[Un-numbered file] 'Diary of Colonel Hamilton's Visit to Nejd 1918'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- [Un-numbered file] 'Diary of Colonel Hamilton's Visit to Nejd 1918'
- Date:
- 1917/1918
- Description:
- Abstract: The file includes a printed copy (folios 16-41) of the diary of Colonel Robert Edward Hamilton's (Political Agent at Kuwait) visit to Najd in 1918 on a mission to Ibn Sa'ud. The file also includes the original typed copy (folios 43-102) of the diary.The diary describes his trip from Kuwait to Najd and records the topography, distance travelled each day, temperature and barometric pressure and people encountered. The principal correspondents in the volume include: the Political Agent at Kuwait (Robert Edward Hamilton); the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (Percy Zachariah Cox); the Chief Political Officer, Baghdad; and the Ruler of Najd (Ibn Sa'ud).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 103; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Rulers
Diplomacy
Deserts - Geographic region:
- Hijaz
Najd
Hail
Riyadh - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000033_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000033_en
IOR/R/15/5/104
IOR/R/15/5/104