Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; Shaik Syf bin Ahmed boo Hindi [Shaikh Sayf bin Ahmed Abu Hindi], chief of Nabend [Ras Naband]. It is the first in a series of four items concerning the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2100/98233, 98234, and 98235).The item concerns disputes in the Persian Gulf between:Shaik Abdoollah bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifah], ex-chief of Bahrein [Bahrain], and Shaik Mahomed bin Khuleifa [Shaikh Muhammed bin Khalifah Al Khalifah], the current ruler of Bahrain, over the seizure of Bahraini boats by Abdoollah bin AhmedThe people of Debaye [Dubai] and the people of Shargah [Sharjah] over the seizure of property by inhabitants of DebayeSheik Abdool Azeez bin Rashid [Shaikh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz bin Rashid Al Nu’aimi, Shaikh of Ajman], and Sultan bin Suggur [Shaikh Sultan I bin Saqr al-Qasimi, Shaikh of Ra’s al-Khaymah], over the plunder of a boat from Ejman [Ajman]Shaik Syf bin Ahmed and Abdoollah bin Ahmed, who is his guest.The item also concerns:The conduct of vessels carrying British colours and passes leaving Bushire [Bushehr]The collection of forces at Muscat in preparation for an expedition to ZanzibarThe payment of a pension to the son of the late Native Agent at Shiraz, Mirza Juwad [Jawad].The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 683, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4878, [Season 18]45’, ‘Vol: 1’, ‘Collection No 9 of No 99’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 296 and terminates at f 316, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondent is Major Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the sixth in a series of eleven items.The item concerns the death of Esai ben Tareef [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ḥamad bin Ṭarīf Āl Bin ‘Alī al-‘Utbī, Shaikh of al-Bid’].The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 689/48’, ‘Col[lection]: 17’, ‘Collection No 6 of No 45’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 269, and terminates at f 271 as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2203/108134. The correspondent is Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the thirteenth in a series of thirty items.The item concerns the continuing dispute between Bahrein [Bahrain] and Kateef [Qatif], and the Bahraini blockade of Kateef. Relations between Bahrein and the Amaeer tribe [al-‘Amāyir] are also discussed.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Coll[ection]: 18, Collection No 1 of No 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 710, and terminates at f 712 as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2280/116915. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the British Agent at Bahrain [Ḥājī Jāsim]; and Syed Soweney [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Governor of Muscat. It is the second in a series of five items on the trade in enslaved people.The item concerns:Syed Soweney’s request for the release of five buggalows [baghlahs] captured because they were carrying enslaved peopleThe difficulty in distinguishing enslaved people being employed as sailors and enslaved people being transported on ships for saleThe growth in the trade in enslaved people on the Persian Coast, particularly at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh], and possible measures to combat it.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 154/49’, and ‘Collection No 1 of No 33’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 412, and terminates at f 425 as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The main correspondents are: Major Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Government of Bombay. It is the thirteenth in a series of twenty items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2180/106055, IOR/F/4/2180/106056, IOR/F/4/2180/106057, IOR/F/4/2180/106058, IOR/F/4/2180/106059, IOR/F/4/2180/106060, IOR/F/4/2181/106061, IOR/F/4/2181/106062, IOR/F/4/2181/106063, IOR/F/4/2181/106064, IOR/F/4/2181/106065, IOR/F/4/2181/106066, IOR/F/4/2181/106068, IOR/F/4/2181/106069, IOR/F/4/2181/106070, IOR/F/4/2181/106071, IOR/F/4/2181/106072, IOR/F/4/2181/106073, and IOR/F/4/2181/106074).The item concerns a petition by three Hindu merchants of Bombay asking for compensation for their goods which were seized during the war between the rival shaikhs of Bahrein [Bahrain] in 1843, and requesting the protection of the Resident in the Persian Gulf from the authorities in Bahrein.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 282/47, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5573, Coll[ection]: 10, Collection No 9 of No 11’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 77, and terminates at f 82, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The main correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the third in a series of four items concerning the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2100/98232, 98233, and 98235).The item concerns:A dispute between Sheik Abdool Azeez bin Rashid [Shaikh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz bin Rashid Al Nu’aimi, Shaikh of Ajman], and Sultan bin Suggur [Shaikh Sultan I bin Saqr al-Qasimi, Shaikh of Ra’s al-Khaymah], over the plunder of a boat from Ejman [Ajman]A dispute between Shaik Abdoollah bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifah], ex-chief of Bahrain, and Shaik Mahomed bin Khuleifa [Shaikh Muhammed bin Khalifah Al Khalifah], the current ruler of Bahrain, over the seizure of Bahraini boats by Abdoollah bin AhmedThe actions of Syed Sooweny [Sayyid Thuwaini bin Sa‘id Al Bu Sa‘id, acting ruler of Muscat] at Muscat, including seizing cargoThe complaints of Shaik Khuleefa bin Shakboot [Shaikh Khalifah bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi] that one of his boats and its cargo was seized by the Governor of the Chaab [Banu Ka'b]Three prisoners being transported to Tehran, having been accused of the murder of the widow of Mirza Juwad [Jawad], the late Native Agent at ShirazA pension for the son of Mirza JuwadThe ill-treatment of the pilot at Bushire [Bushehr] by William Litchfield, commanding officer of the East India Company Schooner
