Letter no.3707 of 1854, from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 15-16
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 17 Aug 1854. 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 is a covering letter, forwarding to Kemball a copy of letter no.3706 of 1854 (folio 16) from Anderson to Rear Admiral Sir Henry Leeke, Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy, dated 17 August 1854. Anderson’s letter is a confirmation of receipt of Leeke's previous correspondence regarding the dispatch of the Honourable Company's sloop Falkland to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Anderson adds that His Lordship in Council reminds Leeke that two years have elapsed since reports of Humeed bin Mujdell’s first act of piracy, and that the punishment of Humeed bin Mujdell, and the liberation of those persons whom he enslaved, should be a priority in the approaching season.
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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/15/1/143, ff 15-16
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- Letter no.3707 of 1854, from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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- 15r:16v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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