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13. 'The Town looking East from British Residency. 23. Feb. 1902'. Photographer: Arthur Alexander Crookshank
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- Abstract: Genre/Subject MatterThis view, from an elevated position looking east, is taken from the roof of the British Residency at Bushire (Būshehr).The foreground is occupied by a courtyard, from which several doors and windows appear to lead to different compartments. In the left-most corner of the courtyard a figure can be seen emerging from one of the doors.Beyond the compound, in the middle-ground, there is a green area occupied by trees, including at least one palm.Upon close inspection much architectural detail can be observed, even in the far distance along the horizon. For instance, it is clear that the majority of the structures visible are flat-roofed dwellings with roof terraces protected by fencing, or by high parapets punctuated with latticed sections, allowing air to circulate.InscriptionsLower right, in pencil, alongside image: ‘84’Below image: ‘The Town looking East from British Residency. 23 Feb. 1902’Physical description: Dimensions:109 x 158 mm [landscape]Format:Materials:Condition:The image is slightly faded in the left of the image and ther are some small surface losses in the sky area. An elongated white mark at 50 mm from lower, 30 mm from right probably originates in the printing phase.Foliation:'84'Process:
14. ‘Compensation to Dr McNeill’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of enclosures to political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] and the East India Company Court of Directors. The item relates to the question of how much compensation should be paid to Dr John McNeill following the cancellation of his appointment as Resident at Bushire [Būshehr]. McNeill had been appointed Resident in November 1830 and had subsequently travelled to Bushire from Tabreez [Tabrīz] with his family during a particularly harsh winter season. The Government of Bombay and the Court of Directors debate how much compensation should be paid for his 'mental and bodily sufferings', in addition to his travel expenses, salary, and loss of earnings.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 1979, Collection No. 5, Draft 609, 1837’ and 'Examiner's Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 406, and terminates at f 434, 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.
15. ‘GENERAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1871-72’
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- Abstract: Annual administration report of the Bombay Presidency, providing a summary record of the main events and developments in each department of the Government of Bombay during the financial year 1871-72.The report is divided into the following headings, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:‘PART I. – INTRODUCTORY SUMMARY’ (ff 8-17)‘PART II. – PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, POLITICAL, AND FISCAL.’ (ff 18-97), consisting of: SECTION I. – Physical Geography: 1. Area and Character of Surface 2. Climate; II. – Political Relations with Native States: 1. Native States 2. Foreign Relations; III. – Civil Divisions of British Territory; IV. – Population: 1. Census 2. Emigration; V. – Fiscal: 1. Land Revenue 2. Local Funds 3. Customs, Opium, and Salt 4. Alienated Revenue 5. Miscellaneous Revenue 6. Survey and Settlement‘PART III. – PROTECTION.’ (ff 98-151), consisting of: SECTION I. – Legislative; II. – Judicial: 1. Criminal Justice 2. Civil Justice; III. – Registration; IV. – Prisons; V. – (a). Police (b). Vagrants; VI. – Municipal Administration; VII. – (a). Military (b). Cantonments; VIII. – Marine‘PART IV. – PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION.’ (ff 152-228), consisting of: SECTION I. – Finance: 1. Revenue and Expenditure – Budget Estimates 2. Mint 3. Paper Currency; II. – (a). Public Works (b). Irrigation; III. – Railway; IV. – Forests; V. – Agriculture and Stock: 1. General Summary of Agricultural Statistics 2. Cotton 3. Model Farms and Experimental Botany 4. (a). Agricultural Improvements (b). Horse and Cattle breeding 5. Fisheries; VI. – Prices of Produce and Labour; VII. – Mines and Quarries; VIII. – Manufactures; IX. – Trade: 1. Exports and Imports 2. Railway Traffic 3. Fairs 4. Joint Stock Companies 5. Chamber of Commerce‘PART V. – INSTRUCTION.’ (ff 229-243), consisting of: SECTION I. – Ecclesiastical; II. – Public Instruction; III. – Scientific and Literary: 1. Archaeology 2. Scientific Associations or Institutions 3. Museums 4. The Press‘PART VI. – VITAL STATISTICS.’ (ff 244-263), consisting of: SECTION I. – Public Health and Sanitation: 1. General Health 2. Births, Deaths, and Marriages; II. – Hospitals and Dispensaries; III. – Vaccination‘PART VII. – THE POST.’ (ff 264-266).A table of contents listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folios 6-7. There is a discrepancy between how the heading of Part VII appears in the table of contents and the body of the report; the heading as it appears in the body of the report is included above.Folios 269-336 consist of appendices. There is an index to the appendices on folios 267-268, listing the appendices under the following headings and sub-headings:‘I – STATISTICS OF PHYSICAL, POLITICAL, AND FISCAL GEOGRAPHY.’ (ff 269v-279r), consisting of: I. Climate; II. Civil Divisions of British Territory‘II. – STATISTICS OF PROTECTION.’ (ff 279v-314r), consisting of: A. Civil Justice – Regulation Districts; B. – Criminal Justice – Regulation Districts, Town and Island of Bombay, Sind [Sindh], Aden; C. – Police – Regulation Districts, Sind‘III. – STATISTICS OF PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION.’ (ff 314v-322r), consisting of: I. Public Works; II. – Stamps; III – Trade‘IV – STATISTICS OF INSTRUCTION.’ (ff 322v-323r)‘V. – STATISTICS OF HEALTH AND MORTALITY.’ (ff 323v-326r), consisting of: Public Health‘VI. – MISCELLANEOUS.’ (ff 326v-336), consisting of: I. – Municipal Accounts; II. Local Fund Accounts; III. – Joint Stock Companies; IV. – Cotton; V. – Spinning and Weaving Mills.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 339; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
16. ‘Persian Government. Application from Messrs Dirom Hunter & Co. for permission to re-ship for Bushire certain Muskets for the use of the – Vol: 9’
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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; the Court of Directors of the East India Company; and Messrs Dirom Hunter & Co. It is the ninth in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns a request by Messrs Dirom Hunter & Co to export 500 muskets with bayonets on behalf of Messrs Sterling & Co, Sheffield from Bombay [Mumbai] to Bushire [Bushehr]. The company has the permission of the Court of Directors of the East India Company and Her Majesty’s Envoy at the Court of Tehran.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 8 of No 129’, ‘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 388, 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.
