‘Persian Gulf. Refund of Extra duty exacted by the Custom Master of Bunder Abbass in excess of established duty-’ [‎450r] (3/6)

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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence 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 November 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the thirty-seventh in a series of fifty-nine 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 Major Samuel Hennell, 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 12 July 1847. Hennell reports that His Highness Syed Soowenee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd] has instructed the Custom Master at Muskat [Muscat] to refund some of the duty charged against British subjects who recently exported wool from Bunder Abass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas]. The item also contains the Government of Bombay’s response, dated 11 October 1847.

The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 139, Vol: 37.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The title page also contains a note that relevant correspondence can be found in Collection No. 3 accompanying despatch 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. , 16 June No. 78 of 1847.

Extent and format

1 item (3 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 450), 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 449, and terminates at f 451, 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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