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‘File B/10-7 CLAIM OF MANIBAI WIFE OF DHAMANMAL AGAINST SETH KISHANCHAND NATHAMAL OF DUBAI’ [6r] (11/58)
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., 26 th July 19 TT.
From,
Mandbai widow of Dharaanmal,
C/0 ChaturbhuJ e/o Dhamamal
G/0 The Dally Crazette, Karachi, Sind. India.
To,
The Secretary 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
Sir,
Bushire
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, at Buahire.
T a-n greatly obliged to your honour for yoEPF'llemoran-
duu ..o. 1^14 14 ^ XX dated the 10th instant and in obedien
ce to your honour’s orders contained therein be*? to subr.lt
herewith copy of agreement dated between Seth
Kishlnchand Nathan 1 vfeaxuxxnx(with whom my deceased husband
was a. partner) on one hand and Chaturbhuj ay son on the
otrer hand and also be* to submit copy of Seth Kiehlnchand
^athamal s recent and last letter dated the 21 - 7 - 1937
addressed to my said son Chaturbhuj.
I submit, Dir, that a perusal of the aforesaid two
copies of agreement and letter wiii arc quite sufficient to
convince your honour that ray half share in the said propert
ies is admitted by the said Seth Xaitonaxi Kishlnchand Natha-
mal. It is.also a fact that after the death of my husband
none of us has been able to go to that side for obvious
reasons viz: I beln* a helpless widow, my children being
minor and ignorant and we being without funds. Sir, it is
also a fact that I and my children arc entirely at the mercy
of Doth K 1 shinchand Nathanal partner of my husband who
knows perfectly well that none of ue and^none on our behalf
'*U 1 be in a position to take the trouble to come there.
It U, Sir, therefore quite clear that Seth Kishinchand
Nathamal is taking advantage of our inability and helpless
ness and creating one or the other hitch Vs will be soon
from his last letter s»»x dated 2 l- 7 - 37 (copy enclosed for
10 a', y rexerence) with a view to evade payment of our shsrc
of rent, ^e copy of the agreement will convince your
honour that under clause 4 all repairs are to be done by
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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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