‘Abolition of the Mocha Residency’

Title:

‘Abolition of the Mocha Residency’

Date:

1827/1828

Description:

Abstract: This item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay. It concerns the abolition of the Residency at Mocha.The primary subjects are:Preparations for the management of British interests in Mocha following the abolition of the residency, including the appointment of Shaik Tayub Ibramjee [Shaikh Tayyib Ibrāhīm Ji] as Native AgentArrangements for tying up the affairs of the residency, including an application from the residency accountant J D Luadras for salary arrears and a gratuity in consequence of his dischargeThe provision to be made for M E Bagnold, the Resident at Mocha, following the abolition of the residency, including his appointment as Commandant of the Garrison of Asseerghur [Asirgarh].The main correspondents are: Captain (later Major) M E Bagnold, Resident at Mocha (also called the Political Agent at Mocha in the item); William Newnham, Chief Secretary, Government of Bombay; John Wedderburn, Civil Auditor, Government of Bombay; and John Bax, Secretary to the Government of Bombay.The item also contains a contents page (f 62) listing the collected documents and giving their page numbers within the item.The title page (f 61) of the item contains the following references: ‘P. C. 783’, ‘Draft 477’, ‘Collection No. 6’, and ‘Examiner’s Office, 1830’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 61, and terminates at 105, 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.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival item

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Trading posts
Commandant, Garrison of Asseerghur
Residency
Native Agent

Geographic region:

Mocha

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000001779.0x000313_ar
81055/vdc_100000001779.0x000313_en
IOR/F/4/1162/30464
IOR/F/4/1162/30464

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