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Letter No. 364: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay [‎150v] (2/4)

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Letter No. 364: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 150-151

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 30 Sep 1850. 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: Samuel Hennell refers to his despatch of 31 May 1850, letter no. 52, in which he enclosed a copy of his letter (no. 169, dated 26 April 1850) to Her Majesty's Minister at the Court of Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, concerning piracy committed against a Congoon [Kangān] vessel by the subjects of the Sheik of Nabend. Hennell encloses a copy of Sheil's response (not included), dated 11 June 1850, which sanctions the seizure of vessels if necessary. Hennell informs Arthur Malet that he has written to Sheik Yoosoof, calling on him to inform Hennell as to whether he is willing to give up the plundered property. Hennell encloses a translation of this letter, which is dated 17 September 1850.
Extent and format: 2 folios
Written in: English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 150-151
Title: Letter No. 364: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Pages: 150r:151v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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Letter No. 364: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay [‎150v] (2/4)

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