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1. ‘Proceedings of the Persian Government in the neighbourhood of Bunder Abbass’
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- Abstract: Enclosures no. 2-7 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 15 March 1848. The enclosures are dated 24 October 1847-11 March 1848. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to Persian [Iranian] threats to re-take control of Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas] from the Imam of Muscat, including shows of force by Fayl Alee Khan [Fazl Ali Khan], Governor of Kerman. The correspondents are: the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia; the Prime Minister of Persia; the Government of India; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the Governor of Bunder Abbass.Physical description: 1 item (13 folios)
2. 'Additions and Corrections to Who's Who in Persia (Volume IV)'
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- Abstract: The volume consists of additions and corrections to the biographical dictionary of individuals, families, and tribes given in Who's Who in Persia (Volume IV) Persian Baluchistan, Kerman, Bandar Abbas, Fars, Yezd and Laristan, compiled by the General Staff, India, from 1923.It also includes genealogical trees for certain entries.Published by the Government Central Press, Delhi, 1924.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 153; these numbers are printed or in pencil, and are located in the centre at the top of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front cover.
3. ‘Persian Gulf – Alleged fraud by certain parties connected with a native vessel named the “Narrayen Pursaad” while on her voyage from Bombay to Muscat in October 1843 – Vol: 6’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, memoranda, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Philip LeGeyt, Senior Magistrate of Police in Bombay; Rubeel bin Uslan [Rūbin bin Aṣlān], British Agent at Muscat; Captain Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; Henry Glass, Collector of Customs at Bombay; and Alexander Sutherland, Acting Secretary to the Chamber of Commerce at Bombay. It is the sixth in a series of fifteen items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2131/101199, IOR/F/4/2131/101200, IOR/F/4/2131/101201, IOR/F/4/2131/101202, IOR/F/4/2131/101203, IOR/F/4/2131/101205, IOR/F/4/2131/101206, IOR/F/4/2131/101207, IOR/F/4/2131/101208, IOR/F/4/2131/101209, IOR/F/4/2131/101210, IOR/F/4/2131/101211, IOR/F/4/2131/101212 and IOR/F/4/2131/101213).The item concerns:An allegation that fraud was committed by merchants in Bombay by entering goods on the cargo manifest of the Narrayen Pursaad[ Nārayaṇa Parsād], but not transporting them on board the ship, and paying the nakhuda to pretend that he had thrown them overboard on his way to MuscatA quarrel between Seif bin Nubhan, Shaik of Bunder Abbas [Shaikh Sayf bin Nabhān al-Mu‘awali, Shaikh of Bandar-e ʻAbbās] and the Governor of Shiraz, and Seif bin Nubhan’s request for help from Mahomed bin Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh of Bahrain].The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 252/46, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5171, Collection No 25 of No 109’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 616, and terminates at f 638, 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.
4. ‘Persian Gulf. Refund of Extra duty exacted by the Custom Master of Bunder Abbass in excess of established duty-’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 13 November 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the thirty-seventh in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item contains a letter from Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, dated 12 July 1847. Hennell reports that His Highness Syed Soowenee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd] has instructed the Custom Master at Muskat [Muscat] to refund some of the duty charged against British subjects who recently exported wool from Bunder Abass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas]. The item also contains the Government of Bombay’s response, dated 11 October 1847.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 139, Vol: 37.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The title page also contains a note that relevant correspondence can be found in Collection No. 3 accompanying despatch from the Government of Bombay, 16 June No. 78 of 1847.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 449, and terminates at f 451, 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.
5. ‘Persian Gulf. Contemplated blockade of the Persian ports of the Gulf by the Governor of Bunder Abass-’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 31 January 1848. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the fifty-fourth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item contains a letter from Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, dated 9 September 1847, regarding the ‘hostile’ plans that Shaik Syf bin Nubhan [Shaikh Sayf bin Nabhān al-Ma’walī], Governor of Bunder Abass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas], has for the ports on the Persian [Iranian] coast of the Gulf. Hennell confirms that the Government’s opinion on the situation aligns with that of Her Majesty’s Minister at the Court of Persia.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48, Coll: 2, Vol: 54’, ‘Collection No. 10 of No. 21’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The title page also contains a note that relevant correspondence can be found in Collection No. 7 accompanying despatch from the Government of Bombay, 30 September No. 118 of 1847.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 591, and terminates at f 594, 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.
6. ‘Persian Gulf. Contemplated blockade of the Persian Ports of the Gulf by the Governor of Bunder Abbass’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 30 September 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the twenty-sixth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to correspondence between Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, and Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty’s Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia [Iran], in August 1847. The correspondence relates to:The potential motives behind Sheik Syf ben Nubhan’s [Shaikh Sayf bin Nabhān al-Ma’walī’s], Governor of Bender Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas], proposal to launch a blockade against Persian ports of the GulfTheir doubts about Sheik Syf ben Nubhan’s allegations against Hoossein Khan [Ḥusayn Khān], Governor of FarsThe status of Bender Abbass as a port coming under the jurisdiction of the Imam of Muscat whilst remaining within the territory of the Shah of Persia, and the potential complications of thisPotential arguments Hennell and Sheil could use for justifying British intervention to discourage or prevent Sheik Syf ben Nubhan from going through with the blockade.Bender Abbass is also rendered in the text as Bunderabass.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 118, Vol: 26.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 389, and terminates at f 395, 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.
