‘Persian Gulf Relative to the recovery of the fine imposed on the Sheik of Aboothabee on account of the piracy committed by his subjects on a Vessel belonging to one Abdul Kurreem.-’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf Relative to the recovery of the fine imposed on the Sheik of Aboothabee on account of the piracy committed by his subjects on a Vessel belonging to one Abdul Kurreem.-’
- Date:
- 1855/1856
- Description:
- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 16 February 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2641/169196, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the fifth in a series of twelve items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item contains a letter from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, dated 31 December 1855. Jones reports that the Sheikh of Aboothabee [Shaikh of Abu Dhabi, Shaikh Zayid bin Khalīfah Āl Nahyān] has paid a fine for his subjects' attack on a boat belonging to Abdul Kurreem [‘Abd al-Karīm, also rendered in text as Abdul Kereem]. Jones includes a copy of his instructions to Hajee Jassein [Ḥājjī Jāsim], the British Agent at Bahrein [Bahrain], for distributing the money between the victims.The item also contains the Government of Bombay's response.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '633 [18]56', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 16 of 1856.', 'Vol: 5', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '3' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '1'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 525, and terminates at f 528, 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:
- Fines (penalties)
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109083079.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109083079.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2641/169200
IOR/F/4/2641/169200