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‘Recovery of the remainder of the Hector’s cargo plundered at Busheab represented as improbable.’ [‎212r] (1/8)

The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 15 Jul 1808-30 Aug 1809. 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 item consists mostly of copies of correspondence and memoranda cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and 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. . It concerns the cargo plundered from the Hector by the Sheikh of Busheab [Shaikh of Nakhīlū], and the possibility of recovering the cargo or the balance outstanding as a result of the losses incurred.

The primary correspondents are: 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. ; and Captain Charles Pasley, Acting Envoy Extraordinary to Persia.

The title page (f 212) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 14, Season 1809/10, Draft 186’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, September 1809’.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 212, and terminates at f 215, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.

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‘Recovery of the remainder of the Hector’s cargo plundered at Busheab represented as improbable.’ [‎212r] (1/8), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/288/6505, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100093120775.0x000002> [accessed 25 July 2026]

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