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Letter no.288 of 1850 from Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay [‎28v] (8/8)

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Letter no.288 of 1850 from Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/119, ff 25-28

The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 31 Jul 1850. 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: Letter reporting on the hostilities occurring between Sheikh Sultan ben Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr] of Ras El-Khymah [Ra's al-Khaymah], and the Sultan of Muscat Syed Soweynee [Thuwaini bin Said]. Hennell discusses the maritime manoeuvres of the Sheikh's and Sultan's fleets, the latter not being bound by the British Government's Maritime Truce treaty (1842). A translated letter from Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr, dated 6 June 1850, is enclosed with Hennell's correspondence, giving his side of the story.
Extent and format: 4 folios
Written in: English in Latin script

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Letter no.288 of 1850 from Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay [‎28v] (8/8), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/119, ff 25-28, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/universal-viewer/81055/vdc_100023472384.0x000039> [accessed 11 June 2026]

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/119, ff 25-28
Title: Letter no.288 of 1850 from Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay
Pages: 25r:28v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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Letter no.288 of 1850 from Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay [‎28v] (8/8)

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