'File 8/2 Public petitions etc. Letters to Major Daly (P.A.) thanking him for his interest in Bahrain affairs'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 8/2 Public petitions etc. Letters to Major Daly (P.A.) thanking him for his interest in Bahrain affairs'
- Contributor:
- Bahrain Political Agency (creator)
- Date:
- 1921/1924
- Description:
- The file contains a number of petitions (or 'madbatas') written by Bahraini merchants and other Bahrain inhabitants of native, Persian, Nejdi and Indian origin, praising the actions of the Bahrain Political Agent, Major Clive Daly. The original petitions in Arabic and Persian are included, along with English translations. There is a handwritten note on the inside front cover of the file, written by Daly on 14 June 1924, which indicate his thoughts on why he received the petitions.1 file (33 folios)The correspondence has been arranged in chronological order, from the earliest at the front of the volume, to the latest at the back. Two exceptions to this rule are 1) a note by Bahrain Political Agent Major Clive Daly, written in pencil on the inside front cover of the file, and dated as roughly contemporary to the final items in the file; and 2) a copy of a cover note used by Daly to send copies of the petitions enclosed in the file to the Political Resident in Bushire (folio 2).Foliation: The main foliation sequence uses circled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of recto pages. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to the inside of the back cover, ending on number 35. Some items in the file are marked with blue crayon numbers, which constitute part of the original filing arrangement.
- Language:
- English
Arabic
Persian - Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 file (33 folios)
- Rights:
- Public Domain
Unknown
Open Government Licence - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000358_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000358_en
IOR/R/15/2/121 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers