Miscellaneous Political Correspondence [‎42r] (84/97)

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Miscellaneous Political Correspondence

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Ref: IOR/R/15/6/6

The record is made up of 1 file (46 folios). It was created in 1872. It was written in English. 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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Content: This file contains a partial translation of a text entitled 'Tenets of the Ibadhi Sect of Oman' from a MS Arabic work entitled the 'Keshf-ul-Ghummeh' of the Shaikh Sarhan bin Sa`id bin Sarhan bin Mohammed el-`Alawi a native of Oman. The translation and introductory notes are by Major Edward Charles Ross, 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. , Muscat. The file also includes an abstract of the Portuguese-Omani treaty of 1872, and the translation of the 1828 Perso/Muscat treaty.
Extent and format: 1 file (46 folios)
Arrangement: The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Physical characteristics: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 49; 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.
Written in: English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/R/15/6/6
Title: Miscellaneous Political Correspondence
Pages: front, front-i, 31r:36r, 36ar, 36v:47v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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