‘Persian Gulf. Reports from the Resident in the – and the Acting Native Agent at Muscat contradicting the rumour of Major Hamerton’s death – Vol: 14’ [286v] (8/8)
The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 31 Jul 1849-1 Oct 1849. 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, consultations, 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. . These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2349/123808. 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. ; Heskeal bin Yusoof [Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], Acting British Agent at Muscat; and Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . It is the fourteenth in a series of twenty-four items on events in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
This item concerns reports received from Zanzibar via Muscat of the recovery of Captain Atkins Hamerton, British Consul and Agent in the Dominions of the Imam of Muscat, from a serious illness, contradicting previous reports of his death.
The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 334 of 1850’, ‘Coll[ection] 4’, and ‘Collection No 1 of No 111’.
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- 1 item (4 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 283, and terminates at f 286 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.
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- ‘Persian Gulf. Reports from the Resident in the – and the Acting Native Agent at Muscat contradicting the rumour of Major Hamerton’s death – Vol: 14’
- Pages
- 283r:286v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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