‘Vol 126 Letters outward’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Vol 126 Letters outward’
- Contributor:
- Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf (correspondent)
- Date:
- 1840/1841
- Description:
- The volume comprises letters sent by the Resident in the Persian Gulf, Captain Samuel Hennell, to the Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf, Commodore George Barnes Brucks. The letters are instructions relating to the dispatch of Government vessels to the Arab coast to deal with reported incidents of piracy and the subsequent claims for compensation. Most of the correspondence deals with the suspected maritime hostilities of the fugitive Jassim bin Jaber Raqraqi.1 volume, 5 items (15 folios)The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front to the latest at the rear.Foliation: The volume is foliated from the first to last page of text, with circled pencil numbers located in the top-right corner of each recto. The covers, and one front and one rear flyleaf are unfoliated.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter book
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 volume, 5 items (15 folios)
- Rights:
- Open Government Licence
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000041_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000041_en
IOR/R/15/1/92 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers