‘Persian Gulf. Relative to particulars consequent on the departure on Furlough to England of the Resident in the.-’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf. Relative to particulars consequent on the departure on Furlough to England of the Resident in the.-’
- 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 fifth in a series of eight items about the Persian Gulf.The item relates to the leave of absences, first temporary and then permanent, granted to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, who feels compelled to return to Europe on health grounds. In particular, the item concerns:Arrangements for Hennell's interim replacement, complicated by the temporary absence of Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf, who is filling in for Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Rawlinson, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq]Details of Hennell's health status and his applications for leaveHennell's suggestion that Mr Edwards, Residency Accountant, should receive rewards on account of his work in Kemball's absenceKemball's return to Bushire [Bushehr] to resume the position of Assistant ResidentHennell's resignation letter, dated 17 March 1852, which includes reflections on the current status of the GulfAppointment of Kemball as Hennell's replacementProposals to abolish the position of Assistant Resident once Kemball becomes Resident.Correspondents include: Hennell; Gilbert James Blane, Acting Civil Auditor; and the governments of Bombay and India.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 733 of 1852', 'Collection No 7', 'Vol: 5', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '5 of No. 35' but this has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 958, and terminates at f 980, 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:
- Resignation (employee)
Leave
Assistant to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf Political Residency - Geographic region:
- Persian Gulf
Bushire - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100108389780.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100108389780.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2475/138728
IOR/F/4/2475/138728