Letter no.194 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 219-222
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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 22 May 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 relates to the shipwreck and plunder in 1852 of the British vessel Centaur , and the recovery of its cargo of indigo by the underwriters of the vessel. Kemball writes to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , enclosing a letter (no.193 of 1854, folios 221-22) from himself to Colin Campbell, Honourary Secretary General of the Insurance Committee at Calcutta, dated 22 May 1854. In the letter to Campbell, Kemball writes that, at the behest of the Government, he cannot take responsibility for further retrieval of the Centaur’s cargo of indigo. To that end, he adds that he wishes to dispose of the indigo he has accumulated to date, and which is currently kept in ill-suited storage facilities in Bushire. Kemball sends the letter addressed to Campbell to the Government in Bombay for prior approval.
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- IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 219-222
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- Letter no.194 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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- 219r:222v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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