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Letter no.123 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [&lrm;126r] (1/2)

Letter no.123 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎126r] (1/2)

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Letter no.123 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/138, f 126

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 2 May 1853. 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 an agreement made between Syed Soweynee [Thuwaini bin Said], Sultan of Muscat, and representatives of Abdullah ben Fysul [Abdullah bin Faisal] of the Wahhabi forces. Kemball writes that representatives of the Imam indicate that 15,000 dollars have been paid to Abdullah bin Faisal, although Kemball's own intelligence from the Shargah Agent Hajee Yacoob suggest the figure is 28,000 dollars. Kemball finishes by stating that the Arab chiefs have returned to their ports, and that he will set off to visit them immediately.
Extent and format: 1 folio
Written in: English in Latin script

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Letter no.123 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎126r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, f 126, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023444616.0x000043> [accessed 10 May 2024]

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/138, f 126
Title: Letter no.123 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
Pages: 126r:126v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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