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Letter No 53 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran [‎16r] (1/6)
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Letter No 53 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran [‎16r] (1/6)

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Letter No 53 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 16-18

The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 12 Mar 1851. 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 reporting on the mode and sources of taxation for the Persian Province of Fars; it is explained that the Resident's own knowledge of the subject is limited. It provides figures for the gross amounts of revenue raised annually, and explains how the income from the province is divided up between the authorities in Persia.

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Letter No 53 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran [‎16r] (1/6), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 16-18, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023663642.0x000020> [accessed 2 May 2024]

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Letter No 53 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
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16r:18v
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East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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