7. ‘Persian Gulf. Bunder Abbass. Vexatious proceedings of the Custom Master at the port of Vol: 10’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a political letter from the Government of Bombay, which appears in IOR/F/4/2445/134344. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Khojah Heskael [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], British Agent at Muscat. It is the tenth in a series of twenty-one items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns complaints that the customs master at Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas] has been detaining goods belonging to British subjects and charging 3% customs duty above the amount fixed by treaty.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft N 34 – 1852’, and ‘Collection No 32’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 213, and terminates at f 221, 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.
8. ‘Persian Gulf. Report of the Resident’s visit to Bunder Abass and his proceedings there.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 16 June 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the fourth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to a report from Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, on his visit to Bunder Abass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas, also rendered in text as Bunder Abbass] and meetings with the Governor of that place, Shaik Syf bin Nubhan [Shaikh Sayf bin Nabhān al-Ma’walī], in April 1847. In particular, he reports on a complaint by Shaik Syf about the duties levied at Bunder Abass by His Highness Syed Soweeynee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Governor of Muscat, and the negative impact of this on the trade in the area. Hennell also reports on Shaik Syf’s intention to attack ports on the Persian [Iranian] coast following a dispute with Houssein Khan [Ḥusayn Khān], Governor of Fars, as well as Hennell’s response to this.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 78, Vol: 4.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 233, and terminates at f 243, 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.
9. ‘Persian Gulf. Affairs.’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, a political letter from the Government of Bombay.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns five letters from Hennell regarding various incidents in the Gulf. These are:A request from Khooshal [Khvushḥāl], a native of Tatta [Thatta] in Sinde [Sindh], for protection for himself and his compatriots residing at Bahrein [Bahrain], who he claims are subject to the exactions of the followers of Mahomed bin Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], the Ruler of Bahrein. Included is a ‘list of the Hindoos residing in Bahrein with the place of their birth’A claim from Khooshal for compensation for his cargo which was plundered in Bahrein harbourA dispute between Syed Sooweney [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd, also rendered as Syed Soowenee], the Governor of Muscat, and Shaik Sultan bin Suggur the chief of Ras el Kheymah [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Ruler of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah] regarding the ownership of the fort of Kussaab [Khasab]A copy of instructions issued by Hennell to Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf, for his forthcoming trip to the Arabian coast of the Gulf. These mostly relate to the conflict that has broken out as a result of the erection by Shaik Sultan bin Suggur of a fort at Khan [Al Khan], contrary to an earlier promise he made to suspend its constructionA report that Houssein Khan [Muḥammad Ḥusayn Khān Muqaddam Marāgha’i], the Governor of Fars, has sent a force to Bunder Abass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas], and that the Governor of Bunder Abass, Shaik Syf [Shaikh Sayf bin Nabhān al-Ma‘walī], has appealed to Syed Soowenee for help.The item contains a table of contents (ff 399-400), and the title page (f 398) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 16’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 4 of No. 53’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 398 and terminates at f 412, 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.
10. ‘Persian Gulf. Application to be considered British subjects from the Merchants of Sind residing in the-’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 31 August 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the twelfth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to a request made by Sookram [Sukh Rām], a Hindoo [Hindu] merchant from Scinde [Sindh] residing in Bunder Abass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas], to Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf. Sookram’s request is for all Scinde merchants residing at Bunder Abass to be granted trading privileges there as British subjects, citing a similar arrangement in Muscat. The item also includes the Government of Bombay’s response, in which they refer to a previous decision made by the Government of India concerning privileges for Scinde merchants at Bahrein [Bahrain].Hennell’s letter includes a list of the Scinde merchants residing at Bunder Abass, which can be found at folio 327.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 107, Vol: 12.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 324, and terminates at f 330, 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.
11. ‘Persian Gulf. Relative to the adjustment of aggressions committed by Vessels belonging to subjects of the Chiefs of Debaee and Aboothabee. –’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Government of India; Lieutenant James Tronson, commanding East India Company brigantine Tigris, and Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]. It is the second in a series of three items about the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:A report from Tronson about receiving the payment due from the shaikhs of Debaie [Dubai] and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] for cases of aggression committed by their subjects at seaInternal disputes at Debaie concerning the ruling familyThe refusal by Sheik Houssein [Shaikh Ḥusayn bin ‘Abdullāh of Bandar-e Charak] to pay the sum required by Kemball due to his subjects’ seizure of a boatRaiding expeditions in Batinah [Al Batinah] by Sheikh Sultan ben Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah] and Humaid ben Rashid [Shaikh Ḥumayd bin Rāshid al-Na‘īmī of Ajman]The arrival of a firman directing Sheikh Abdul Rahman [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Raḥmān] to give up Bunder Abbas [Bandar ‘Abbas] to the Prince of Fars.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 350-1853’, ‘Collection No. 1 of No. 16 of 1853’, and ‘Supplementary Volume 2’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 8, and terminates at f 17, 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.
12. ‘Persian Gulf. Cholera. Vol: 28’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the twenty-eighth in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns an outbreak of cholera near Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas].The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 7 of No 169’, ‘Coll[ection]: 17’ and ‘Draft no 465 of 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 546, and terminates at f 549, 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.