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Letter no.338 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay [‎58r] (1/5)

The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 10 Nov 1856. 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 and its enclosure relate to the wounding and subsequent death of a sailor from Kutif [Al-Qaṭīf] by the crew of a boat from Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]. The incident took place off the coast of Al-Qaṭīf. Jones sent the British Agent at Bahrain in investigate the incident. Enclosed is a translation of a letter (folios 59-60) from Jones to the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi [Sayid bin Khalīfah], dated 21 October 1856, in which Jones sets out to act as mediator in the dispute, demanding compensation of at least 600 dollars from Shaikh Zayid, or otherwise what Jones describes as “Arab Law must take its course.”

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Letter no.338 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay [‎58r] (1/5), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 58-60, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023736811.0x000081> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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