‘File B/10-8 CLAIM OF Rs.2000/- of Ali bin Ibrahim bin ‘Isa al Hyderabadi against a Dubai subject. AHMAD AL DALIL'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘File B/10-8 CLAIM OF Rs.2000/- of Ali bin Ibrahim bin ‘Isa al Hyderabadi against a Dubai subject. AHMAD AL DALIL'
- Date:
- 1937/1940
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence relating to a debt recovery claim in 1938 made by Ali bin Ibrahim bin Isa al Hyderabadi of Sharjah for money owed to him by Ahmad al Dalil of Dubai, a broker, to whom he had entrusted the sale of pearl dust at the end of the diving season. Most items of correspondence are in English and Arabic and include: several petitions from Ali bin Ibrahim bin Isa al Hyderabadi to the Political Agent at Bahrain; a letter from the Residency Agent at Sharjah to the Political Agent, reporting his investigation of the claim; a copy of a letter from the local judge or magistrate who is referred to as the Qasi [Cadi], to Shaikh Said bin Maktum [Shaikh Saʻīd bin Maktūm bin Hasher Āl Maktūm] the Ruler of Dubai, reporting his efforts to settle the claim under Sharia law.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 38; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-36; these numbers are written in pencil or crayon, and are not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Debt recovery
Claims - Geographic region:
- Dubai
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000263_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000263_en
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