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Letter no.2016 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf [68v] (2/6)
The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 25 Apr 1856. 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 and its enclosure relate to the recent act of piracy at Sharjah, in which the cargo of a vessel was plundered by members of the Wahabee [ Wahhābī A follower of the Islamic reform movement known as Wahhabism; also used to refer to the people and territories ruled by the Al-Saud family. ] tribe. Anderson encloses a disposition with his letter, entitled “The Information of Oosman Moossa, inhabitant of Bombay” (folios 67-70), dated 15 April 1856. The text is a testimony by the owner of the vessel in question, in which he describes the attack upon the boat by 1,500 Wahhābīs at Sharjah, his meeting with the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Sharjah, Hajee Jacoob [Hajjī Yaqoob], and his return to Bombay.
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Letter no.2016 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf [68v] (2/6), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 68-70, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023736811.0x000096> [accessed 4 April 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 68-70
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- Letter no.2016 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
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- 68r:70v
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