter no.307A of 1853, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [&lrm;210r] (5/8)

Letter no.307A of 1853, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎210r] (5/8)

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Letter no.307A 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, f 208-211

The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 6 Oct 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 charges made against the British Agent at Sharjah, Hajee Yacoob [Hajji Yaqoob], by Sheikh Sultan ben Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr]. The following enclosures are included with the letter:

1. The translated extract of a letter (folios 209-10) from Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr to Kemball, dated 31 August 1853, in which Sheikh Sultan makes allegations against Yaqoob, suggesting that he appropriates for himself money that should be given as compensation to the victims of acts of aggression;

2. The translation of a letter (folio 211) from Kemball to Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr, dated 24 September 1853. Kemball acknowledges receipt of Sheikh Sultan's allegations, but refutes them on the basis that proof is not forthcoming. He also insists that in one of the cases stated, compensation was not exacted in the first place.

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Letter no.307A of 1853, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎210r] (5/8), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, f 208-211, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023444617.0x00003f> [accessed 4 March 2025]

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/138, f 208-211
Title: Letter no.307A of 1853, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
Pages: 208r:211v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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