Emily.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 683, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4878, [Season 18]45’, ‘Vol: 3’, ‘Collection No 9 of No 24’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 350 and terminates at f 384, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], containing some extracts of letters from the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The enclosures to these letters are contained in the subsequent items. It is the first in a series of six items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2005/89511, IOR/F/4/2005/89512, IOR/F/4/2005/89513, IOR/F/4/2005/89514, and IOR/F/4/2006/89515).The item concerns:A projected attack on Bahrein [Bahrain] by Essa bin Tureef [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ḥamad bin Ṭarīf Āl Bin ‘Alī al-‘Utbī]A dispute between Sultan bin Suggur of Russal Khyma [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah] and Abdoolla bin Rashid of Amulgavine [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Rāshid al-Mu‘allā of Umm al-Qaywayn]The movement of the Residency in the Persian Gulf from Karrack [Jazireh-ye Khark] to Bushire [Bushehr], with details of staffing changesThe abolition of the British Agency at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh]Incursions by inland tribes onto the territory of the Shaikh of SoharThe attempt of six passengers to seize control of a trading baghlah and their capture at Cheroo [Bandar-e Chiru]Minor incidents of ‘piracy’.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 612/43, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3902, Collection No 11 in 6 vols’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 759 and terminates at f 788, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant Colonel Henry Robertson, Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf; Hajjee Jassim [Ḥājī Jāsim], British Agent at Bahrein [Bahrain]; and Moollah Hoossein [Mullā Ḥusayn], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]. It is the second in a series of six items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2005/89510, IOR/F/4/2005/89512, IOR/F/4/2005/89513, IOR/F/4/2005/89514, and IOR/F/4/2006/89515).The item concerns:A projected attack on Bahrein [Bahrain] by Essa bin Tureef [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ḥamad bin Ṭarīf Āl Bin ‘Alī al-‘Utbī] and Mahomed bin Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah]A dispute between Sultan bin Suggur of Russal Khyma [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah] and Abdoolla bin Rashid of Amulgavine [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Rāshid al-Mu‘allā of Umm al-Qaywayn], and instructions issued by Robertson to Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball about how to proceed on this matterAn improvement in relations between the Residency at Bushire [Bushehr] and the local population and garrison of the town, including a request by Robertson to re-open a gateway in the town wallThe suggestion of Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty’s Chargé d’Affaires at Tehran, that Robertson should send a present to the Prince of Shiraz.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 612/43, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3902, Collection No 11’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 789 and terminates at f 838, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India; Major Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty’s Chargé d’Affaires at Tehran; and Shaik Abdoolla bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], ex-Chief of Bahrein [Bahrain]. It is the ninth in a series of twenty items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2180/106055, IOR/F/4/2180/106056, IOR/F/4/2180/106057, IOR/F/4/2180/106058, IOR/F/4/2180/106059, IOR/F/4/2180/106060, IOR/F/4/2181/106061, IOR/F/4/2181/106062, IOR/F/4/2181/106064, IOR/F/4/2181/106065, IOR/F/4/2181/106066, IOR/F/4/2181/106067, IOR/F/4/2181/106068, IOR/F/4/2181/106069, IOR/F/4/2181/106070, IOR/F/4/2181/106071, IOR/F/4/2181/106072, IOR/F/4/2181/106073, and IOR/F/4/2181/106074).The item concerns an invitation made by Sheik Nasir of Bushire [Shaikh Nāṣir II Āl Mazkūr, Shaikh of Bushehr] at the behest of the Governor of Fars [Muḥammad Ḥusayn Khān Muqaddam Marāgha'i], to invite Shaik Abdoolla bin Ahmed, ex-chief of Bahrein, to reside at Bushire, and Shaik Abdoolla’s initial acceptance, and then refusal of the offer.