Vol 134 Secret letters inward

Title:

Vol 134 Secret letters inward

Date:

1842/1843

Description:

Abstract: The volume contains three letters and a company circular received by the British Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, from: a British company in Baghdad advertising its new overland postal service in Arabia (folios 1A-3), Commander Porter reporting on his sea patrol of the Persian Gulf in January 1843 (folio 4), the British Envoy to Tehran reporting the willingness of the Persian Government to repair the dilapidated public buildings on the Island of Karrak [Kharg] (folio 6).The volume title ‘Bushire Residency Book No 134 Secret letters inward 9 Jan 1843-14 Jan 1843’ is typewritten and appears on a modern title page that has been inserted at the front of the volume (folio 1).Physical description: Foliation: numbered 1, 1A, then 2 to 6, from the front to the back of the volume. Folio 1 is a modern, typewritten title page. The numbering is written in pencil on the recto, in the top right corner.As a result of a secondary and earlier foliation sequence, the volume is also numbered from 2 to 7 in ink, except for blank folios and folios containing brief details such as name and address, which are unnumbered.

Language:

English

Type:

Letter book

Type (Narrower):

Letters

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Naval operations
Slave trade
Postal services

Geographic region:

Trucial Coast
Karrack (island)

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000047_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000047_en
IOR/R/15/1/98
IOR/R/15/1/98

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