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Letter no.32 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay [&lrm;174v] (2/4)

Letter no.32 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay [‎174v] (2/4)

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Letter no.32 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 174-175

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 24 Jan 1854. 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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Content: The letter relates to the Wahabee [ Wahhābī A follower of the Islamic reform movement known as Wahhabism; also used to refer to the people and territories ruled by the Al-Saud family. ] presence on the Arab coast. Kemball reports that he has received intelligence from the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Sharjah, of which an English translation is enclosed with his letter, dated 29 December 1853 (folio 175), stating that the Wahhabi commander Abdullah bin Fysul [‘Abdullāh bin Fayṣa] has dparted from Brymee [Al Buraymī], leaving one of his lieutenants and a reduced forced in charge.
Extent and format: 2 folios
Written in: English in Latin script

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Letter no.32 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay [‎174v] (2/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 174-175, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023443252.0x0000a4> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 174-175
Title: Letter no.32 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay
Pages: 174r:175v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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Letter no.32 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay [‎174v] (2/4)

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