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Letter No. 256: Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to William Taylour Thomson, Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at the Court of Persia, Tehran [12v] (2/2)
The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 13 Sep 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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In this letter Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , refers to his letter of 6 September (no. 248, ff 10-11), which concerned the seizure of several consignments of indigo, which had formed part of the cargo of the plundered ship, the Centaur. Kemball states that he has been informed by the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. that the underwriters of the indigo which was plundered from the Centaur have sent instructions to Remington and Company of Bombay to appoint someone to identify the property and prosecute their claim to it. Kemball requests that William Taylour Thomson, Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at the Court of Persia, obtain a vizierial [vizerial] letter from the Persian ministers directing the Dureya Beggee [Governor of Bushire] to deliver to Kemball's charge the aforementioned indigo, which is at present under embargo at Bushire.
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Letter No. 256: Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to William Taylour Thomson, Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at the Court of Persia, Tehran [12v] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/139, f 12, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023517408.0x000026> [accessed 30 April 2024]
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- Letter No. 256: Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to William Taylour Thomson, Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at the Court of Persia, Tehran
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