Download PDF (600 MB)

Search within this record

The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 14 Jun 1856. 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. .

About this record

Content

The letter is a covering letter, relating to the piracy and plunder of a shipwrecked vessel’s cargo at Sharjah. Enclosed with Anderson’s letter are statements taken by the Senior Magistrate of Police, from the owner of the shipwrecked vessel (folio 85) and the merchant who charted the vessel (folios 85-86), both dated 30 May 1856). The statements give detail of the vessel’s cargo and its value during the course of the voyage on which it was plundered.

Extent and format
3 folios
Written in
English in Latin script
Type
Letter

Archive information for this record

Access & Reference

Original held at
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.
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 84-86

History of this record

Date(s)
14 Jun 1856 (CE, Gregorian)

Use and share this record

Share this record
Cite this record in your research

Letter no.3107 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 84-86, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024066926.0x00001b> [accessed 29 March 2024]

Link to this record
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000082/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images