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[Un-numbered file] 'Diary of Colonel Hamilton's Visit to Nejd 1918' [70r] (139/206)
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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Dist; Igl ji« #.-n
Miles,
Temp: 54°. Bar: 3300».
Di st: m-
Mi 1 e s,
Temp: 68°. Bar:3335’.
the previous day twice chasing my pony away
vindictively following-him "with a stick and
swearing. He "began to argue till told roughly
to let the horse alone. Now he wants to get
even and has been giving a lot of trouble in
other ways. I had to give him a severe dres
sing down.
November 9t h. Marched into Shakra at about
7.10 a.in, A horseman was sent out to meet
us. Breakfast with Ameer. Camped in open
North-East of the town in Band, Mulla thinks
that Shakra contains more than 5 to 6 thoue
sand inhabitants. He says it is about 2/3rd
or fth size of Anaizeh and considers the po
pulation to be as high at 15000. Putting
Anaizeh at an outside figure of 12,000 I
should say,thre might be 8000 souls in Shaqra
Had dinner at about 2.40 p.ra.with the
Ameer and then departed,catching up the bag
gage about i hour later. After leaving Shakrs
climbed up the rocky side of the depression
and stopping at the top and looking back wit>
binoculars had a good view over Shaqra,which
lies very low 1 . It is not more than bhe
size of Anaizeh. Has 5000 to 6000 inhabi
tants possibly. Node on to within sight
of palms of Tharmidah and halted at
sunset 5.25. p.ra. in open patch putting up
some gazelles and a pair of bustard,which
Anar tried to stalk; ground hard,country all
along Nefudh level loam plain and covered
with fortified granges,looking like castles
and called Kasrs (castles),
November 10th , Started at 7 a.m. and rode
straight into Tharmidah,having sent Thami
and Sa-ad on head to warn Ameer,Abdul
Rahman- al-Angari, who it seems formerly
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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).
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- 1 volume (102 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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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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- 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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