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‘File B/10-7 CLAIM OF MANIBAI WIFE OF DHAMANMAL AGAINST SETH KISHANCHAND NATHAMAL OF DUBAI’ [7r] (13/58)
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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by the said Seth Klshlndas Nathamal hi'neelf without any
reference to us. The allegation^ contained in his letter
dated SI-T-^T vide please last nortion that my eon had
given him his approve 1 last year to carry out the repairs
is denied in X*xt* toto.
To he short,since my right title and interest in the
said properties is fully admitted to the extent of half
share by the said Seth Kishlnchand Nathamal, I submit, Sir,
that I am entitled to half the rent according to the market
rate prevailing there - I am entitled to have the property
partitioned through your honour's Government - I am entitled
to have my half share sold off through your honour's
Government. There is nothing to vouchsafe the various
statements and allegations contain3d in the letter of Seth
Kishinchand Nathamal dated 21-7-37 « All that youfnoble
self will bo able to gather from the said letter that taking
advantage of my weakness Seth Klshinehand wants to dictate
his terms and chooses to keep the property in his occupation
at his choice rent.
Under these circumstances, I have come to your honour's
door and appeal to your honour's sense of mercy towards me
a helpless widow with minor children and pray for Justice
being meted out to|mc by your honour's good Government -
by cither getting me the rent due to me on account of my
naif share or by getting me the said property partitioned
ana thereafter disposed off at a reasonable price. There
v-as a time when Rs SOu/- to Rs 6 uu/- wore received by us
on account our half share and it is ridiculous to believe
what Seth Kishinchand Nathamal has the boldness to write in
his letter.
All good Governments protect the interasts of minors
and widows and help them - the British Government is the
best of all and T am sanguine that your noble honour in
your capacity as the representative of the said best Govern
ment on earth will be graciously pleased to consider my case
charitably and save my property from being usurped or ruined
by my husband's partner Seth Kishlndas Nathamal. whose
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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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- IOR/R/15/2/1875
- 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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