'Claims of Major W Jacob & Lt Col Grant connected with the pleas for the defences of Aden'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Claims of Major W Jacob & Lt Col Grant connected with the pleas for the defences of Aden'
- Date:
- 1844/1847
- Description:
- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Military Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 10 September 1847.The item relates to requests for remuneration made by Major William Jacob, Bombay Artillery, and Lieutenant-Colonel Charles William Grant, Superintendent Engineer, following their work on the new defences at Aden. The item includes discussions by members of the Government of Bombay Council and the Governor-General of India as to whether the men should be remunerated or whether this might set an ‘embarrassing precedent’. In particular, the Governor-General’s correspondence cites several examples of similar scenarios where officers have not been remunerated beyond the usual allowances. The requests are forwarded on to the Court of Directors for their consideration.As well as the above, the item’s correspondents also include the Military Board, Bombay.Most of the material dates from 1846-47, except from minor extracts of letters cited in Jacob’s letter. These extracts date from 1844.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Military’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5942, Draft 151/48’, ‘Collection No. 3’ and ‘Military Department, Dec[embe]r 1847’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 694, and terminates at f 721, 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.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Defences
Compensation - Geographic region:
- Aden
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100098592783.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100098592783.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2224/110757
IOR/F/4/2224/110757