‘Persia. Private property in Bombay belonging to the estate of the late Abul Hussain Khan formerly Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, which has been administered to by Mr Acland Hon[oura]ble Company’s Solicitor at this Presidency.~’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Persia. Private property in Bombay belonging to the estate of the late Abul Hussain Khan formerly Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, which has been administered to by Mr Acland Hon[oura]ble Company’s Solicitor at this Presidency.~’
- Date:
- 1844/1851
- Description:
- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 30 September 1851.The item relates to a debate between Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Persia [Iran], and William Acland, the Company's Solicitor, over the correct way of executing the will of Meerza Abul Hassan Khan Sheerazee [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī], former Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs. Points debated include:Whether Acland, as power of attorney, has the right to withdraw and reinvest all capital and interest from the estateWhether he can charge commission to do soHow the money owed to the executors of the will should be divided and paid.The item includes a copy of a petition from Meerza Abul Hassan Khan Sheerazee's grandsons, Mirza Hady Khan [Mīrzā Hādī Khān] and Mirza Bankir Khan [Mīrzā Bāqir Khān] (ff 331 verso-332 recto), as well as quotes from the will (f 334) and copies of the power of attorney documents (ff 338-340 and ff 346-347).The item also contains minutes by the Government of Bombay Council members.There are multiple spellings for individuals' names in the text.Whilst the item contains copies of earlier material dating from March 1844, the majority of material dates from 1849-51.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 19 of 1852', 'Collection No 17 of No 71', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '24' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '17'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 328, and terminates at f 352, 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:
- Wills
Legal documents
Legal procedure - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100108387670.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100108387670.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2444/134207
IOR/F/4/2444/134207