'Book No 28 From November 1822 to November 1823'

Title:

'Book No 28 From November 1822 to November 1823'

Date:

1822/1823

Description:

The majority of this volume includes letters from the Secretary to the Government of Bombay to Lieutenant John MacLeod, Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire. They concern details of his appointment following the dismissal of Captain William Bruce and various instructions, including regarding the withdrawal from the island of Qishm; the salaries of the Native Agents; claims of Raḥmah bin Jābir and ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah, the ruler of Bahrain; and providing a pension to the family of Mahdī ‘Alī Khān. There is one letter from the Secretary to the Government of India to Lieutenant-Colonel Ephraim Gerrish Stannus following the death of MacLeod.1 volume, 17 items (145 folios)Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An original pagination sequence written in ink runs between ff. 1C-141, it can be found in the top right and the top left corners of the recto and verso sides respectively. Foliation errors: 1A, 1B and 1C.

Language:

English
Arabic
Persian

Type:

Letter book

Type (Narrower):

Letters

Type (Broader):

Text

Geographic region:

Kishm

Extent:

1 volume, 17 items (145 folios)

Rights:

Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000001_en
IOR/R/15/1/28

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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