‘Persian Gulf Aboothabee A Slight increase in the next annual present to the Sheikh of- authorized to mark the sense Government entertain of his conduct in furnishing a subject of his guilty of an irregularity on the Pearl banks.-’
IOR/F/4/2641/169198
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The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 3 Oct 1855-31 Dec 1855. 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 resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of 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. , 15 January 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2641/169196, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the third in a series of twelve items on events in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The item contains a letter from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident, 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. , reporting on the recent 'exemplary proceedings' of Zaid bin Khuleefah, Sheik of Aboothabee [Shaikh Zayid bin Khalīfah, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi]. Jones forwards a copy of a letter to him from the British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], which provides details of the proceedings, and suggests increasing the value of the annual present given to the Sheik in recognition.
The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '633 [18]56', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 1 of 1856.', 'Vol: 3', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '3' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '1'.
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- 1 item (4 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 500), noting ‘No’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, ‘Date and No. of Docu[men]t’ and ‘Date and No. of Consul[tation]’.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 499, and terminates at f 502, 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/4/2641/169198
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- 3 Oct 1855-31 Dec 1855 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Government of BombayPolitical Resident, Persian GulfEmir of Abu Dhabi, Āl Nahyān dynasty
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‘Persian Gulf Aboothabee A Slight increase in the next annual present to the Sheikh of- authorized to mark the sense Government entertain of his conduct in furnishing a subject of his guilty of an irregularity on the Pearl banks.-’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/2641/169198, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100109083003.0x000001> [accessed 3 July 2024]
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- IOR/F/4/2641/169198
- Title
- ‘Persian Gulf Aboothabee A Slight increase in the next annual present to the Sheikh of- authorized to mark the sense Government entertain of his conduct in furnishing a subject of his guilty of an irregularity on the Pearl banks.-’
- Pages
- 499r:502v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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