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Letter no.3159 of 1852 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay, to Major Atkins Hamerton, HM's Consul and HC's Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat [‎131v] (2/4)

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Letter no.3159 of 1852 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay, to Major Atkins Hamerton, HM's Consul and HC's Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 17 Jul 1852. 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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Letter enclosing a copy of a representation made by the owners and underwriters of the lost British ship Centaur . Malet requests that Hamerton enlist the help of the Imam of Muscat in identifying and punishing the perpetrators of the Centaur's plundering, and recovering any of the cargo of indigo plundered. Malet also states that the Company steamer Queen is being despatched to the Gulf to make its own enquiries at Muscat, Bushire and other ports.

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Letter no.3159 of 1852 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay, to Major Atkins Hamerton, HM's Consul and HC's Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat [‎131v] (2/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 131-32, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051737.0x00004e> [accessed 29 March 2025]

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Letter no.3159 of 1852 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay, to Major Atkins Hamerton, HM's Consul and HC's Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat
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