Letter no.221 of 1857 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Political Agent with the Persian Expeditionary Force
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 65
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 17 Jan 1857. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
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The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Jones’s earlier letter relating to the wounding and death of a Kuteef [Al-Qaṭīf] man by a boat crew from Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], and subsequent efforts to extract compensation from the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi. Anderson requests that in future, when quoting Hijri dates, the corresponding dates in English [Gregorian calendar] are given as well.
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- 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.
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- 17 Jan 1857 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Letter no.221 of 1857 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Political Agent with the Persian Expeditionary Force
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- 65r:65v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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