‘Persian Gulf On the subject of the direct payment to the sufferers of all monies recovered by the British Functionaries as compensation~’

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. , 13 January 1853, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. Further enclosures to the letter can be found at: IOR/F/4/2504/142194; IOR/F/4/2504/142195; IOR/F/4/2504/142197; IOR/F/4/2504/142198; IOR/F/4/2504/142199; and IOR/F/4/2504/142200. The item is the twelfth 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 relates to complaints from Sheikh Sultan ben Suggur, 'Chief' of Rasel Khymah [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], to 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. , regarding the Company policy of paying compensation, from incidents of 'piracy' and homicide, directly to the affected individuals rather than through their respective leaders. Sheikh Sultan's complaints also touch on wider issues relating to his right to administer the affairs of his people and his dissatisfaction with the amount of compensation offered in a recent case involving subjects of the Beniyas 'Chief' [Ruler of the Banī Yās tribe].

Kemball forwards these complaints on 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. , along with his extensive comments on Sheikh Sultan’s complaints. He includes a memorandum of references of amounts previously paid to shaikhs between 1841 and 1851 to support his comments.

The item also contains two extracts of letters from the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. , dated 25 October 1850 and 30 January 1851, which contain details relevant to Sheikh Sultan's complaints.

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. forward copies of the above to the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. .

Whilst the item contains extracts of material dating from 1841, the bulk of the item's contents are dated 1850-52.

The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 350 of 1853', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 8 of 1853', 'Vol: 12', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '3' but this has been crossed out.

Extent and format

1 item (13 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 1227), noting ‘No’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, ‘Date & No of Docu[men]t’ and ‘Date & No of Consul[tation]’.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1226, and terminates at f 1238, 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/4/2504/142196

History of this record

Date(s)

1841-22 Dec 1852 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

CompensationAdministrationSovereignty

People & organisations

Government of BombayPolitical ResidentRuler of Ra's al-Khaymah and Sharjah

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‘Persian Gulf On the subject of the direct payment to the sufferers of all monies recovered by the British Functionaries as compensation~’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/2504/142196, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100108445678.0x000001> [accessed 1 July 2024]

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