Letter no.321 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 294-295
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 20 Oct 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. .
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The letter is a covering letter, forwarding correspondence (folio 295) from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , addressed to Jones and dated 25 September 1856, relating to the handing over to the Turkish authorities in Basra of a vessel carrying slaves and flying Turkish colours, captured by the British authorities. Kemball states that the vessel is in the hands of the Turkish authorities, pending reference to Constantinople, and that the Firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). quoted by Jones in his previous correspondence in the matter is the most recent and up-to-date. Enclosed with Kemball’s original letter was a letter under flying seal Letters which could be freely opened before reaching their destination. , addressed to Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Squadron, relating to disbursements for the cost of conveying the captured vessel to Bussorah [Basra].
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- IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 294-295
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- IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 294-295
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- Letter no.321 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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- 294r:295v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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