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[Un-numbered file] 'Diary of Colonel Hamilton's Visit to Nejd 1918' [57r] (113/206)
The record is made up of 1 volume (102 folios). It was created in 19 Sep 1917-28 Dec 1918. 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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At daw n.
Tern. 70°. Bar.3230’.
at plate LZ. in the handbook of Arabia Vol.I
and is mentioned by Raunkiaer in his book ’*
”Across Wahibiland on camel back”. The water
v^as sweet but like-warm. The descent into this
long valley is steep and rocky on the Eastern
or Zilfi side and equally steep though soft and
sandy on the Western slope.
Octobe r 30th. Started at about 7 a.m. after
sunrise, sending on two riders to inform Turki
Bin Saud of our arrival. When within a mile of %
the fort, or Kasr, of Boraidah we were met by
a troop of horse under Abbas w Beg M ,
They came up at a gallop while we halted
on our camels, and gave us display of horseman
ship lettin^pff their rifles and curvetting
rounE us. Their mounts looked well, but were
small, f«w of them more than 13-3 in height. A
spare horse was brought for me, but I had my
own animal. We rode through the town gates and
then into the fort which is an imposing structure
standing on high ground. It has six square
towers and is rnachcolated. We dismounted and
were led up 3 flights of mud stairs to a room
about 30 ft,long and 16 broad with roof of
rough ithal beams. The floor was deep soft
sand. As I entered,Turki Bin Saud walked
quickly towards me, shook hands and spoke very
cordially, asking the usual questions about
our health in a cordial manner. He took me to
a seat at the head of the hall a sort of double
seat with a window behind, through which armed
men kept watch. He placed me on his left and
tea, followed^coffee, was served. We conversed
about the general situation he telling me that
Ibn Rashid was now in Medina with Eakhri
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
and IbnLailah at Damascus with Jamal
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
.
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The file includes a printed copy (folios 16-41) of the diary of Colonel Robert Edward Hamilton's ( 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 Kuwait) visit to Najd in 1918 on a mission to Ibn Sa'ud. The file also includes the original typed copy (folios 43-102) of the diary.
The diary describes his trip from Kuwait to Najd and records the topography, distance travelled each day, temperature and barometric pressure and people encountered. The principal correspondents in the volume include: 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 Kuwait (Robert Edward Hamilton); the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (Percy Zachariah Cox); the Chief Political Officer, Baghdad; and the Ruler of Najd (Ibn Sa'ud).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (102 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 103; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/104
- Title
- [Un-numbered file] 'Diary of Colonel Hamilton's Visit to Nejd 1918'
- Pages
- 1r:2v, front, front-i, 4r:102v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence