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‘File B/10-7 CLAIM OF MANIBAI WIFE OF DHAMANMAL AGAINST SETH KISHANCHAND NATHAMAL OF DUBAI’ [3r] (5/58)
The record is made up of 1 file (27 folios). It was created in 30 Jun 1937-24 Apr 1938. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Karachi, 23rd June 1937.
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to the Political Reeldent in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
at Bushire.
Most Esteemed Sir,
I the undersigned Mamibai (alias Jamnabai) widow
of Seth Pharaanmal Jethannnd Hindu, Bhatia, most humbly and
respectfully be^ to approach your noble self with the foll
owing facte of my grcivances and pray that your honour
as Representative of the British Government there will be
graciously pleased to come to my aid and do me JUSTICE
and JUSTICE alone which is the pivot of benign British
Government Reprcsentativee.
The facts in brief are that my deceased husband owned
an undivided half share in an immoveable property consist
ing of two Gurphas and two Vakhars situate at Dubai jointly
with one Kishlnchand Nath»mal Bhetia who used to carry on
business there in the name of Laioomal Nathamal. (It being
now rumoured that the raid Kishlnchand has now changed the
name of his firm for reasons known to him). During the life
time of my husband the said Kishlnchand used to pay us
less thah Rs BOO/- t-> R& fOO,/- s year on account of our
half share of rent, but after the death of my husband,
taking advantage of my being a helpless widow and with
minor children, the sa'd Klshinchand began to give no
either
abnormal t-rnblo/by not paying no the rent due to m? or
by naytng the same only nominal. Suffice it to say that on
-bo s«.i.d Kishinchand 'T.Mthamal ontorul into ai
agreement and agreed to pay me Rs 1?-«-u p.m. net on account
of my husband's half share of rent,
I regret to bring to your honour's notice that the
.said Kiehinchand has not abidw by th. terras 0 f the satd
agreement Pnd has been avoiding to pay „« an d has b««n
al vlng me very great troubi. only because I am a helpless
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The file contains correspondence relating to a debt recovery claim made in 1937 by Manibai, the widow of the Indian merchant Seth Dhamanmal Jethanand. Her claim is against her husband’s former business partner Seth Kishinchand (also spelt Kishandas) Nathamal, merchant of Dubai, regarding her entitlement to rental income from a jointly owned property in Dubai. The correspondence contains three petitions from Manibai, together with a copy of an agreement made at Karachi in 1933 between her son Chaturbhujdas (also spelt Chaturbhuj) Dhamanmal and Seth Kishinchand Nathamal, which contains the terms of a new lease for the property. Also included in the file are two letters from Seth Kishinchand Nathamal to Chaturbhujdas Dhamanmal at Karachi and to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire respectively. There are other letters, in both English and Arabic, from the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent at Sharjah who was charged with investigating the claim, to 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. at Bahrain and also to a committee of local merchants. The committee’s valuation of the property, in Arabic, is also present in the file.
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- 1 file (27 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 29; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-26; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- ‘File B/10-7 CLAIM OF MANIBAI WIFE OF DHAMANMAL AGAINST SETH KISHANCHAND NATHAMAL OF DUBAI’
- Pages
- 3r:4v, 6r:8v, 19r:20v
- Author
- Manibai
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