'File 11/7 Death of King Edward VII and Accession of George V & Misc: Court Mourning'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 11/7 Death of King Edward VII and Accession of George V & Misc: Court Mourning'
- Contributor:
- Government of India (author)
King of Great Britain and Ireland George V (author) - Date:
- 1910/1923
- Description:
- The file contains notifications from the Government of India, and correspondence between the Ruler of Kuwait, Mubarak us Subah (Shaikh Mubarak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ); the British Residency in the Persian Gulf; and Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, Political Agency in Kuwait; informing of the death of King Edward VII, on 6 May 1910; giving instructions for the mourning, and on the accession of King George V.The file contains a letter sent from King George V 'to the Princes and Peoples of India', in English with a translation in Hindustani written in Latin script (folios 36-38). There is some correspondence with the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad (Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah), regarding the death of the President of the United States (US) Warren Gamaliel Harding, in 1923.The correspondence with the Rulers of Kuwait within the file is in Arabic with English translation.1 file (51 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 53; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 8-52; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Language:
- English
Hindi
Arabic - Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Monarchs
- Extent:
- 1 file (51 folios)
- Rights:
- Public Domain
Open Government Licence - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0003c7_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0003c7_en
IOR/R/15/5/44 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers