‘Present for the Imaum of Muscat’ [‎back] (2/12)

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This item consists of two copies of letters by the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. and Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson. Thompson’s letter explains the role played by the Imaum of Muscat [Imam of Muscat, Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd] in the battle of Ash Kara [Ash Sharqiyah, during the Bani Bu Ali expedition], and the letter from Bombay sets out a possible gift for the Imaum of cut glass and porcelain, modelled on the French gift observed by Major General Lionel Smith.

The title page of this item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political, Draft 215, 1823/4, Examiners’ Office 1824’.

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1 item (3 folios)

Arrangement

The documents are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the item.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 128, and terminates at f 130, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.

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English in Latin script

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