‘Persian Gulf. Relative to the recovery of the Amount for which the Chief of Bahrein became Security on behalf of the Chiefs of the Guttur Coast.-’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf. Relative to the recovery of the Amount for which the Chief of Bahrein became Security on behalf of the Chiefs of the Guttur Coast.-’
- Date:
- 1851/1852
- Description:
- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 31 March 1852, and found at IOR/F/4/2475/138723. It is the fourth in a series of eight items about the Persian Gulf.The item relates to a report from Lieutenant James Tronson, Commanding Officer of the Company brigantine, Tigris, regarding his recent trip to collect money owed by Sheik Mahomed ben Khuleefa, Sheik of Bahrein [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh of Bahrain]. Sheik Mohamed owed the money as he was acting as security on behalf of the rulers of the Guttur [Qatar] coast. Tronson's report includes Sheik Mahomed's excuse for not paying the full amount, which relates to a loss of subjects as the inhabitants of Wookrah [Al Wakrah, also rendered in text as Wukrah] recently moved to Katiff [Al-Qatif], at the invitation of Ameer Fuzel ben Turkey [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd].Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, sends a copy of the report to the Government of Bombay, along with his comments. The item also includes a minute by the Governor of Bombay.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 733 of 1852', 'Collection No 7', 'Vol: 4', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '4 of No. 35' but this has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 950, and terminates at f 957, 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:
- Debts
Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd
King of Bahrain - Geographic region:
- Bahrein
Wukrah - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100108389762.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100108389762.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2475/138726
IOR/F/4/2475/138726