‘Vol 21 Letters inward’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Vol 21 Letters inward’
- Date:
- 1819/1820
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains copies of correspondence addressed to the Resident at Bushire, Captain William Bruce, and to James Dow, Acting Resident at Bushire. Correspondence is sent to the Resident by a range of individuals, including various secretaries to the Government in Bombay, representatives of the civil and military auditors in Bombay, the British Envoy in Persia, Sir Henry Willock, and the Commanding Officers and Paymasters of British vessels on missions in the Gulf.The subjects covered in the file include: the forwarding and receiving of packets and letters from Tehran, Bombay; disbursements and other financial activities of the Residency; ongoing British military action against the Al Qasimi tribe at Ra's al-Khaymah.Physical description: Foliation: The volume has been foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, with small circled numbers in the top-right corner of each recto. The volume also has an original pagination system, which uses ink numbers in the top-right corner of recto pages, and the top-left corner of verso pages.Condition: There is some insect damage throughout the volume, but it is not sufficient to impair the legibility or understanding of the material. Some of the pages at the back of the volume have suffered from water damage, which has made text more difficult to read, but not illegible.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter book
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Military operations
Sir William Keir Grant, Knight
Wahabi (Tribe)
Āl Qawāsim (Tribe) - Geographic region:
- Rass el Khyma
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000159.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100000000159.0x000001_en
IOR/R/15/1/21
IOR/R/15/1/21