‘Egypt. Passage for Ahmed Aga and his suite from Bussora to Bombay and Suez.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Egypt. Passage for Ahmed Aga and his suite from Bussora to Bombay and Suez.’
- Date:
- 1850/1850
- Description:
- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Henry Johnson, HC Agent in Egypt.The item concerns a request from Artin Bey [Artin Bey Shoukry, also Artin Bey Sharkian], Minister of Foreign Affairs in Egypt, for passage to be granted to Ahmed Aga [Aḥmad Āghā, also referred to in the item as Ahmad Bey] and his suite from Bussora [Basra] to Bombay [Mumbai], and back from Bombay to Suez. It includes:A copy of Artin Bey’s letter, which is in French, along with an English translationA letter from Charles Augustus Murray, HM Consul-General at Cairo, requesting the Government of Bombay to assist Ahmed Aga in procuring a passage to SuezA letter from John Ritchie, Superintendent in Bombay of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company’s Steam Vessels, regarding the provision of passage from Bombay to SuezAn inventory, in Arabic, of the possessions of Ahmed Aga, made following his death in Bushire [Bushehr] on 26 October 1850.The item contains a table of contents (ff 874-875), and the title page (f 873) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1851’, Collection No. 6’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 873 and terminates at f 892, 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:
- maritime transport
Death - Rights:
- رخصة المشاع الإبداعي لأغراض غير تجارية
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100108387241.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100108387241.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2416/130549
IOR/F/4/2416/130549