‘Persian Gulf. Pearl Fishery. Conclusion of the - for 1845.’
IOR/F/4/2174/105553
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The record is made up of 1 item (5 folios). It was created in 15 Nov 1845-Feb 1846. 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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This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations 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. . These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2174/105546. It is the eighth in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . 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. ; Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and Mollah Hussein [Mullā Ḥusayn], Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Shargah [Sharjah].
The item concerns:
- The conclusion of the season for pearl fishing with no reports of any ‘irregularity or act of piracy or plunder’ having been committed
- The alliance formed by certain rulers of Oman and the Gulf coast against Saad bin Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq al-Muṭayrī] at Brymee [al-Buraymi], and the withdrawal of Suggur bin Sultan [Ṣaqr bin Sultān al-Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ] from this alliance.
The item contains a table of contents (f 337), and the title page (f 336) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 8’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 7 of No. 20’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.
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- 1 item (5 folios)
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The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 336 and terminates at f 340, 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/4/2174/105553
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- 15 Nov 1845-Feb 1846 (CE, Gregorian)
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- ‘Persian Gulf. Pearl Fishery. Conclusion of the - for 1845.’
- Pages
- 336r:340v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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