Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2203/108134. The correspondent is Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the thirteenth in a series of thirty items.The item concerns the continuing dispute between Bahrein [Bahrain] and Kateef [Qatif], and the Bahraini blockade of Kateef. Relations between Bahrein and the Amaeer tribe [al-‘Amāyir] are also discussed.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Coll[ection]: 18, Collection No 1 of No 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 710, and terminates at f 712 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.
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, 15 January 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2641/169196, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the second in a series of twelve items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item contains a letter from Lieutenant Herbert Frederick Disbrowe, Assistant Resident in Charge, Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay. He reports the actions taken by Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to prevent a conflict between the Al Ali [Āl ‘Alī] and the Boo Soomait [Āl Būsmayṭ] tribes on the Persian [Iranian] side of the Gulf. His letter contains copies of correspondence between: Kemball; Charles Augustus Murray, HBM's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Persia [Iran]; Mahomed Shereef [Muḥammad Sharīf], Officiating British Agent at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh]; and Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf. Details of the two tribes' preparations for the conflict are included, as well as communications Kemball has had with Sheikh Khuleefah ben Saeed [Shaikh Khalīfah bin Sa‘īd], Governor of Lingah, and Sheikh Ali ben Sultan [Shaikh ‘Alī bin Sulṭān].The Government of Bombay forward copies of the above to the Government of India and the Court of Directors.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '633 [18]56', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 1 of 1856', 'Vol: 2', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '2' 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 491, and terminates at f 498, 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.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], and one letter from the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The enclosures to these letters are contained in the subsequent items. It is the first in a series of ten items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/1767/72462, IOR/F/4/1767/72463, IOR/F/4/1767/72464, IOR/F/4/1767/72465, IOR/F/4/1767/72466, IOR/F/4/1767/72467, IOR/F/4/1767/72468, IOR/F/4/72469, and IOR/F/4/1767/72470).The item concerns:An act of ‘piracy’ carried out on the bugla [baghlah]
Duria Dowlat[
Darya Dowlat] by the Beni Yas, and arrangements for Shaik Shakboot of Aboothabee [Shaikh Khalifah bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi] to repay the lossThe loss of a vessel from Karrack [Jazīreh-ye Khārk] in suspicious circumstances, and the subsequent arrest of a man from Shargha [Sharjah]An act of ‘piracy’ carried out on the cotteya [kuttiya]
Luxoomee Pursad[
Lakshman Parsad] by the Benee boo Aly [Bani Bu Ali] tribe and inhabitants of Zoor [Sur]An act of ‘piracy’ carried out on the
Fatelkear[
Fateh ul Khyr] by the inhabitants of ZoorAggression towards the shroff [banker] of the Bushire [Bushehr] ResidencyThe movement of Esa ben Tareef [Shaikh ‘Isa bin Hamad bin Tarif Al Bin ‘Ali al-‘Utbi] and his followers from Bahrein [Bahrain] to AboothabeeThe flight of Sheik Nassir [Shaikh Nasir II Al Mazkur], the Governor of Bushire, from Bushire due to his impending arrest by the Government of Fars.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 550, 1839, P.C. [Previous Communication] 2491’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 588 and terminates at f 626, as it was originally 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 volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of political letters from the Government of Bombay to the Court of Directors of the East India Company, and a letter from the Court of Directors to the Government of Bombay. The enclosures to these letters are contained in the subsequent items. It is the first in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf.The item contains summaries of the enclosures to the political letters, mostly concerning:Alleged acts of piracy and plunder of wrecked vessels in the Gulf, and efforts to obtain redress for theseAffairs in Muscat, including a dispute between Syed Thooene [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Acting Governor of Muscat, and Heskeal Yusoof [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], Acting Native Agent at MuscatAffairs in Bahrein [Bahrain]The situation in Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]Hostilities between the Sheik [Shaikh] of Rasul-Khyma [Ra’s al-Khaymah] and the sheiks of Debaye [Dubai], Ejman [Ajman], and Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn], and the eventual signing of a truceTours of the Arabian coast of the Gulf conducted by Commodore Sir Henry Martin Blackwood and Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Assistant Resident in the Persian GulfThe activities of Saeed bin Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq al-Muṭayrī], the Wahabee [Wahhābī] Agent at Brymee [al-Buraymi].The item contains a table of contents (f 251), and the title page (f 250) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 7, Vol. 1’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 250 and terminates at f 275, 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.