17. ‘Persian Gulf – Sanction of various disbursements made by the Resident in the – Vol: 10’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; Metcalfe Larken, deputy Civil Auditor at Bombay; James Edwards, Accountant at the Residency in the Persian Gulf; and the Bombay Medical Board. It is the tenth in a series of eleven items.The item concerns requests to the Government of Bombay for payments for:An advance payment of his salary for EdwardsThe Christmas donation to the gatekeepers of Bushire [Bushehr]The purchase of five Persian guns for future presentationsMedical supplies purchased for the ResidencyMaking shelves for the Residency recordsBinding five volumes of Residency records.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 689/48’, ‘Coll[ection]: 17’, ‘Collection No 10 of No 45’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 292, and terminates at f 299 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.
18. ‘Persian Gulf – Employment of a guard to protect the Residency Buildings at Bushire, and repairs sanctioned to the Buildings.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and financial statements enclosed within a political letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 27 November 1841. The item relates to requests made to the former by Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, and Captain Thomas MacKenzie, Acting Assistant Resident [in the Persian Gulf], for the continued employment of men to guard the vacant Residency buildings in Bushire [Būshehr] whilst the Residency is temporarily based on the island of Karrack [Jazīreh-ye Khārk]. MacKenzie also requests permission to spend money on repairs to the buildings in Bushire. Both requests are passed on to the Government of India for approval.The correspondents are: Hennell; MacKenzie; and the governments of Bombay and India.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 3440, Draft 305, [18]42’, ‘Collection No. 11 of No. 72’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 373 and terminates at f 397, 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.
19. ‘Persian Gulf – Affairs of –’
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- 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.
20. ‘Persian Gulf – Affairs of –’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, minutes, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India; Heskeal bin Yusoof [Hizqial bin Yusuf], Acting Native Agent at Muscat; Henry Glass, Collector of Customs at Bombay. It is the fourth in a series of four items concerning the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2100/98232, 98233, and 98234).The item concerns:The 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]The conduct of vessels carrying British colours and passes leaving Bushire [Bushehr], including new rules for these vesselsThe payment of a pension to the son of the late Native Agent at Shiraz, Mirza Juwad [Jawad]Reports of the movements, visitors, and correspondence of Syed Thooweene [Sayyid Thuwaini bin Sa’id Al Bu Sa’id] at MuscatThe movements of the people of the Nejd, and disputes between the Bunijaburs [Beni Jabir] and Munwuliks [al-Mawalik].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: 4’, ‘Collection No 9 of No 32’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 385 and terminates at f 404, 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.
21. ‘Persian Gulf – Affairs of. Vol: 2’
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- 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.
22. ‘Persian Gulf Punishment of the parties concerned in an assault on a British Subject – Vol: 17’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, reports, 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 correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the seventeenth in a series of thirty items.The item concerns the punishment of those concerned in an assault on Sheik Yoosoof ben Suggur [Shaikh Yūsuf bin Ṣaqr], commander of a British merchant ship.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Collection No 18 of No 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 730, and terminates at f 733 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.
23. ‘Persian Gulf Levy of double duty on horses exported from Bushire & its dependencies – Vol: 10’
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- 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 and Major Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the tenth 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/4/2181/106065, 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 the continued levy of double duty on horses and other live animals exported from Bushire [Bushehr] and its dependencies, despite previous assurances that the order would be countermanded.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 3 of No 11’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 57, and terminates at f 61, 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.
24. ‘Persian Gulf Proceedings of the Ex-Chief of Bahrein – Vol: 9’
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- 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.