‘Malversations. Proceedings regarding the erroneous valuation of certain property plundered in the Persian Gulf in 1835, from the wreck of the Bugla Duria Dowlut.’
‘Malversations. Proceedings regarding the erroneous valuation of certain property plundered in the Persian Gulf in 1835, from the wreck of the Bugla Duria Dowlut.’
‘Malversations. Proceedings regarding the erroneous valuation of certain property plundered in the Persian Gulf in 1835, from the wreck of the Bugla Duria Dowlut.’
Date:
1841/1842
Description:
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay, the Court of Directors of the East India Company; J Pyne, Collector of Customs at Bombay.The item concerns an explanation of the discrepancy between the valuation of the cargo of the
Duria Dowlutby the Customs House in Bombay, and the amount paid in compensation to the owners of the cargo by Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, following the plunder of her cargo in 1835.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 41, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3659, [Season 18]43’, ‘Collection No 6 of No 27’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 278 and terminates at f 287, 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 volume also contains an original pagination sequence.