‘File 16/55 Haji Khudadad Charitable Fund.’ [8v] (16/144)
The record is made up of 1 file (70 folios). It was created in 21 Feb 1941-21 Sep 1949. 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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Papers relating to the disposal at Bahrain and Sharjah of annual incomes derived from the Haji Khudadad charitable fund. The origin of the fund, named after the late Haji Khudadad bin Mohammed, who was Supply Agent at the British naval station at Bassidu [Bāsa‘īdū], is explained in a note written by staff at the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. (folio 3). The funds were to be spent on Shia charities, but as no Shia charities existed in Bahrain, the annual allocation there of 350 Indian rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. was handed over to Dr Ralph Holmes of the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Manama, where it was to be used to assist poor Shias.
The file includes:
- lists of individuals in Bahrain to whom money was paid (indicated in Indian rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ) from the Haji Khudadad fund;
- statements of expenditure incurred by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain from the Haji Khudadad fund;
- annual letters from Haji bin Ruqiayeh [also spelt Rokeya, Roqiyeh, Ruqieh, Rogya] requesting his inheritance from the estate of Haji Khudadad, followed by annual instructions from the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. to issue payment to Haji bin Ruqiayeh of 20 Indian rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ;
- correspondence concerning the expenditure in Dubai of money from the Haji Khudadad fund on beds for the Dubai hospital.
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- 1 file (70 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 57-70) mirror the chronological arrangement.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 72; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-47; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1566
- Title
- ‘File 16/55 Haji Khudadad Charitable Fund.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:8v, 10r:17v, 19r:21v, 23r:28v, 30r:33v, 35r:40v, 42r:44v, 46r:47v, 49r:50v, 52r:71v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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