Letter no.349 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [238r] (3/6)
The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 16 Nov 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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The letter is a covering letter, enclosing correspondence received by Kemball from Khojeh Hiskale, the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Muscat, and dated 6 November 1853. The letters report on the liabilities of the Muscat authorities to the Wahhabi leader Abdullah ben Fysul [Abdullah bin Faisal]. 10,000 crowns having already been paid to the Wahhabi leader, the Imam of Muscat plans to extract a levy on all citizens in Muscat (Muslim and Hindu), in order to pay Abdullah bin Faisal the remaining 30,000 crowns due.
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Letter no.349 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [238r] (3/6), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 237-239, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023444617.0x000077> [accessed 29 March 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 237-239
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- Letter no.349 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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- 237r:239v
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