‘Persian Gulf. Bahrein- Relative to the plunder of the cargo of a wrecked boat by the subjects of the Chief of-’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf. Bahrein- Relative to the plunder of the cargo of a wrecked boat by the subjects of the Chief of-’
- Date:
- 1856/1856
- Description:
- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 12 September 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2661/176320, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the tenth in a series of fifteen items on events in the Persian Gulf during 1855-56. The eighth item in the sequence is not present.The item contains a letter from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, dated 9 May 1856, regarding the recent plunder of a shipwrecked boat by inhabitants of Yemale [also rendered in text as Yemail] who are subjects of Bahrein [Bahrain]. Jones notes that the Banyan traders, to whom the cargo belonged, suspect that the plunderers also murdered their relative who was in charge of the cargo. Jones states that the Sheikh [Shaikh] of Bahrein has agreed to pay for the cargo and that the British Agent at Bahrein has been instructed to investigate the claims of murder.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '52 [18]57', 'Collection No. 6', 'Vol: 10', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was written as 'Collection No. 2 of No. 71 of 1856.' but the '2' was replaced with '6' and 'of No.71 of 1856.' has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1094, and terminates at f 1097, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Theft
King of Bahrain - Geographic region:
- Bahrein
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109275316.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109275316.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2661/176329
IOR/F/4/2661/176329