Letter no.497 of 1852, from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay, to Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf

IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 298-301

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 2 Feb 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 a copy of letter no.29 of 1851 (ff 300-01) sent to Malet by Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and the Honourable Company's Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat, dated 24 December 1851. In his letter, Atkins reports on the settlement of financial claims made by Bombay merchants upon the Imam of Muscat, resulting from the detention of goods by the Customs Master at Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. Atkins continues that he has been fully occupied over the preceding two months, 'adjusting claims and outstanding debts' due to British subjects, all of which have now been satisfactorily concluded. Also included with the covering letter to Hennell is letter no.496 (f 299) of 1852 from Malet to Hamerton, dated 2 February 1852, confirming receipt of Hamerton's original letter (ff 301-01).

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Letter no.497 of 1852, from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay, to Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 298-301, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051547.0x00006f> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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