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Letter no.286 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay [‎118v] (2/4)

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 4 Sep 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 a claim made by inhabitants of Koweit [Kuwait] against the Shaikh of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] for the salvage of a boat. The enclosure is the translated extract of a letter (folio 119) from Hajee Yacoob [Hajjī Yaqoob], the British Agent at Sharjah, to Jones, dated 15 August 1856, informing Jones that the Shaikh and claimant have agreed a value of 400 Kronees.

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Letter no.286 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay [‎118v] (2/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 118-119, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023736812.0x000031> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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