‘Persian Gulf. Relative to interview of the Resident with the Chief of Shargah and Amulgavine and the disposal of 100 German Crowns withheld from Sheik Sultan bin Suggur.’

Content

The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter 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. , 3 December 1852, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. Further enclosures to the letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2504/142190, IOR/F/4/2504/142191, and IOR/F/4/2504/142193. The item is the eighth in a series of sixteen items about the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The item contains correspondence between: the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. ; 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 Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The correspondence relates to the Company policy of paying money acquired as compensation for 'piracy' and homicide, directly to the affected persons rather than through their 'chiefs'. A particular case involving Sheik Sultan ben Suggur, Sheik of Ruzul Khymah and Sharga [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr 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. , Shaikh of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah], is discussed as Kemball's predecessor, Samuel Hennell, had previously informed this Sheik that he would receive compensation money to distribute to his subjects.

The item also contains an extract of a letter from the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. to 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. on this point.

The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 350 of 1853', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 121 of 1852', 'Vol: 8', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '3' but this has been crossed out.

Extent and format

1 item (9 folios)

Arrangement

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 1191), noting ‘No’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, ‘Date & No of Docu[men]t’ and ‘Date & No of Cons[ultation]’.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1190, and terminates at f 1198, 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.

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/4/2504/142192

History of this record

Date(s)

21 Jan 1852-24 Nov 1852 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Compensation

People & organisations

Government of BombayCourt of DirectorsPolitical ResidentRuler of Ra's al-Khaymah and Sharjah

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‘Persian Gulf. Relative to interview of the Resident with the Chief of Shargah and Amulgavine and the disposal of 100 German Crowns withheld from Sheik Sultan bin Suggur.’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/2504/142192, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100108445569.0x000001> [accessed 2 October 2024]

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