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'File [1/39 I] Major T Hickinbotham, OBE (Private File)' [37av] (95/836)
The record is made up of 1 file (420 folios). It was created in 31 Jul 1941-6 Sep 1950. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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PUT “1
IT” 1
NTO YOUR
KNIT
SCARF
5 skeins 4-ply wool and one pair of No. 9 needles.
Cast on 76 sts. and work in garter st. (i.e., knit
every row) for 48 inches. Cast off.
Scarf for navy, 60 inches long.
SCARF WITH PIECE IN
CENTRE TO FORM CAP
Front Line or Double Knitting Wool.
No. 8 needle. 7 skeins.
Cast on 60 sts. and knit 24 inches in garter st.,
leave on needle.
Cast on 60 sts. separately and knit 8 inches in
garter st. Take these 8 inches and knit together
with the already knitted 24 inches.
Allow the 8 -inch piece to drop down and knit
8 inches more on to the 24 inches of scarf.
Now lift the attached 8 inches of work and knit
the 2 pieces together.
Knit 24 more inches to complete scarf cap.
Sow the attached 8 -inch piece on one side of scarf
to form cap.
This 8 -inch piece of knitting can be done separately
and sewn in centre of 56-inch scarf.
8 -inch pieces to be knitted on No. 10 needles.
USE SUPER KNITWELL
About this item
- Content
The file relates to the service of Major Tom Hickinbotham as Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait.
The papers consist of invoices, receipts, correspondence, telegrams, and personal letters, and cover the following topics: travel arrangements, expenses and allowances; cost of transporting personal effects; accommodation; provision of a guide to places of interest in Kuwait; the holding of a licence for a wireless/radio set, September to October 1941 and September 1942; leave; membership of the Magwa Club (for staff of the Kuwait Oil Company); invitations to events; invitations to dinner; medical fees; hiring of a cook; the whereabouts of a British officer; the ill-health of a friend in Kuwait; expressions of condolences; correspondence with banks; application for a military pass; Christmas and New Year messages; a complaint concerning a lack of co-operation from a member of the Kuwait Oil Company, December 1942; telegrams of congratulations; and invoices for books, clothes, wool, cloth, alcohol, cigarettes, tyres, automobile parts, ice, fruit, general provisions, and household goods.
The file includes correspondence in Arabic and printed invoices and letterheads in Arabic.
The last item of correspondence in the file is dated 20 October 1943. The overall date range is supplied by an entry in the notes at the rear of the file.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (420 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1A on the front cover, and continues through to 394 on the back cover. The sequence appears written in pencil in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: ff. 1A, 1B; ff. 2A, 2B; ff. 11, 11A, 11B; ff. 13, 13A, 13B; ff. 32, 32A, 32B, 32C; ff. 36, 36A; ff. 37, 37A, 37B, 37C; ff. 42, 42A, 42B, 42C, 42D, 42E, 42F, 42G; ff. 59A, 59B; ff. 84, 84A; ff. 86, 86A; ff. 95, 95A; ff. 127, 127A; ff. 131, 131A; 131B, 131C; ff. 149, 149A; ff. 247A, 247B: ff. 253, 253A; ff. 350, 350A; ff. 385, 385A. The following numbers do not appear in the sequence: 166-169. The following pagination ranges occur: 78-79, 95A-95B, 118-119, 306-307. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 95A, 130, 347. A second, short foliation numbered 113-120 runs between ff. 16-23.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/1030
- Title
- 'File [1/39 I] Major T Hickinbotham, OBE (Private File)'
- Pages
- 37r:37v, 37ar, 37av, 37br, 37bv, 37cr, 37cv
- Author
- John Martin & Co Ltd
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