'Vol 58 Native Letters Inward'

Title:

'Vol 58 Native Letters Inward'

Contributor:

Native Agent, Bahrain (correspondent)
Native Agent, Lingah (correspondent)
Native Agent, Muscat (correspondent)
Native Agent, Trucial Coast, Sharjah (correspondent)

Date:

1828/1829

Description:

This file contains translations of letters sent to David Wilson, the Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire.The letters contained in the file are from Britain's native agents (based at Bahrain, Muscat, Sharqah [Sharjah] and Lingah) and from several local rulers including the Chief of Bushire, the Imam of Muscat, Shaik Sooltan Bin Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qāsimī, the Ruler of Sharjah], Shaik Abdoolla of Kishm [Shaikh Abdullah of Qeshm] and the Chief of Lingah.The letter discuss a number of topics related to political and trade developments in the region and to Britain's relations with local rulers.1 volume (95 folios)The file is arranged in chronological order, from the earliest at the beginning of the file to the most recent at the end.Condition: A bound letter book, the covers of which have come loose.Pagination: The file has a pagination sequence, which is written in the top right corner of each recto and the top left corner of each verso. It begins on the front cover, on number 1A, and ends on the last page of writing, on number 183.

Language:

English

Type:

Letter book

Type (Narrower):

Letters

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Foreign relations
Trade (practice)

Geographic region:

Bahrein
Lingah
Muscat
Sharqah

Extent:

1 volume (95 folios)

Rights:

Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000015_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000015_en
IOR/R/15/1/48

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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