Author
Moollah Mahomed [Mullā Muḥammad]
Publication Date
5 Jul 1852-11 Jan 1853 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng,fas,guj
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/F/4/2504/142198
Record ID
vdc_100108445720.0x000001
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
5 Jul 1852-11 Jan 1853 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter 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.
to the East India Company
Court of Directors
The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs.
, 13 January 1853, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. Further enclosures to the letter can be found at: IOR/F/4/2504/142194; IOR/F/4/2504/142195; IOR/F/4/2504/142196; IOR/F/4/2504/142197; IOR/F/4/2504/142199; and IOR/F/4/2504/142200. The item is the fourteenth in a series of sixteen items about the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
The item contains a letter from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, to 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.
, regarding a complaint he has received from Sheik Saeed ben Guzeeb, Governor of Lingah [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Qaḍīb, Shaikh of Bander-e Lengeh]. Following a dispute at Nukheeloo [Bandar-e Nakhilu] between sailors, which resulted in the death of one of his subjects, Sheik Saeed complains that the nakhodah [nakhuda] of the
Mahmoodee
[
Maḥmūdī
] has not yet taken responsibility for the actions of his crew, nor paid the 'blood-money' owed to the deceased's family.
Kemball makes suggestions to the Government for rectifying the situation, including contacting the owner of the
Mahmoodee
, Hajee Mahomed Bauker [Ḥājjī Muḥammad Bāqir], and potentially penalising the
Mahmoodee
using penalties prescribed in a Government notification of 5 July 1852 (copy included at folios 1268-1273). Kemball also includes a copy of a testimonial document signed by Moollah Mahomed [Mullā Muḥammad], nakhodah of the
Sils
[
Sayl
], the crew of which was also involved in the dispute.
The Government requests the opinion of Augustus Smith Le Messurier, Advocate-General, Bombay, on whether the notification can be applied, and responds to Kemball with the result.
Kemball is also referred to as the Resident at Bushire [Bushehr].
The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 350 of 1853', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 8 of 1853', 'Vol: 14', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '5' but this has been crossed out.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (f 1261), noting ‘No’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, ‘Date & No of Docu[men]t’ and ‘Date & No of Consul[tation]’.
