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'Respecting the measures adopted to procure restitution of the property seized on board the Hector by the Sheik of Busheab in the Persian Gulph' [‎63r] (11/60)

The record is made up of 1 item (30 folios). It was created in 9 Feb 1805-Mar 1806. 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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This item consists of extracts from political letters received from 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. by the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , containing enclosures regarding the measures taken to secure the return of East India Company property that was seized from the country ship Hector in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. by the Shaikh of Busheab [Shaikh of Nakhīlū].

The enclosures, which discuss the Company's claim for restitution and negotiations for the return of the vessel, mainly consist of the following: letters received at Bombay from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra]; letters from Lieutenant Charles Pasley of the Persian Mission to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary to the Government in the Secret, Political and Foreign Departments, Fort William; correspondence between Manesty and Pasley.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 58, and terminates at f 87, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination.

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'Respecting the measures adopted to procure restitution of the property seized on board the Hector by the Sheik of Busheab in the Persian Gulph' [‎63r] (11/60), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/186/3886, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100086494219.0x00000c> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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