Letter no.13 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay

Title	Letter no.13 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Publication Date:	1855/1855
Publication Place	- Qatar National Library
Type	Book
Language	English
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	4
Physical Dimensions	4 folios
Library:	Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID	81055/vdc_100024051557.0x00003f_ar \| 81055/vdc_100024051557.0x00003f_en \| IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 265-268
Record ID	81055%2Fvdc_100024051557.0x00003f_dlme
Library Location	British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Date	1855/1855
Notes	The letter is a covering letter, enclosing the translation of a report (folios 266-68) of statistical information, sent to Kemball by the British Agent at Sharjah, dated 15 November 1854. The statistical report relates to the Government of India’s request for information on the principal estates (people and places) under the political jurisdiction of the Persian Gulf Resident.The first part of the report is a list of the names of the Sheikhs of Oman, with details of their ages, heirs, number of fighting men, and revenue. The list includes the shaikhs of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], Debai [Dubai]. Joasmee [i.e. the towns of Ra's al-Khaymah and Sharjah, ruled by Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr Āl Qāsimī], Ejmaum [Ajman] and Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn]. In his letter, Kemball questions that estimates of fighting men given by the Native Agent, as a means of estimating the general population. \| 4 folios \| more \| less
Parçası Olduğu	British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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Letter no.13 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay

Publication Date 1855/1855

Publication Place - Qatar National Library

Type Book

Language English

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 4

Physical Dimensions 4 folios

Library Digital Library of the Middle East

Library Asset ID 81055/vdc_100024051557.0x00003f_ar | 81055/vdc_100024051557.0x00003f_en | IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 265-268

Record ID 81055%2Fvdc_100024051557.0x00003f_dlme

Library Location British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers

Date 1855/1855

Notes The letter is a covering letter, enclosing the translation of a report (folios 266-68) of statistical information, sent to Kemball by the British Agent at Sharjah, dated 15 November 1854. The statistical report relates to the Government of India’s request for information on the principal estates (people and places) under the political jurisdiction of the Persian Gulf Resident.The first part of the report is a list of the names of the Sheikhs of Oman, with details of their ages, heirs, number of fighting men, and revenue. The list includes the shaikhs of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], Debai [Dubai]. Joasmee [i.e. the towns of Ra's al-Khaymah and Sharjah, ruled by Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr Āl Qāsimī], Ejmaum [Ajman] and Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn]. In his letter, Kemball questions that estimates of fighting men given by the Native Agent, as a means of estimating the general population. | 4 folios | more | less

Parçası Olduğu British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers