‘Muscat. Residence at Zanzibar for Her Majesty’s Consul & Hon’ble Company’s Agent’

Content

This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters 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. [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: 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 Military Board of Bombay; the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company; the Imaum of Muscat [Imam of Muscat, Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; Captain Atkins Hamerton, British Consul and Company Agent in the Dominions of the Imam of Muscat; Lieutenant Colonel Jervis, Chief Engineer at Bombay; and Captain Turner, Civil Architect at Bombay.

The item concerns building a suitable residence for Hamerton at Zanzibar, including detailed estimates of the costs of materials and labour. The need for a house at Zanzibar is also the subject of IOR/F/4/2006/89516.

The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 291/45, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4747, Collection No 3 of No 101’.

Extent and format

1 item (29 folios)

Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 1015 and terminates at f 1043, 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.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/F/4/2087/96931

History of this record

Date(s)

1 Mar 1844-31 Dec 1844 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

HousesEmbassies and consulates

Places

Zanzibar

People & organisations

Government of BombayPolitical Agent and ConsulGovernment of Bombay, Military Board

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