Letter no.2975 of 1852 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf

Content

Letter confirming acknowledgement of Kemball's previous correspondence (ff 227-231), with enclosures:

1) A copy of letter no. 453 (f 233) from Richard Spooner, Acting Collector of Customs at Bombay to Henry Goldsmid, Secretary to the Government Bombay, dated 17 May 1852. The letter responds to the claims of slaves being transported from the Indian province of Hindustan to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;

2) A draft notification (f 234), entitled 'For the information and guidance of the commanders, masters, or nacodas of Indian vessels trading with the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ', signed by the Acting Collector of Customs and dated 17 May 1852, which warns of penalties against any 'commanders, masters or nacodas' who are unable to present their ship's papers at the demand of British representatives;

3) A copy of letter no.2973 of 1852 (f 235) from Malet to Spooner, dated 5 July 1852, in which Malet acknowledges receipt of Spooner's previous letter (f 233), stating that a notification to address the issue will be published in the Government Gazette, once translations into native languages have been completed;

4) Notification (f 236) for the information and guidance of the commanders, masters, and nakhodas of native vessels trading between the westen coast of India and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated 5 July 1852;

5) Rules (ff 236-237) for guidance of vessels carrying a British pass and flag to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated 8 July 1831.

Extent and format

6 folios

It is part of

'Vol 178 1852/53 Bahrain; Arabian Coast; Slave Trade; Muscat'

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/130

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Letter

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 232-37

History of this record

Date(s)

5 Jul 1852 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter no.2975 of 1852 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 232-37, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051547.0x000056> [accessed 30 April 2024]

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