Translation of an enclosure of a letter from Ahmed [Abdullah bin Ahmad al Khalifa], Sheikh of Bahrein to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 2v-3
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 1816-1817. 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 stating that he cannot prevent ships from Ras al-Khaima [Ra's al-Khaymah] from frequenting his ports owing to a treaty between himself and Abdella ben Saood [Abdullah bin Su'ud], but he will inform him that his ships may be seized by the English.
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Condition: Part of the correspondent's name and the first paragraph of the letter have been obscured owing to insect damage.
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- English in Latin script
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- Letter
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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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- IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 2v-3
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- 1816-1817
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Translation of an enclosure of a letter from Ahmed [Abdullah bin Ahmad al Khalifa], Sheikh of Bahrein to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 2v-3, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024197022.0x00009a> [accessed 28 June 2026]
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- IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 2v-3
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- Translation of an enclosure of a letter from Ahmed [Abdullah bin Ahmad al Khalifa], Sheikh of Bahrein to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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- 3r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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