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Letter no.4386 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf [&lrm;287r] (1/2)

Letter no.4386 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎287r] (1/2)

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Letter no.4386 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/157, f 287

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 17 Sep 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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Content: The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Jones’s earlier letter relating to the capture of the vessel under Turkish colours, found carrying twelve slaves. Anderson writes that the Government awaits further report from Jones and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. at Baghdad.
Extent and format: 1 folio
Written in: English in Latin script

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Letter no.4386 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎287r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/157, f 287, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023736813.0x0000c7> [accessed 8 February 2025]

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/157, f 287
Title: Letter no.4386 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Pages: 287r:287v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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