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 30 September 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the twenty-first in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to a report, dated 1 June 1847, from Moollah Housseen [Mullā Ḥusayn], Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], to Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, on the subject of recent events at Shargah since Hennell’s visit in May 1847. Moollah Housseen writes that a treaty has been drawn up between: Sheik Abdoollah bin Rashid, Chief of Amulgavine [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Rāshid al-Mu‘allā, Shaikh of Umm al-Qaywayn]; Sheik Mukhtoom, Chief of Debaye [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāseh, Shaikh of Dubai]; Sheik Saeed bin Tahnoon, Chief of Aboothabee and the Beniyas [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi and leader of the Banī Yās]; and Sheik Sultan bin Suggur, the Joasmee Chief [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, leader of the Qawāsim]. Moollah Housseen notes that Sheik Mukhtoom is conflicted as he is unhappy with the terms of the treaty but does not wish to go against his ally, Sheik Abdoollah bin Rashid. Moollah Housseen also shares his opinion that the chiefs of the Joasmee and the Beniyas are hoping to cause a rift between the other two in order to subjugate them.Moollah Housseen's report also contains a couple of additional brief updates from Shargah.The item contains multiple spellings for individuals and places.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 118, Vol: 21.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 369, and terminates at f 373, 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.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2324/120974. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Moollah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]; and Mirza Mahmood [Mīrzā Muḥammad], Acting British Agent at Shiraz. It is the second in a series of six items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:The defeat of the force commanded by Saad ben Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq] by Sheik Saaed ben Tahnoon [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān of Abu Dhabi]Saad ben Mootluk’s attempt to incite the Omani chiefs against Sheik Saaed ben TahnoonDisputes between the Bedowin [Bedouin] tribes which resulted in the temporary cessation of hostility by Sheik Sultan ben Sugger [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah] and Sheik Muktoom ben Buttye [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāsah of Dubai] against Sheik Saaed ben TahnoonMajor disturbances at Shiraz after the death of the Shah of Persia [Muḥammad Shāh Qājār, Shāh of Iran] and the appointment of a new Governor of Fars, Bahram Meerza [Bahrām Mīrzā Mo‘ezz-al-Dawlah]A complaint by Sheik Nasir [Shaikh Nāṣir II Āl Madhkūr], Governor of Bushire [Bushehr] that the amount of tribute he is forced to pay is extortionate.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 776/49’, ‘Coll[ection] 13’, and ‘Collection No 2 of No 29’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 974, and terminates at f 1003 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.
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, 3 November 1852, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. It is the fifth in a series of sixteen items about the Persian Gulf.The item relates to reports received by Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, from Commodore George Robinson, Commanding the Persian Gulf Squadron, and Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]. The reports concern a number of proven and alleged incidents, including:Plunder of cargo from the wreck of the
Centaurby inhabitants of Rasel Khymah [Ra’s al-Khaymah]Act of aggression by the fishermen of Heera against those of Ejmaun [Ajman]Theft of enslaved people and property from a boat near Zanzibar by a Rasel Khymah vesselAttack on the household of Hajee Yacoob by inhabitants of Shargah, allegedly arranged by Sheik Abdullah ben Sultan [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Sulṭān], Governor of ShargahTheft of an enslaved person who had run away from an Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] vessel, by inhabitants of Debaye [Dubai]Theft of enslaved people from a Bidda [Al Bid‘] vessel, by people allegedly acting under orders of Syed ben Tahnoon [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān], Sheik of Aboothabee.The reports include details of communications Robinson and Hajee Yacoob have had with the numerous leaders of the above places, especially Sheik Sultan ben Suggur, 'Chief' of Rasel Khymah and the Joasmee [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Leader of al-Qawāsim tribe, of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah], whose statement on the Zanzibar incident is enclosed (folios 1142-1143). Kemball forwards the reports on to the Government of Bombay, along with his own comments, which focus in particular on the incidents at Shargah and near Zanzibar. Kemball also includes copies of his replies to Robinson, which contain further instructions regarding the Company ships
Cliveand
