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'File 1/45 Daftari in the Court of Indian Assistant'

Title	'File 1/45 Daftari in the Court of Indian Assistant'
Author	an entry in the notes at the end of the file.
Publication Date:	2 Jul 1939-24 Jul 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Type	Document
Language	ara,eng
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	73
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/R/15/2/1041
Record ID	vdc_100000000241.0x000258
Library Location	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.
Date	2 Jul 1939-24 Jul 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	The file relates to the appointment and service of holders of the post of Daftari (also rendered Daftry and Daftri ) in the Indian Assistant's Court. The Daftari carried out a variety of clerical duties, including making out writs of summons, the preparation of all correspondence in Arabic, administraive work in connection with estate cases, and attendance at the Majlis. The post holder was also expected to be proficient in typing. The papers, which include correspondence, notes, memoranda, office orders, personal letters, reports, and a service roll, cover the following topics: requests for increase of pay; pay, allowances and advances; samples of exercises to test level of proficiency in typing and dictation in both English and Arabic; papers concerning the appointment of a Daftari as a Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. , December 1947 to January 1948; appointment and resignation; and leave. The correspondence in this file is dated 2 July 1939 to 19 July 1948. The closing date in the overall date range is supplied by an entry in the notes at the end of the file.
Erişim Koşulları	Unrestricted
Düzenleme	The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)	English Office Files: 1/45

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'File 1/45 Daftari in the Court of Indian Assistant'

Author an entry in the notes at the end of the file.

Publication Date 2 Jul 1939-24 Jul 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

Type Document

Language ara,eng

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 73

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/R/15/2/1041

Record ID vdc_100000000241.0x000258

Library Location 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.

Date 2 Jul 1939-24 Jul 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes The file relates to the appointment and service of holders of the post of Daftari (also rendered Daftry and Daftri ) in the Indian Assistant's Court. The Daftari carried out a variety of clerical duties, including making out writs of summons, the preparation of all correspondence in Arabic, administraive work in connection with estate cases, and attendance at the Majlis. The post holder was also expected to be proficient in typing. The papers, which include correspondence, notes, memoranda, office orders, personal letters, reports, and a service roll, cover the following topics: requests for increase of pay; pay, allowances and advances; samples of exercises to test level of proficiency in typing and dictation in both English and Arabic; papers concerning the appointment of a Daftari as a Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. , December 1947 to January 1948; appointment and resignation; and leave. The correspondence in this file is dated 2 July 1939 to 19 July 1948. The closing date in the overall date range is supplied by an entry in the notes at the end of the file.

Erişim Koşulları Unrestricted

Düzenleme The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.

Eski Harici Referans(lar) English Office Files: 1/45