Abstract: This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 2 October 1873 and received by the India Office Political Department on 27 October 1873, forwarding copies of a letter from the Bombay [Mumbai] Government reporting that no receipt was taken from Moosa Yoosuf [Yusuf Ali Kenadid?], the Regent of Mijjerteyn [Majeerteen] country for the $873 paid to him as compensation for the dhow captured by the
Daphnein 1869. The letter forwards a copy of a letter from the Political Resident, Aden, in which he states it is 'not customary to take receipts from Somali Chiefs' and that since 'Somali is not a written language' giving a receipt for a cash payment 'would not be understood'. The despatch is in reply to the Secretary of State for India's Political No. 76 of 4 June 1873.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 66, and terminates at f 70a, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains three foliation anomalies: f 66a, f 68a, and f 70a.
