‘Vol 45 Letters Inward’

Title:

‘Vol 45 Letters Inward’

Date:

1826/1826

Description:

Abstract: The letters in the file relate to Mombasa’s brief status as a British protectorate during the years 1824 to 1826, and the plan and execution of British withdrawal from the town, in light of the Imam of Muscat’s disapproval of British occupation (he considered Mombasa be part of his dominions at Zanzibar). The principal correspondents in the file are David Greenhill, Secretary to the Government at Bombay, and Commodore Hood Hanway Christian, Commander of the naval squadron on the Cape of Good Hope.Physical description: Pagination: The pagination sequence is written in ink, in the top right corners of the rectos and the top left corners of the versos. It begins on the first page after the front cover, on number 135, and ends on the last page before the back cover, on number 244. The following numbers are missing from the sequence: pages 139-174, pages 207-234.Foliation: The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 24. This is the sequence which has been used by this catalogue to reference items within the volume.Condition: the item has suffered from insect damage and the paper is very fragile in some parts

Language:

English

Type:

Letter book

Type (Narrower):

Letters

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Military occupation
Protectorates
William Fitzwilliam Owen

Geographic region:

Mombasa

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00000c_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00000c_en
IOR/R/15/1/39
IOR/R/15/1/39

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