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Letter no.344 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [&lrm;230v] (12/20)

Letter no.344 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎230v] (12/20)

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Letter no.344 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 225-234

The record is made up of 10 folios. It was created in 9 Nov 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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Content: The letter relates to the disturbances occurring between the maritime tribes of Oman and the Arab coast, and diplomatic exchanges between the Wahhabi leader Abdullah bin Fysul and the region's tribal chiefs. It encloses four reports from the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Sharjah Hajee Yacoob [Hajji Yaqoob], dated 28 August (folio 234), 6 October (folios 227-28 and folios 229-31) and 7 October (folios 232-33). The letters report that the Sheikhs of Rusul Khymah [Ra's al-Khaymah] and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] have met with Yaqoob to discuss the dispute between them, and the reparations to be made. The letters also report on the case of a slave who has run away from Sharjah and taken refuge at Debai [Dubai].
Extent and format: 10 folios
Written in: English in Latin script

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Letter no.344 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎230v] (12/20), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 225-234, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023444617.0x000068> [accessed 18 January 2025]

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 225-234
Title: Letter no.344 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
Pages: 225r:234v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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