Letter no.101 of 1853, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia
IOR/R/15/1/138, f 102
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 11 Mar 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 is a covering letter enclosing correspondence sent by Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Squadron, to Kemball, concerning the discovery at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh] of indigo from the plundered ship Centaur . The letter referred to does not follow Kemball's covering letter, but is likely the same as that also forwarded to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay, and found at folio 101.
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- 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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- 11 Mar 1853 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter no.101 of 1853, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, f 102, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051555.0x00001f> [accessed 6 April 2025]
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- Letter no.101 of 1853, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia
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- 102r:102v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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