Tigris.Kemball is also referred to as the Resident at Bushire and Hajee Yacoob is also referred to as the British Agent at Shargah. There are multiple spellings for individuals' names and place names.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 350 of 1853', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 106', 'Vol: 5', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1136, and terminates at f 1167, 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.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2416/130506. It is the second in a series of twenty-eight items on the Persian Gulf. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Lieutenant James Tronson, commanding the Honourable Company’s brig
Euphrates.The item mostly concerns the preparations being made by Sheik Mahomed ben Khuleefa, Chief of Bahrein [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah, Ruler of Bahrain], in anticipation of an attack by the sons of Sheik Abdoolla ben Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], the former Ruler of Bahrein. While currently based on the island of Kenn [Kish], they are reportedly planning to move to Khor ul Adeed [Khawr al ‘Udayd, also rendered as Khor-al-Adeed in the item] in preparation for an attack on Bahrein. The question of how far Britain should interfere is discussed. There is also a letter from the Court of Directors of the East India Company relating to this subject.The item also refers to several other subjects relating to Sheik Mahomed ben Khaleefa, including the capture of a ship from Karrack [Jazireh-ye Khark] by a party of the Bene Huajier [Banū Hājir] while travelling on a vessel lent to them by Sheik Mahomed.The item contains a table of contents (f 428), and the title page (f 427) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1850’, Collection No. 1, Vol. 2’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 427 and terminates at f 444, 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.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2416/130506. It is the twenty-fifth in a series of twenty-eight items on the Persian Gulf. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Lieutenant James Tronson, commanding HC brig
Euphrates.The item concerns relations between Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] and Debaye [Dubai, also rendered as Debai in the text]. It includes:The case of an attack by a group from Debaye on two boats from Aboothabee, resulting in the seizure of four enslaved people [also referred to as ‘seedies’ [Sīdīs]] and several items from the boats. Hennell sends the
Euphratesto Debaye to demand the restitution of the items and enslaved peopleThe efforts of Sheik Saeed ben Tahnoon [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān] of Aboothabee and Sheik Mukhtoom [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāsah] of Debaye to restore peaceful relations.The item contains a table of contents (f 670), and the title page (f 669) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1851’, Collection No. 1, Vol. 25’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 669 and terminates at f 676, 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.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 12 September 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2661/176320, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the ninth in a series of fifteen items on events in the Persian Gulf during 1855-56. The eighth item in the sequence is not present.The item contains two copies of letters from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, dated 23 May and 29 May 1856. His letters mostly relate to his interventions in several events involving the Sheikh [Shaikh] and inhabitants of Himreyah [Al Hamriyah], including:The plunder of a vessel shipwrecked near Himreyah which belongs to a native subject of the Imam [Imām] of MuscatSalvage to be paid to a native of Himreyah who repaired and refloated a wrecked boat from Rasel Khymah [Ra's al-Khaymah]The seizure of a Lingah [Bander-e Lengah] subject by Himreyah inhabitants in retaliation for one of their subjects being seized while at LingahTension between the Shooeyheen [al-Shuwayhīyūn] and Naeem [al-Na‘īm] tribes of Himreyah on one side and Sheikh Sultan ben Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī], 'Chief' of Rasel Khymah on the other.Jones also includes summaries of instructions he has sent to Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], regarding the above events as well as some minor affairs mostly relating to Lingah, Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], Shargah, Debaie [Dubai] and Himreyah. Additionally, he includes extracts of letters on the same subjects that he has sent to: Hajee Jassem [Ḥājjī Jāsim], Agent at Bahrein [Bahrain]; the 'Chief' of Bahrein; and Sheikh Sultan bin Suggur.The item includes the Government's response and their instruction to send a relevant extract of Jones's letter to Rear-Admiral Sir Henry John Leeke, Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy.The item contains multiple spellings for multiple personal and place names.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '52 [18]57', 'Collection No. 6', 'Vol: 9', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was written as 'Collection No. 1 of No. 71 of 1856.' but the '1' was replaced with '6' and 'of No.71 of 1856.' has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1082, and terminates at f 1093, 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.
