‘Muscat. Extortion of the Farmer of Customs at-’
IOR/F/4/2122/100084
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The record is made up of 1 item (6 folios). It was created in 5 Mar 1845-9 Jun 1845. 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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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, extracts from a Bombay [Mumbai] Political Consultation, 9 June 1845. The papers contained in this item are partial enclosures to a Political Letter sent from 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. to the East India Company Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , 10 June 1845. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2122/100076, alongside details of further enclosures.
The item relates to a letter written by Captain Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and the Company's Agent in the Dominions of the Imam of Muscat, reporting on a conversation he had with the Imam on the subject of the extra payment of duty enforced by the Farmer of Customs at Muscat on goods on board the British vessel, the Columbia . The consequences of this conversation are also included in the item.
The correspondents are: Hamerton; the Imam of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; and 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. .
The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5061, Draft 29/46, Coll[ection]: 23, Vol: 9’, 'Collection No. 8 of No. 62' and ‘Examiner's Office’.
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- 1 item (6 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (f 499), noting ‘No.’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, ‘Date & No. of document’, and ‘Date & No. of Cons[ultation]’.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 498, and terminates at f 503, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
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- English in Latin script
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- 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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- IOR/F/4/2122/100084
- Date(s)
- 5 Mar 1845-9 Jun 1845 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Customs duty
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- Muscat
- People & organisations
- Government of BombayPolitical Agent and ConsulImam of Oman
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- IOR/F/4/2122/100084
- Title
- ‘Muscat. Extortion of the Farmer of Customs at-’
- Pages
- 501v:502r
- Author
- Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān
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- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/F/4/2122/100084
- Title
- ‘Muscat. Extortion of the Farmer of Customs at-’
- Pages
- 498r:501r, 502v:503v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence