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Letter no.142 of 1851 from Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf, to Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎66r] (1/4)

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 16 Aug 1851. 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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Porter provides details of the recent movements of the Honourable Company's [East India Company] ships on the Arab coast, in the wake of the breaking of the blockade at al-Qatif, and a peace agreement between the Emir of Najd and the Sheikh of Bahrain. Porter reports on the decision taken on board the Honourable Company's ship Clive to return from Bahrain to the Persian coast to procure drinkable water. Details of the sick list on board the Clive and Euphrates , including cases of cholera and diarrhoea.

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Letter no.142 of 1851 from Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf, to Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎66r] (1/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 66-67, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023211499.0x000083> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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