‘Persian Gulf – Destruction of a public building by fire & loss of property consequent thereon’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf – Destruction of a public building by fire & loss of property consequent thereon’
- Date:
- 1840/1841
- Description:
- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the first in a series of seven items about the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/1912/81794, 81795, 81796, 81797, 81798, and 81799). The correspondents are the governments of Bombay and India, and Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.This item concerns Hennell’s report of a fire at the Residency compound at Karrak [Jazīreh-ye Khārk] which destroyed a temporary building. A list of furniture destroyed is included, with the value of 745 rupees, 12 annas, and three pies [paise]. The Government of Bombay agreed to write off the value of the dead stock which had been destroyed.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Col [Collection] 12, Draft 713, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3227, [Season 18]41’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 310 and terminates at f 316, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Fires
- Geographic region:
- Karrak
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000233.0x000206_ar
81055/vdc_100000000233.0x000206_en
IOR/F/4/1912/81793
IOR/F/4/1912/81793