File 13/4 II 'American Mission in Arabia (Includes Acquisition of Land)'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- File 13/4 II 'American Mission in Arabia (Includes Acquisition of Land)'
- Contributor:
- Arabian Mission (correspondent)
Emir of Kuwait (correspondent) - Date:
- 1930/1938
- Description:
- The file contains papers of the Political Agency, Kuwait, relating to the American Mission.It includes correspondence between the Political Agent, Kuwait, and the following: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Dr C S G Mylrea of the American Mission, Kuwait, and Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir as-Subah, Ruler of Kuwait; regarding the American Mission purchasing one acre of land adjoining their property.It also includes:correspondence between the Political Agent, Kuwait, and Mylrea, regarding debts owed by the American dentist Dr Reasonercorrespondence between the Political Agent, Kuwait, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, and between the Political Agent, Kuwait, and Reverend John Van Ess of the American Mission, Basrah [Basra], concerning Van Ess’s request for the texts of certain agreements and treaties for the purposes of lecturing in Americacorrespondence between the Political Agency, Kuwait, and L D Scott and others, relating to the presentation of a gift for Reverend Mr Barny, who is leaving the Gulf after forty years in the American Mission to Arabiacorrespondence between the Political Agent, Kuwait, and Dr P W Harrison, American Mission, Kuwait, concerning a petition received by the Ruler of Kuwait signed by a number of Kuwaitis, appealing against the return of Dr Mylrea as Mission DoctorThere are three folios of documents in Arabic in the file: a letter (for which there is a copy translated into English) and land deeds from Sheik Ahmad al-Jabir as-Subah, Ruler of Kuwait. The text of two copies of Articles 5-7 of the Kuwait section of the Anglo-Turkish Agreement of 1913, also included in the file, is in French.1 file (54 folios)The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 54; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 3-53, and ff 16-28; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
Arabic
French - Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Sales of land
Missionaries - Extent:
- 1 file (54 folios)
- Rights:
- Unknown
Public Domain
Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
Open Government Licence - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000165_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000165_en
IOR/R/15/5/314 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers