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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 12 May 1852. 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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Covering letter enclosing an extract of a despatch from the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. no.9, dated 24 January 1852 (f 146). The extract states that financial compensation for 'piracies, homicides and other injuries' should be paid directly to the injured persons, and not to their rulers. The Council expresses its regret that Lt-Col Samuel Hennell [in his capacity as Resident of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ] did not follow this rule in communications with the Chief of Sharga [Sharjah] in January 1851.

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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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IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 145-46

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12 May 1852 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter no.2099 of 1852 from Henry Edward Goldsmid, Secretary to the Government Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 145-46, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051547.0x000035> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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