'File 17/2 II Stores for the Agency Steam Launch etc.' [‎101v] (202/534)

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The file concerns the acquisition of supplies, equipment, and replacement parts for the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's launch. Most of the file is made up of bills, receipts, and acknowledgements of orders placed with suppliers; this includes correspondence related to queries regarding orders placed, or prospective orders. There are also a few internal agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. notes listing existing stocks for the launch and which items require replenishment.

The correspondence is between the 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. , Bahrain (Percy Gordon Loch, Tom Hickinbotham, and Cornelius James Pelly), and the companies involved in supplying parts and materials for the launch. The principal companies involved are as follows: B R Herman and Mohatta Limited, Karachi; Messrs F P Baker and Company Limited, London; the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation; Mama and Company, Karachi; Messrs A M Yateem and Brothers, Bahrain; Naraindas and Company, Karachi; Gray, Mackenzie and Company Limited; and Messrs I Thornycroft and Company Limited.

The file also contains the following notable items:

• instructions from B R Herman and Mohatta Limited on how to fit a new rudder to the launch (folios 47-51) and recommendations for streamlining the stern (folios 64-66)—sketches are included;
• an information leaflet on Killgerm Fluid Disinfectant (folio 38);
• General Motors India Limited propaganda poster (folio 157);
• a sample of copper wire mesh (folio 173) supplied by F P Baker and Company Limited;
• samples of sailcloth with wire mesh (folio 193) also supplied by F P Baker and Company Limited;
• a sketch showing the stern of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's launch (folio 236).

Extent and format

1 file (265 folios)

Arrangement

The material is arranged chronologically and includes a section of file notes at the rear of the file between folios 233-267. Entries in the index correspond to the circled numbers written in blue and red coloured crayon throughout the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 267; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-230 and ff 233-264; these are mostly written in pencil, with a few typed numbers, and numbers written in blue crayon.

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English in Latin script

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