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Letter no.37 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎129v] (2/8)

The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 4 Jan 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 enclosures relate to an act of piracy committed off the coast of Ra’s al Ḥadd in Oman, in which the vessel El Hamra was plundered and several of her crew murdered. Anderson requests that Jones institute enquiries into the incident, which occured in the Imam of Muscat’s territories. The enclosures following the letter are:

1. A copy of letter no.158 of 1855 from Brigadier William Coghlan, Acting Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. and Commandant at Aden, to Anderson, dated 13 December 1855, reporting the incident of piracy;

2. A copy of the Appearance and Deposition of Mahomed bin Hassan (folios 131-32), dated 12 December 1855, a sailor on board the El Hamra , describing the shipwreck of the vessel, its attack by Bedouins, murder, enslavement, and nine-day walk to seek help. Mahomed bin Hassan states that the El Hamra had thirteen crew and 250 Hindustani pilgrims as passengers, of which a total of twenty people reached Soor [Sur].

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Letter no.37 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎129v] (2/8), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 129-132, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023736812.0x000047> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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