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 282/47, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5573, Coll[ection]: 10, Collection No 2 of No 11’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 35, and terminates at f 56, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Lieutenant Arnold Burrows Kemball, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the fourth in a series of seven items on affairs of the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2077/95829, IOR/F/4/2077/95830, IOR/F/4/2077/95831, IOR/F/4/2077/95833, IOR/F/4/2077/95834, and IOR/F/4/2077/95835).The item concerns:The surrender of Demaum [Dammam] to Ameer Fysul [Amir Fayṣal bin Turkī bin 'Abdullāh Āl Sa'ūd]The affairs of the ex-Shaikh of Bahrain, Abdoollah bin Ahmed [Shaikh 'Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], and Ameer Fysul’s offer to mediate between him and his great-nephewsKemball’s tour of the Gulf, and reports of his conversations about peace in the Gulf and the General Treaty with the Arab Tribes of the Persian Gulf with: Sheikh Mahomed bin Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh of Bahrain]; Shaikh Sultan bin Suggur of Ras el Khymah [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah]; Sheikh Abdoollah bin Rashid of Amulgavine [Shaikh 'Abdullāh bin Rāshid al-Mu'allā of Umm al-Qaywayn]; Sheikh Muktoon bin Butye of Dubaie [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāseh of Dubai]; Sheikh Abdul Azeez bin Rashid of Ejman [Shaikh 'Abd al-'Azīz bin Rāshid al-Nu'aymī of Ajman]The British political response to the growing power of Ameer FysulThe attack by a Persian force from Kerman on Bunder Abass, and its subsequent retreat due to unrest in KermanThe incivility of the Governor of Fars, Meerza Nubbee Khan [Amir Divan Mirza Nabī Khan Qazwīnī] towards the Resident in the Persian Gulf, Captain Samuel HennellActs of ‘piracy’ committed by the subjects of Sultan bin SuggurThe acquisition in perpetuity of the English burial ground at Kharrack [Jazireh-ye Khark]Repairs to the
Futhool Moobarukat Muscat, the subsequent loss of her cargo through shipwreck, and its recovery through the agency of Reuben Aslan, Native Agent at MuscatComplaints about extortion carried out by the farmer of customs at MuscatRegulating movements of the vessels of the Indian Navy in the Persian Gulf.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 78, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4624, [Season 18]45’, ‘Collection No 8 of No 68’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 228 and terminates at f 341, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains one foliation anomaly: f 282a.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: The item contains a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 29 August 1854. Some enclosures to the Political Letter are included in the item, with further enclosures found at IOR/F/4/2586/154788-IOR/F/4/2586/154794. The item is the first in a series of nine items on events in the Persian Gulf 1853-54.The enclosures in this item consist of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions and are dated 2 September 1853-August 1854. The correspondents include: Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Rear-Admiral Sir Henry John Leeke, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy; the Court of Directors; and the governments of Bombay and India. The contents relate to:Acts of 'piracy' committed by Humud bin Mujdell, Amaieer 'Chief' of Jumna [Ḥamad bin Majdal al-‘Umayrī, ‘Amāyir Ruler of Jana] in 1851 and 1854, as well as his involvement in the trade in enslaved peopleActions taken by the Government of Bombay and by Kemball to retrieve property stolen by Humud bin Mujdell and to locate the people sold into slaveryCommunications with the Sheik of Bahrein [Shaikh of Bahrain] to hold him partially responsible for allowing the sale of enslaved people in his territoryPossibility of the Indian Navy supplying extra vessels to bolster the Squadron in the Gulf to find and punish Humud bin MujdellCourt of Directors' criticism of the actions taken so far.Also included is copy of a statement by Alee bin Furraj [ʻAlī bin Farrāj] (folios 790-791), providing details of the attack on his ship bound from Koweit [Kuwait] to Bahrein, as well as a list of the cargo stolen and the merchants to whom the cargo belonged.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '20 1855', 'in 8 Volumes', 'Collection No. 5 of No. 58 of 1854', 'Vol: 1' and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '1' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '5'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 771, and terminates at f 798, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The main correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the second in a series of four items concerning the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2100/98232, 98234, and 98235).The item concerns:A dispute between Shaik Abdoollah bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifah], ex-chief of Bahrain, and Shaik Mahomed bin Khuleifa [Shaikh Muhammed bin Khalifah Al Khalifah], the current ruler of Bahrain, over the seizure of Bahraini boats by Abdoollah bin Ahmed, and proposals by Hennell to resolve this disputeDisputes between people of Debaye [Dubai] and the people of Shargah [Sharjah] over the seizure of property by inhabitants of Debaye, and the restoration of the property by Sheik Muktoom [Maktum I bin Butti Al Bu Falaseh, Shaikh of Dubai]An expedition by Khaleefa bin Shackboot [Shaikh Khalifah bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi] to Brymee [‘Al Buraymi]An outbreak of violence at ShirazA dispute between Sheik Abdool Azeez bin Rashid [Shaikh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz bin Rashid Al Nu’aimi, Shaikh of Ajman], and Sultan bin Suggur [Shaikh Sultan I bin Saqr al-Qasimi, Shaikh of Ra’s al-Khaymah], over the plunder of a boat from Ejman [Ajman]The collection of forces at Muscat in preparation for an expedition to ZanzibarA request by Shaikh Syf ben Nubhan [Sheikh Sayf bin Nabhan al-Mu‘awali, Governor of Bandar ‘Abbas] that two of his subjects might be authorised to recover the property of one of his subjects who died at Calcutta [Kolkotta].The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 683, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4878, [Season 18]45’, ‘Vol: 2’, ‘Collection No 9 of No 11’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 317 and terminates at f 349, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.