Letter no.325 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay

IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 155-58

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The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 29 Sep 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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In relation to the reparations to be made to the British agent at Sharjah, Hajee Yacoob, Kemball encloses a copy of a letter (ff 156-58), sent by Lieutenant Adams, commanding officer of the Company's ship Queen , to Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Indian Navy Squadron in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated 1 September 1852. The report describes the recent tour of the Queen along the Arab coast, including the despatch and receipt of letters from the British agents at Sharjah and Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh]. Adams writes of his meeting with Sheikh Abdoola [Abdullah] of Sharjah, to resolve the business of the ill-treatment by his people of the British agent Hajee Yacoob.

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Letter no.325 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 155-58, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051547.0x00003b> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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