A Sea of Debt: Law and Economic Life in the Western Indian Ocean, 1780–1950

Fahad Ahmad Bishara

doi:10.1017/9781316659083

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[1] Miscellaneous Arabic Deeds

[2] R/15/1: Political Resident, Bushire

[3] R/15/2: Political Agency, Bahrain

[4] R/15/3: Political Agency, Bahrain: Court Records

[5] R/15/5: Political Agency, Kuwait

[6] R/15/6: Political Agency, Muscat

[7] Judicial Department

[8] Political Department

[9] Miscellaneous Arabic Deeds

[10] Date Trade Files

[11] AA 2: General Correspondence, 1837–1890

[12] AA 3: Bombay Correspondence, 1840–1884

[13] AA 4: Government of India Correspondence, 1874–1887

[14] AA 7: Court Records, 1855–1891

[15] AA 12: Miscellaneous, 1837–1914

[16] AB 3: Executive and Legislative Council, 1908–1964

[17] AB 14: Banks and Currency, 1909–1960

[18] AB 27: World Wars and Treaties, 1886–1956

[19] AB 40: Land and Survey Records, 1910–1959

[20] AB 47: Mortgage and Debt Settlement, 1920–1957

[21] AB 62: Judicial and Legal Departments, 1900–1964

[22] AM 1: General Deed Register, 1865–1920

[23] AM 3: General Deeds, 1877–1881

[24] HC 2: High Court: Insolvency, 1887–1962

[25] HC 3: High Court: Civil Cases, 1908–1948

[26] HC 5: High Court: Civil Appeals, 1898–1949

[27] HC 6: High Court: Criminal Appeals, 1897–1940

[28] HC 7: H.B.M. and Consular Court: Civil Cases, 1875–1939

[29] HC 8: H.H. the Sultan’s Court: Civil Cases, 1898–1924

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Law and Economic Life in the Western Indian Ocean, 1780–1950

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