‘Aden. Application from the Jewish inhabitants of Aden, for compensation on account of losses which they allege they have sustained by their Houses having been pulled down to admit of a new road being constructed.’
‘Aden. Application from the Jewish inhabitants of Aden, for compensation on account of losses which they allege they have sustained by their Houses having been pulled down to admit of a new road being constructed.’
‘Aden. Application from the Jewish inhabitants of Aden, for compensation on account of losses which they allege they have sustained by their Houses having been pulled down to admit of a new road being constructed.’
Date:
1845/1846
Description:
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes, which form partial enclosures to a letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 14 February 1846. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2142/102302, alongside details of further enclosures.The item relates to a petition from Jewish inhabitants of Aden to the Governor of Bombay (folios 174-175), requesting compensation following the order to vacate and demolish their houses at Aden as the government officials at Aden plan to build a road through the area. The petition is referred to Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden, who challenges the claims of the petitioners and recommends that compensation should not be awarded.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5264, Draft 494/46’, ‘Collection N. 8 of N. 25, Vol. 5’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 170, and terminates at f 179, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.