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, 13 January 1853, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. Further enclosures to the letter can be found at: IOR/F/4/2504/142194; IOR/F/4/2504/142195; IOR/F/4/2504/142196; IOR/F/4/2504/142198; IOR/F/4/2504/142199; and IOR/F/4/2504/142200. The item is the thirteenth in a series of sixteen items about the Persian Gulf.The item contains reports from Lieutenant G N Adams, Commanding Company frigate
Queen, and Lieutenant James Tronson, Commanding Company ship
Tigris, to Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf. Robinson forwards these reports to Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf. The reports concern:Adams's recent cruise to the Arabian and Persian [Iranian] coasts of the Gulf, and in particular his discussion with Sheik Abdulla ben Sultan ben Suggur, Governor of Shargah [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Sulṭān bin Ṣaqr, Governor of Sharjah], concerning the latter's recent dispute with Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], Agent at ShargahTronson's recent cruise to the Arabian Coast, and in particular a discussion he had with Sheik Saeed ben Butye, Sheik of Debaie [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Buṭṭī, Shaikh of Dubai], concerning a recent act of 'piracy' committed by the latter's subjects against a subject of Shargah.The item also contains Kemball's responses to Robinson, in which he states:Independent Arab rulers are not obliged to visit the squadron's vessels if conditions are unsuitable, alluding to a recent case involving Sheik Sultan ben Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Shaikh of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah]Tronson acted beyond his authority in his discussion with the Sheik of Debaie.Kemball includes a copy of a letter from Sheik Sultan regarding his first point, and a copy of a letter from his predecessor, Samuel Hennell, to Robinson's predecessor, Commodore Porter, dated 23 October 1850, regarding his second point. He forwards copies of the reports and his responses to Robinson to the Government of Bombay, who also share their opinions on the above correspondence.Additionally, the item contains reports from Hajee Yacoob to Kemball regarding the state of affairs among the tribes of the Arabian Coast, in particular concerning:Relations between Sheik Saeed bin Tahnoon, Sheik of Aboothabee [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi], and Sheik Sultan ben SuggurRecent disturbances in Debaie linked to the contested succession to leadership of the Boo Felasa tribe [Āl Bū Falāsah]Recent attack on Sheik Saeed ben Butye's subjects near Wukrah [Al Wakrah].Kemball forwards these reports to the Government of Bombay, who in turn forward them to the Government of India.The item contains multiple spellings of multiple personal names and place names.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 350 of 1853', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 8 of 1853', 'Vol: 13', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '4' but this has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1239, and terminates at f 1259, 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.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, a political letter from the Government of Bombay.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and John Croft Hawkins, Commodore Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf.The item concerns the visit to the Gulf of HM squadron under the command of Commodore Sir Henry Martin Blackwood. The following incidents are described, with additional information supplied by Moollah Houssain, Native Agent at Shargah [Mullā Ḥusayn, Native Agent at Sharjah]:The grounding of HM ship
Foxoff the island of Seir Aboneide [Sir Bu Nuʽayr], and its return to Bombay for repairThe dispute between Sheik Sultan bin Suggur of Ras ul Khyma [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah] and Sheik Muktoom bin Buthe of Debaye [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāsah of Dubai] regarding Sheik Sultan bin Suggur’s plan to erect a fort at Khan [Al Khan]The dispute between Syed Soaweynee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and Sheik Sultan bin Suggur regarding the fort of Cassab [Khasab]The departure of Saad bin Mutluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq al-Muṭayrī] from Brymee [al-Buraymi].The item contains a table of contents (f 425), and the title page (f 424) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 18’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 6 of No. 53’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Multiple spellings for various personal and place names are present in the volume.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 424 and terminates at f 435, 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.