‘Persian Gulf Chief of Aboothabee Declares himself to be a subject of the Imaum of Muscat. Vol: 5’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf Chief of Aboothabee Declares himself to be a subject of the Imaum of Muscat. Vol: 5’
- Date:
- 1847/1848
- Description:
- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnoon, Chief of Aboothabee [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi]. It is the fifth in a series of eleven items.The item concerns Sheikh Saeed’s claim to be a dependent of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], and Hennell’s opinion that this is because of the requirement for ships to carry authenticated registers when arriving at British ports.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 689/48’, ‘Col[lection]: 17’, ‘Collection No 5 of No 45’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 265, and terminates at f 268 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:
- Shipping regulations
Emir of Abu Dhabi - Geographic region:
- Aboothabee
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100098593096.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100098593096.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2260/114572
IOR/F/4/2260/114572